India, June 14 -- In an age where live-action remakes are all but a studio reflex, DreamWorks finally jumps into the fray with How to Train Your Dragon. The original, released in 2010, was a surprise emotional knockout-a stunning animated saga about a Viking boy and his unlikely dragon companion. Now, 15 years later, director Dean DeBlois returns to adapt his own work for a new generation. The question is: does lightning strike twice when you're chasing your own shadow?

Mason Thames, best known for The Black Phone, plays the earnest misfit Hiccup, while Nico Parker steps into the role of Astrid, the tough young Viking with a soft spot for her fellow warrior. Gerard Butler reprises his voice role as Stoick the Vast, now with his full phys...