The actor stars as Gobber in thelive-actionHow to Train Your Dragonmovie, which will be released on June 13.
Check out his detailed explanation below:
I can confirm I’m in that.
Yeah, they just put it [the beard] on.
I haven’t even got a beard.
We shot last year in Belfast, which was amazing.
You do like 20 pages of the script today, and there’s a real joy to that.
“Let’s just get it done!”
It’s just amazing, as a fan.
It’s not lost on me that I get to do that.
It’s also really f–king terrifyingto act in front of 500 people.
It’s really frightening, and I found that it kind of keeps you on your toes and stuff.
He just soaks it up, and it was just impressive.
I saw it last week.
They screened it for me.
I’m kind of a big deal.
[Laughs] It was amazing.
I went with my wife, and we just came out having had a really good time.
Thames’Hiccup often shares scenes with no one but a CGI dragon, making the role exceptionally difficult.
If Thames can excel as Hiccup, then this movie should easily find success.
The trailer has already proved to be divisive, as the movie feels like a shot-for-shot remake.
