My Father’s Dragon Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Struggling to cope after a move to the city with his mother, Elmer runs away in search of Wild Island and a young dragon who waits to be rescued. Elmer's adventures introduce him to ferocious beasts, a mysterious island and the friendship of a lifetime.

Cited as official plot version

Family Animation Adaptation Based on Book Kids

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in My Father’s Dragon.

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  Jacob Tremblay

  ... (voice)

  The Life of Chuck, Good Boys

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  Gaten Matarazzo

  ... (voice)

  Honor Society

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  Golshifteh Farahani

  ... (voice)

  William Tell, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

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  Dianne Wiest

  ... (voice)

  Apartment 7A, Passengers

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  Rita Moreno

  ... (voice)

  Fast X, West Side Story

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  Chris O’Dowd

  ... (voice)

  Loving Vincent, Juliet, Naked

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  Judy Greer

  ... (voice)

  The Fire Inside, The Fire Inside

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  Alan Cumming

  ... (voice)

  Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, The Smurfs

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  Yara Shahidi

  ... (voice)

  Peter Pan & Wendy, PAW Patrol: The Movie

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  Jackie Earle Haley

  ... (voice)

  The Union, London Has Fallen

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  Mary Kay Place

  ... (voice)

  Nine Lives, Music

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  Leighton Meester

  ... (voice)

  That's My Boy, River Wild

Crew Behind the Film

The My Father’s Dragon behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Nora Twomey last directed The Breadwinner and The Secret of Kells. The film's writer Meg LeFauve last wrote Inside Out 2 and Beached.

Director

Nora Twomey

Screenwriter

Meg LeFauve

Producers

Bonnie Curtis
Julie Lynn

Production Details

What we know about the My Father’s Dragon movie production.

Key Facts

• Based on the Newbery Honored children’s novels by Ruth Stiles Gannett.

Production Updates for My Father’s Dragon

Apr 2022

Completed

Changed My Father’s Dragon movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Aug 2021

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Nov 2018

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

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