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DreamWorks Animation Fires Up the Big Screen in 3D With Sequel to Critically Acclaimed 'How to Train Your Dragon' in 2013
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posted Oct 13, 2010, 12:06
All-Star Cast & Original Filmmakers Return for Sequel...
All-Star Cast & Original Filmmakers Return for Sequel
(GLENDALE, CA) DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq: DWA) announced plans
to bring the epic action-adventure of Hiccup and his courageous Viking tribe
as well as Toothless and the other beloved dragon characters on the Island of
Berk back to the big screen in 3D with the sequel to How to Train Your Dragon
in 2013.
The second chapter to the critically acclaimed 2010 blockbuster, How to Train
Your Dragon – which has grossed nearly $500 million at the worldwide box
office – will again feature the all-star voice talents of Jay Baruchel,
Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, TJ Miller
and Kristen Wiig.
The sequel is being made under the creative guidance of Dean DeBlois, Chris
Sanders, and Bonnie Arnold. It is written and directed by DeBlois and produced
by Arnold. Once again based on the book series by Cressida Cowell, the sequel
is executive produced by Sanders and DeBlois.
"Nothing could be more exciting for me than being charged with carrying
this story forward, into the unknown reaches of Hiccup and Toothless' ever-expanding
world," commented DeBlois. "Ambitions are high with this epic next
chapter, and together with an incredible team of filmmakers, we plan to build
upon How to Train Your Dragon's originality, boldness and heart, in hopes of
once again touching audiences around the world."
"Dean, Chris and Bonnie each has a fiery passion for How to Train Your
Dragon that combined is serving as the driving force behind the very bright
future of DreamWorks Animation's newest franchise," said Bill Damaschke,
Co-President of Production for DreamWorks Animation. "Having them on-board
to lead the creative team and having our cast return to tell the next exciting
chapter is a dream come true for the studio... and the first big revelation
of our feature film line-up for 2013."
How to Train Your Dragon, the tale of a young Viking named Hiccup who defies
tradition and befriends a dragon, has impressed critics and mesmerized audiences
around the globe. Among the top ten films of 2010 and one of the best-reviewed
movies of the year, How to Train Your Dragon is scheduled to be released on
DVD and Blu-ray on October 15, 2010.
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