Sci-Fi Film and Television Developments

How To Train Your Dragon 2

2/7/11 - Dean DeBlois, who co-directed How to Train Your Dragon, revealed he is currently working on the second draft of the screenplay, which he expects will be at least the second film in a trilogy, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  "I turned in the script before the holidays, and got some notes back and I'm working on a second draft," DeBlois said. "It's going to be quite epic. We are treating How To Train Your Dragon as the first act in a much larger story. As we head into this one, the world expands. Everything is much bigger with still the heartfelt qualities that made the first one resonate so much with audiences. There are no longer restrictions to this tiny island in the North Sea. They have the entire Northern hemisphere within their grasp."  He continued: "The only way of tracing the story is to draw on elements that were in the first movie and set up elements for a third movie, so it doesn't feel like a random adventure with the same five or six characters. This truly is a second chapter in a larger story."  Added Bonnie Arnold, who is returning as producer: "It's going to be more fun adventures with Hiccup and Toothless. There will be some new dragons and maybe some new characters. It's the further adventures of Hiccup on his journey of becoming a man and the ultimate leader of the Viking clan."  Chris Sanders will executive produce the sequel.

10/11/10 - DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. says it will return to an island where Vikings and dragons once fought with a sequel to How to Train Your Dragon in 2013.  The sequel will feature the voice of Jay Baruchel as Hiccup, Craig Ferguson as Gobber and America Ferrera as Astrid and be released in 3-D. 

4/28/10 - DreamWorks Animation will launch a follow-up to How To Train Your Dragon in 2013, CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg announced.  The 3-D animated film has grossed almost $375 million worldwide, making it a strong franchise candidate.

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