It’s time to mud off your saddles as a result of we’re going to be flying again to Berk with a brand new live-action The right way to Prepare Your Dragon film.
With the discharge of the primary The right way to Prepare Your Dragon on the 2025 film schedule, the movie took the world into the sky, and everybody fell in love with Toothless once more. The movie improved on many points, from the facet characters to the story, and rather more.
It has already been confirmed for a while {that a} sequel is in growth. However, when can we count on it to be launched? Here’s what we all know up to now concerning the new The right way to Prepare Your Dragon 2.
What Is The Dwell-Motion How To Prepare Your Dragon Launch Date?
On the time of scripting this in July 2025, the live-action The right way to Prepare Your Dragon 2 is ready to launch on June 11, 2027. That’s proper, we have already got a date. The official X web page for the franchise confirmed the information earlier than the primary movie even premiered, again in April 2025 at CinemaCon.
Whereas it gained’t be on the 2026 film schedule, the truth that we already realize it’ll be out in 2027 is wild. This timeline does match up, nonetheless. The primary live-action movie was confirmed in 2023, and it took about two years for it to be launched, so the truth that we have already got a sequel confirmed implies that we’re going to be listening to much more about it, and possibly quickly.
The How To Prepare Your Dragon 2 Solid
Whereas nothing has been confirmed for the solid of How To Prepare Your Dragon 2, there are many acquainted faces that we will count on to see again, together with:
- Mason Thames as Hiccup
- Nico Parker as Astrid
- Gerard Butler as Stoick
- Nick Frost as Gobber the Belch
- Gabriel Howell as Snotlout Jorgenson
- Julian Gennison as Fishlegs Ingerman
- Bronwyn James as Ruffnut Thorston
- Harry Trevaldsyn as Tuffnut Thornston
There are additionally loads of others who may emerge, however these are the primary stars. Truthfully, I’m right here for anybody who may return, from Nico Parker’s Astrid, who I beloved, or the enjoyable side-characters.
Some new characters have been launched within the animated model of the sequel, similar to Valka Haddock, the spouse of Stoick, voiced by Cate Blanchett, and Eret, the son of Eret, a dragon trapper, voiced by Sport of Thrones solid alumnus Equipment Harington. I may simply see their characters showing once more – possibly even in live-action kind? Solely time will inform.
What Is How To Prepare Your Dragon 2 About?
The sequel is an adaptation of the second animated movie within the How To Prepare Your Dragon movie collection. It’s one in all my favorites from the trilogy, and I can’t wait to see it come to life on the large display.
It is set 5 years after the primary. Because the group is exploring the world on their dragons, Hiccup not solely stumbles throughout a madman, named Drago, who needs to beat the world utilizing dragons as his military, but in addition his mom, a girl he regarded as lifeless.
The sequel is arguably the perfect of the trilogy, that includes some unbelievable voice performances. Many nice moments may very well be delivered to life on the large display. Hiccup’s mom is somebody that I feel everyone seems to be tremendous excited to see.
In actual fact, director Dean Deblois brazenly mentioned in an interview with The Wrap in June 2025 that the purpose is to get Blanchett within the live-action function as Valka, identical to how they did with Gerard Butler taking over the live-action function of Stoick:
It’s hers to show down, let’s put it that manner.
Truthfully? Signal me up.
Dean DeBlois Is Returning As Director And Author
One other affirmation within the sequel announcement is that DeBlois will return to put in writing and direct the movie. He co-directed the primary The right way to Prepare Your Dragon animated movie with Chris Sanders after which proceeded to direct the following two on his personal, in addition to the live-action movie, and labored on all of the scripts. So, he’s very a lot concerned on the earth of Berk.
They Are Nonetheless In The Script Part As Of June 2025
Whereas I’m positive all of us wish to know extra about what the sequel will add, DeBlois has mentioned that they aren’t filming simply but. In an interview with DiscussingFilm in June 2025, the director confirmed they have been nonetheless within the “script” part:
It’s very amorphous proper now. I feel there’s one thing concerning the second animated film that almost all followers choose out of the trilogy, and I wish to maintain on to that aspiration. [How to Train Your Dragon 2] was like our Empire Strikes Again, the place every little thing received larger and broader. Characters get richer and issues get scarier, as properly.
He additionally added that there have been sure issues concerning the second animated movie he needs to have the possibility to repair within the live-action sequel:
That mentioned, there are nonetheless regrets I’ve — having written and directed the second movie — that I might love to deal with within the live-action model. So, we don’t essentially have to paint contained in the strains [in terms of the original’s story and plot], but it surely’s an exploration in the intervening time. I’m actually writing the script proper now.
With that in thoughts, we will count on an replace about filming or casting within the coming months.
The First Film’s Ending Has Me Excited For A Few Issues In HTTYD2
There are such a lot of issues to be enthusiastic about. I already talked about Hiccup’s mom returning, and will probably be wonderful to see who’s solid in that function. One thing else that I’m additionally desperate to see is the enlargement of the dragon world.
As DeBlois said, the world of Berk and the ocean round it actually does increase considerably within the second movie. To have the possibility to discover that in live-action kind is one thing that any dragon lover from the franchise will likely be desperate to witness.
I’m additionally questioning, for actual, if Equipment Harington may present up as Eret by some means. He may in all probability pull the character off, contemplating Eret was older than everybody else. If not, I’m inquisitive about that casting.
Gosh, that is simply making me that rather more excited for the sequel. Can 2027 get right here sooner?