HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 3 Update and Story Details
How to Train Your Dragon has been such a great franchise, and How to Train Your Dragon 2 was an incredible film. DreamWorks Animation has been developing a third one, and in a recent interview with Collider, writer and director Dean DeBlois discusses How to Train Your Dragon 3. He opens up a bit about the plot, some character details, the ending, and offered an update on the script. First of all he talks about the status of the film, saying:
"There were a few months of pitching outlines and making sure that everybody was content with where it was headed, and now I’m deep into the script. I’m about halfway through. I was literally working on it this afternoon before coming here. I have to hand it off pretty soon."
When it comes to what he has included in that script, it's been revealed that this third movie is planned as the final step in Hiccup’s coming of age story, and that the film franchise will end where author Cressida Cowell’s book series began. Here's what he had to say about that, and he also goes into some story details.
SPOILERS ahead for anyone that hasn't read the books:
"[Dragon 3 is] the culmination of Hiccup’s coming of age. Both he and Toothless are now chiefs of their respective tribes, and it’s a dueling story where you have both characters trying to do what’s right for their kind, and an eventual outcome where Hiccup is able to stand on his own. We’re gonna take the story to where the books begin, which is Hiccup as an adult reflecting back on a time where there were dragons, suggesting that the dragons will in some way go away. Why and could they come back and the mystery of what all that is will be saved for the actual story."
I'm really curious to see what leads to the dragons being gone. He also talks about the villain of the second film, Drago, saying that the character's story arc will continue in the third film.
“You have to wait until the third film to actually see where Drago’s character goes. He’s a lot more complex than he’s presented in this second installment.”
How to Train Your Dragon 3 is currently set to be released on release June 29th, 2018. I wish we didn't have to wait that long, but it gives the creative team time to craft another amazing film.