How to Train Your Dragon 2
How to Train Your Dragon 2
How to Train Your Dragon 2 is a 2014 American animated fantasy film loosely based on the book series of the same name by Cressida Cowell. Produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox, it is the sequel to How to Train Your Dragon and the second installment in the trilogy. Written and directed by Dean DeBlois and produced by Bonnie Arnold, the film stars the returning voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller, and Kristen Wiig, along with Cate Blanchett, Djimon Hounsou, and Kit Harington as new additions. Set five years after the events of the first film, the film follows twenty-year-old Hiccup and his friends as young adults as they encounter Valka, Hiccup's long-lost mother, and Drago Bludvist, a madman who wants to conquer the world. A sequel to How to Train Your Dragon was announced in April 2010. DeBlois, who co-directed the first film, began drafting the outline in February 2010. Wikipedia
Director | Dean DeBlois |
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Produced by | Bonnie Arnold |
Writer(s) | Dean DeBlois |
Starring | Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller, Kristen Wiig, Djimon Hounsou, Kit Harington |
Music | John Powell |
Edited by | John K. Carr |
Production, company | DreamWorks Animation |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Released | May 16, 2014 (Cannes), June 13, 2014 (United States) |
Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $145 million |
Box office | $621.5 million |