How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

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How to Train Your Dragon:
The Hidden World
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Directed by Dean DeBlois
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Written by Dean DeBlois
Based on How to Train Your Dragon
by Cressida Cowell
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Music by John Powell
Edited by John K. Carr
Production
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Distributed by Universal Pictures[1]
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  • January 3, 2019 (2019-01-03) (Australia)[2]
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  • February 22, 2019 (2019-02-22) (United States)
Running time
 104 minutes[3]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $129 million[4]
Box office $172.5 million[4][5]

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is a 2019 American computer-animated action fantasy film loosely based on the book series of the same name by Cressida Cowell, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures. It is the sequel to How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) and the final installment in the How to Train Your Dragon film trilogy.[6] Written and directed by Dean DeBlois, the film stars the voices of Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Cate Blanchett, Craig Ferguson, and F. Murray Abraham.[7] The film's plot concerns Hiccup seeking a dragon utopia called "The Hidden World" while coming to terms with Toothless's new bond with a female Fury.

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World was released on January 3, 2019 in Australia, and is scheduled to be released on February 22 in North America. It is the first DreamWorks Animation film to be distributed by Universal Pictures, whose parent company NBCUniversal acquired DWA in 2016, rather than 20th Century Fox, with which the studio previously had a distribution deal.[8] It received positive reviews from critics who cited the animation, visuals, action sequences, musical score, voice acting, story and emotional message.

Plot

One year after the events of the previous film, Toothless and Hiccup, along with their fellow dragon riders and friends, continue to rescue captured dragons in order to bring them back to Berk and create a bustling dragon and human utopia. Unfortunately, their efforts have also resulted in the island becoming severely overpopulated with dragons. In a response to the overcrowding, Hiccup desires to find the "Hidden World", a safe haven for dragons that his late father Stoick told him about. Meanwhile, a white Fury[9] dragon, held captive by warlords, is given to infamous dragon hunter Grimmel the Grisly as bait for him to capture Toothless for the warlords' use as an alpha.

Toothless discovers the white Fury (dubbed a "Light Fury" by Astrid) in the woods and the two quickly become enchanted with each other until the Light Fury, sensing Hiccup's nearby presence, flees. Hiccup and Tuffnut later discover Grimmel's dragon traps in the area. Grimmel visits Hiccup that night, but Hiccup has prepared an ambush to capture him; Grimmel escapes, burning down Hiccup's house and part of Berk in the process. In response, Hiccup rallies the citizens and dragons to leave Berk on a quest to find the Hidden World and safety from dragon hunters.

Mid-journey, the Berkians discover an island on which they initially plan to rest for a short while, but soon begin to settle there, even if only temporarily. Seeing Toothless's inability to fly solo hindering his growing relationship with the Light Fury, Hiccup rebuilds an automatic tail for him. Upon receiving the tail, Toothless flies off, meeting the Light Fury on his own and flying with her to an unknown land. Valka, on a scouting patrol, notices Grimmel's approaching army and quickly reports back to Hiccup. Hiccup and the dragon riders head to capture Grimmel; yet, they fall into his trap and barely escape. Ruffnut is captured, but irritates Grimmel until he lets her go and secretly follows her to the Berkians' new location.

Hiccup and Astrid, searching for Toothless, find the Hidden World and see Toothless and the Light Fury leading the dragons there as a happily mated couple. When the two are soon discovered, Toothless rescues Hiccup and Astrid and returns them to the Berkians, with Hiccup realizing his people would be intruders and unsafe in the Hidden World. Suddenly, Grimmel appears and captures Toothless and the Light Fury (who followed Toothless). Toothless's alpha status allows Grimmel to capture the rest of Berk's dragons by threatening to kill the Light Fury if any dragon or Berkian attacks.

With Astrid's encouragement, Hiccup sets out with the dragon riders to stop Grimmel and his army. Gliding on wingsuits, they catch Grimmel's army off-guard, igniting a battle. Hiccup frees Toothless, while Grimmel drugs the Light Fury into obeying him. Hiccup and Toothless give chase, but Grimmel tranquilizes Toothless midair causing the dragon to fall helplessly. Hiccup, realizing he cannot rescue Toothless alone, frees the Light Fury and implores her to save Toothless. Hiccup is fully prepared to sacrifice himself in order to save Toothless as both he and Grimmel plummet toward the sea. The Light Fury, however, returns to save Hiccup as well while Grimmel impacts the water and drowns.

Back on the island, both Toothless and Hiccup fully realize that dragons will never be safe in the human world. Hiccup bids a tearful farewell to Toothless as all of the Berkians set their dragons free to live in the Hidden World. Toothless brings all the dragons to his command for one last time as the Light Fury leads him and the rest of the dragons away to their new home. Sometime later, Hiccup and Astrid marry on the island on which the Berkians have settled.

A few years into the future, Toothless and the Light Fury are shown to have mated and have given birth to three hybrid dragon fledglings. Hiccup, Astrid, and their two children sail across the sea to permanently reunite with them at the edge of the Hidden World. After introducing his children to his old friend, Hiccup takes their son flying on Toothless while Astrid and their daughter fly on Stormfly, accompanied by the Light Fury and their offspring. Hiccup vows that until humankind can coexist peacefully with each other, the dragons will stay hidden until the time comes when they will return in peace.

Cast

Production

In December 2010, DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg announced that there would also be a third film in the series: "How To Train Your Dragon is at least three: maybe more, but we know there are at least three chapters to that story."[16] Dean DeBlois, the writer and director of the second and the third film, said that How to Train Your Dragon 2 is being intentionally designed as the second act of the trilogy: "There are certain characters and situations that come into play in the second film that will become much more crucial to the story by the third."[17] DeBlois said in an interview that the third part will be released in 2016.[18] Although the series has taken a different path of telling a story of Hiccup and Vikings, Cressida Cowell has revealed that the trilogy and the book series will have similar endings (with "an explanation as to why dragons are no more").[19]

The film is produced by Bonnie Arnold, and with DeBlois and Chris Sanders as executive producers; Saunders is an executive producer of the second film and co-director of the first.[20] Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Kristen Wiig are set to return in the third film,[20] with Justin Rupple replacing T.J. Miller as Tuffnut.[14] Cate Blanchett will also reprise her role as Valka from the second film.[10] On November 14, 2017, it was announced that Kit Harington will reprise his role as Eret and F. Murray Abraham has joined the cast.[11] During the earlier stages of production, DeBlois stated that Djimon Hounsou would also return as Drago Bludvist.[21] It was even planned to have Drago redeemed by the film's end, but halfway through development, DreamWorks co-founder Steven Spielberg convinced DeBlois that the story of Drago's redemption required more screen time that they could not provide, causing his inclusion to be scrapped.[22] On April 17, 2018, DreamWorks Animation announced that the sequel's title would be entitled How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.[23][24]

Music

John Powell, who composed the previous two films, returned to compose the film's score.[25] In addition, Powell's trusted collaborators Batu Sener, Anthony Willis, and Paul Mounsey are credited as additional composers. Also returning from the previous films, Jónsi wrote a new song for the film, titled "Together From Afar", which was released as a single in January 31, 2019.[26] Jónsi also provided vocals for a track titled "The Hidden World".[27]

No. Title Length
1. "Raiders Return to Busy, Busy Berk"   5:26
2. "Dinner Talk / Grimmel's Introduction"   3:53
3. "Legend Has It / Cliffside Playtime"   4:21
4. "Toothless: Smitten"   3:15
5. "Worst Pep Talk Ever"   2:40
6. "Night Fury Killer"   3:35
7. "Exodus!"   4:38
8. "Third Date"   6:48
9. "New 'New Tail'"   1:28
10. "Furies in Love"   3.03
11. "Killer Dragons"   5:04
12. "With Love Comes a Great Waterfall"   2:08
13. "The Hidden World" (feat. Jónsi) 5:16
14. "Armada Battle"   8:40
15. "As Long As He's Safe"   6:29
16. "Once There Were Dragons"   5:45
17. "Together From Afar" (Written and performed by Jónsi) 3:17

Release and marketing

In September 2012, 20th Century Fox, the studio's then-distributor partner, and DreamWorks Animation announced the film's release date to be June 17, 2016.[20][28][29] In September 2014, the film's release date was moved again to June 9, 2017.[10] DeBlois explained the release date shifts as such: "It's just that these movies take three years. I think it was a little ambitious to say 2016... As is normally the case, they kind of throw darts out into the future and wherever they land they call that a release date until we start talking about it in practical terms, and then it's like, 'Uh yeah that's not enough time'. So knowing that they take three years from this moment, from outlining and writing the screenplay through to the final lighting of it, it's just a process of building models and doing tests and animating, storyboarding, the whole thing just adds up to about three years."[30]

In January 2015, the release date was pushed back to June 29, 2018 following DreamWorks Animation's corporate restructuring and lay-offs meant to maximize the company's "creative talent and resources, reduce costs, and drive profitability."[31][32] On June 18, 2016, the release date was moved up to May 18, 2018, taking the release date of the Warner Animation Group's The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part.[33] On December 5, 2016, the US release date was pushed back again to March 1, 2019.[34] The release date was moved in September 2018 up to February 22, 2019, taking the slot of The Turning, a live-action DreamWorks film which in turn was pushed back to January 24, 2020.[35][36]

The movie's poster was released on May 31, 2018. Its first trailer premiered on June 7, 2018, while its second trailer was released on October 25, 2018.[37][38]

Reception

Box office

The film grossed $1.5 million on its opening day in Australia, setting a record for a DreamWorks Animation film in that country (surpassing Shrek 2). In New Zealand, the film grossed $173,000 on its opening day, ranking as DreamWorks Animation's second biggest opening day in the country, behind Shrek 2.[39] By its third weekend of international release the film has grossed a total of $41 million, with the largest markets being Australia ($14.4 million), Brazil ($4.5 million) and Indonesia ($4.1 million).[40]

In the United States and Canada, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World will be released alongside the wide expansion of Fighting with My Family, and is projected to gross $40–45 million in its opening weekend.[40] The film held early screenings at 1,000 theaters on February 2, 2019 and grossed $2.5 million, one of the highest advance showing totals ever.[41]

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 96% based on 72 reviews, and an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "The rare trilogy capper that really works, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World brings its saga to a visually dazzling and emotionally affecting conclusion."[42] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 74 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[43]

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