How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dean DeBlois
Written by	Dean DeBlois
Based on	How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
Produced by	Bonnie Arnold Brad Lewis
Starring	Jay Baruchel America Ferrera F. Murray Abraham Cate Blanchett Craig Ferguson
Edited by	John K. Carr
Music by	John Powell
Production company	DreamWorks Animation [1]
Distributed by	Universal Pictures [1]
Release dates	January 3, 2019 (2019-01-03)(Australia) February 22, 2019 (2019-02-22)(United States)
Running time	104 minutes [2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$129 million [3]
Box office	$525.7 million [3]

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (also known as How to Train Your Dragon 3) is a 2019 American animated fantasy film loosely based on the book series 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 film in the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy. ^[4] Written and directed by Dean DeBlois and produced by Bonnie Arnold and Brad Lewis, the film stars the voices of Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Cate Blanchett, Craig Ferguson, and F. Murray Abraham, with Gerard Butler, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kristen Wiig, Justin Rupple (replacing T.J. Miller), and Kit Harington in supporting roles. The film follows 21-year old Hiccup seeking a dragon utopia known as the "Hidden World" while coming to terms with Toothless's new bond with a female Fury, as they deal with the threat of Grimmel the Grisly, a ruthless dragon hunter.

Discussions regarding a third How to Train Your Dragon film began in December 2010, with DeBlois later stating that the second film was being intentionally designed as the second act of the trilogy. The film underwent various changes in its release date due to distributor changes. The animation challenges of the production required DreamWorks Animation to update and invent new software to handle complex tasks, such as lighting the Light Fury dragon.

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World was released on January 3, 2019, in Australia, and on February 22 in the United States. Like its predecessors, it received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its animation, voice acting, musical score, and emotional weight. ^[5] The film grossed over $525 million worldwide. It received several accolades: five Annie Awards nominations, a Golden Globe nomination, and a nomination for Best Animated Feature at the 92nd Academy Awards.

Plot

A year after becoming chieftain, ^[a] Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, his Night Fury Toothless, and their fellow dragon-riders continue to rescue captured dragons to bring them to Berk; however, the island is becoming overpopulated with dragons. In response, Hiccup desires to find the "Hidden World", a safe haven for dragons once spoken of by his late father, Stoick. Meanwhile, a white female Light Fury, held captive by warlords, is given to an infamous dragon hunter Grimmel the Grisly as bait for him to capture Toothless for the warlords' use as an alpha.

Toothless discovers the Light Fury in the woods, and the two become enchanted with each other until the Light Fury, sensing Hiccup's and Astrid's nearby presence, flees. Hiccup and Tuffnut later discover Grimmel's dragon traps in the area. Grimmel visits Hiccup that night, demanding he hand over Toothless while revealing he single-handedly killed every Night Fury species to near extinction, but Hiccup has prepared an ambush for him. Grimmel escapes while his Deathgripper dragons burn down Hiccup's house and Berk. Hiccup then 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, but soon begin to settle there, dubbing it "New Berk". Seeing Toothless' inability to fly solo hindering his growing relationship with the Light Fury, Hiccup rebuilds an automatic tailfin for him. ^[b] Upon receiving it, Toothless flies off, meeting up with the Light Fury and flying with her to an unknown land. On a scouting patrol, Valka notices Grimmel's approaching army and reports back to Hiccup. Hiccup and the dragon riders head to capture Grimmel but fall into his trap and barely escape. Ruffnut is captured, although she irritates Grimmel until he lets her go.

Hiccup, Astrid, and her dragon Stormfly search for Toothless. They find the Hidden World and see Toothless and the Light Fury leading the dragons as a happily mated couple. When the two humans are soon discovered, the inhabitant dragons attack them, but Toothless rescues both and returns to New Berk, with Hiccup realizing that humans would be intruders and unsafe in the Hidden World. Ruffnut returns, but unbeknownst to her, Grimmel had secretly followed her to New Berk. Grimmel appears and captures Toothless and the Light Fury, who had followed them to New Berk. Toothless' alpha status allows Grimmel to capture the rest of Berk's dragons.

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 and freeing the dragons while fending off Grimmel's men. With help from Stormfly, Hiccup frees Toothless while Grimmel drugs the Light Fury into obeying him. Hiccup and Toothless give chase and kill Grimmel's Deathgrippers through a powerful lightning strike, but Grimmel tranquilizes Toothless in midair, causing the dragon to fall. Hiccup, realizing he cannot rescue Toothless alone, frees the Light Fury and implores her to save Toothless before falling with Grimmel towards the ocean. Hiccup unfastens his prosthetic leg, causing Grimmel to die from the impact, while the Light Fury returns to save Hiccup.

Back on the island, Toothless and Hiccup acknowledge that dragons are no longer safe in the human world and that humans are forbidden in the Hidden World. Hiccup bids farewell to Toothless as the Berkians set their dragons free to live in the Hidden World, with the Light Fury leading the dragons and Toothless following them. Three months later, Hiccup and Astrid marry and become the chieftains of New Berk.

Nine years later, Toothless and the Light Fury have mated and hatched three hybrid dragon fledglings called Night Lights. Hiccup, Astrid, and their two children ^[c] sail across the sea to visit them at the edge of the Hidden World. After introducing his son and daughter to his old friend, Hiccup and Astrid take their children flying on Toothless and Stormfly, accompanied by the Light Fury and their offspring. Hiccup vows that, until humans and dragons are ready to co-exist peacefully with one another, the dragons will stay hidden while the Berkians guard their secret.

Voice cast

• Jay Baruchel – Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, the son of Stoick the Vast and Valka, the newly crowned Viking chief of Berk, the one who initially trained the dragons, and Astrid's husband ^[6]
  • A.J. Kane – younger Hiccup
• America Ferrera – Astrid Hofferson, an excellent fighter and Hiccup's wife ^[6]
• F. Murray Abraham – Grimmel the Grisly, an infamous dragon hunter who is responsible for the near-extinction of the Night Furies ^[7]
• Cate Blanchett – Valka Haddock, a dragon rescuer and Hiccup's mother, now living on Berk after twenty years of isolation ^[6]
• Gerard Butler – Stoick the Vast, the late father of Hiccup and Berk's previous chieftain, as seen in flashbacks ^[8]
• Craig Ferguson – Gobber the Belch, a seasoned warrior, blacksmith, and dragon dentist ^[9]
• Jonah Hill – Snotlout Jorgenson, a brash, overconfident, and fairly unintelligent but reliable friend of Hiccup ^[9]
• Christopher Mintz-Plasse – Fishlegs Ingerman, an enthusiastic friend of Hiccup knowledgeable in dragon lore, which he often relates in a role-playing game style ^[9]
• Kristen Wiig – Ruffnut Thorston, Tuffnut's fraternal twin who is friends with Hiccup ^{[10] [9] [11]}
• Justin Rupple – Tuffnut Thorston, Ruffnut's fraternal twin who is friends with Hiccup. ^{[10] [9] [11]} He was originally voiced by T.J. Miller in the first two films and the TV series.
• Kit Harington – Eret, a former dragon hunter who used to work for Drago Bludvist, who has joined the dragon riders after the events of the second film ^[7]
• Julia Emelin – Griselda the Grievous, an aggressive warlord who works with Grimmel
• Ólafur Darri Ólafsson – Ragnar the Rock, an incompetent warlord who works with Grimmel
• James Sie – Chaghatai Khan, a less aggressive and stubborn warlord who works with Grimmel
• David Tennant – Ivar the Witless, a dragon trapper who works for the Warlords
  • Tennant also voices Spitelout Jorgenson, the father of Snotlout
• Robin Atkin Downes – Ack, a blond-bearded Viking
• Kieron Elliot – Hoark, a Viking with a knotted beard
• Ashley Jensen – Phlegma the Fierce, a female Viking who works as a botanist at the School of Dragons
• Gideon Emery – a trapper
• Randy Thom – vocal effects for Toothless and the Light Fury

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." ^[12] Dean DeBlois, the writer and director of the second and the third film, stated that How to Train Your Dragon 2 was 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." ^[13] DeBlois said in an interview that the third part would be released in 2016. ^[14] Although the series has taken a different path of telling a story of Hiccup and Vikings, author Cressida Cowell revealed that the trilogy and the book series will have similar endings (with "an explanation as to why dragons are no more"). ^[15]

The film was produced by Bonnie Arnold ^[16] and Brad Lewis. DeBlois and Chris Sanders were the executive producers; Sanders was an executive producer of the second film and co-director of the first. ^[16] Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Kristen Wiig returned in the third film, ^[16] with Justin Rupple replacing T.J. Miller as Tuffnut. ^[10] DeBlois revealed that Miller did originally return to voice Tuffnut, but DreamWorks recast him after the actor's sexual assault allegations and arrest for calling in a fake bomb threat. ^[17] Cate Blanchett also reprised her role as Valka from the second film. ^[6] On November 14, 2017, it was announced that Kit Harington would reprise his role as Eret and F. Murray Abraham had joined the cast. ^[7] During the earlier stages of production, DeBlois stated that Djimon Hounsou would also return as Drago Bludvist. ^[18] 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. ^[19] On April 17, 2018, DreamWorks Animation announced that the sequel's title would be How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. ^{[20] [21]} The animation challenges of the production required DreamWorks Animation to update and invent new software to handle complex tasks, such as lighting the Light Fury dragon. ^[22]

Music

Main article: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (soundtrack)

John Powell, who composed the previous two films, returned to compose the film's score. ^[23] In addition, Powell's 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 on January 31, 2019. ^[24] Jónsi also provided vocals for a track titled "The Hidden World". ^[25]

Release

In September 2012, 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks Animation's then-distributor partner, and the studio itself announced the film was originally going to be released on June 17, 2016. ^{[16] [26] [27]} In September 2014, the film's release date was pushed back a year from its original release date of June 17, 2016 to June 9, 2017. ^[6] 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." ^[28]

In January 2015, the release date was pushed back a year from June 9, 2017 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." ^{[29] [30]} On June 18, 2016, the release date was moved up from June 29, 2018 to May 18, 2018, taking the release date of the Warner Animation Group's The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part . ^[31] On December 5, 2016, the US release date was pushed back from May 18, 2018 to March 1, 2019. ^[32] The release date was moved up for a final time from March 1, 2019 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. ^{[33] [34]}

Home media

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment released How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World for digital download on May 7, 2019, and on Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, and DVD on May 21. Physical copies contain two 2018 short films: Bilby and Bird Karma . ^[35]

Video games

Unlike the first two films of the trilogy, The Hidden World does not have a tie-in game based on its plot. Instead, there are two games set before the events of the film, which are the top-down action adventure game DreamWorks Dragons: Dawn of New Riders available on consoles and personal computers (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows) ^[36] and the match-3 game Dragons: Titan Uprising for mobile devices (iOS and Android). ^[37]

Reception

Box office

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World grossed $160.8 million in the United States and Canada, and $361 million in other territories, for a worldwide gross of $521.8 million, against a production budget of $129 million. ^[3] Deadline Hollywood calculated the film's net profit as $130 million, accounting for production budgets, marketing, talent participations, and other costs; box office grosses and home media revenues placed it 12th on their list of 2019's "Most Valuable Blockbusters". ^[38]

In the United States and Canada, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World held early screenings at 1,000 theaters on February 2, 2019 and grossed $2.5 million, one of the highest advance showing totals ever. ^[39] It was released alongside the wide expansion of Fighting with My Family , and was initially projected to gross $40–45 million from 4,259 theaters in its opening weekend. ^[40] After making $17.5 million on its first day (including $3 million from Thursday night previews), weekend projections were increased to $60 million. It went on to debut to $55 million finishing first at the box office. ^{[3] [41] [42]} The film made $30 million in its second weekend, retaining the top spot, before being dethroned by newcomer Captain Marvel in its third. ^{[43] [44]}

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. ^[45] By its third weekend of international release the film has grossed a total of $41 million. ^[46] As of March 24, 2019, the film's largest markets in other territories were China ($53.7 million), Russia ($26.8 million), France ($25.0 million), United Kingdom ($24.8 million) and Mexico ($21.0 million). ^[3]

Critical response

On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 90% based on 272 reviews, and an average rating of 7.3/10. 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." ^[47] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 71 out of 100, based on 42 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ^[48] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale (the same score earned by the first two films), while those at PostTrak gave it a 90% positive score and a 77% "definite recommend". ^[42]

Jennifer Bisset of CNET praised the voice performances of the main characters, while also citing the visuals and action sequences, and singled out the development of the relationship between Hiccup and Toothless, saying, "Continuing a series-long focus on family and love, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World narrows on what those values mean for Toothless. He experiences romance. He grows up. And with heavy, satisfied hearts, we let him, and Hiccup, go." ^[49]

Michael Nordine of IndieWire gave the film a B, saying, "Directed once again by Dean DeBlois, The Hidden World strikes a bittersweet chord in reminding its young audience that all good things — including the age of dragons — must come to an end." He later went on to applaud the CGI, lauding the "arresting visuals", and stating that "The animation itself is striking — an early sequence in which the sky is filled with dragons is an early sign of the visual treats to come — and ends up being the film's highlight." ^[50] Ben Kenigsberg of The New York Times gave a positive review of the characters and emotional messages of the film, writing "More bittersweet and less triumphal than its predecessors, and directed by a returning Dean DeBlois, The Hidden World concerns the exigencies that Hiccup faces as a leader, both politically and personally. If you truly love that dragon you trained, its message says, let him go." ^[51]

Conversely, some critics felt the film had the presence of too many juggled sub-plots and an obligatory ending, with Movie Crypt concluding that "Fans will enjoy seeing their characters grown and progressing as story arcs are closed, but the final resolution rings hollow. Ultimately, none of it appeared necessary other than a need to say goodbye; the dragons and their champions certainly earned a better conclusion than that." ^[52] Kerry Lengel of The Arizona Republic says that "The plot is thin and holey and the characters are mostly just a single gag set on repeat" and calls it "a lazy effort". ^[53]

Accolades

Accolades received by How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Academy Awards	February 9, 2020	Best Animated Feature	Dean DeBlois, Bonnie Arnold, and Brad Lewis	Nominated	[54]
Annie Awards	January 25, 2020	Best Animated Feature	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	Nominated	[55]
		Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Feature Production	Dane Stogner and Rani Naamani	Nominated
		Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production	Pierre-Olivier Vincent, Kirsten Kawamura, Woonyoung Jung, and Iuri Lioi	Nominated
		Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production	Dean DeBlois	Nominated
		Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Feature Production	John K. Carr, Mark Hester, and Mary Blee	Nominated
Art Directors Guild Awards	February 1, 2020	Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Film	Pierre-Olivier Vincent	Nominated	[56]
Artios Awards	January 30, 2020	Animation	Christi Soper Hilt	Nominated	[57]
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards	December 14, 2019	Best Animated Film	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	Nominated	[58] [59]
Cinema Audio Society Awards	January 25, 2020	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated	Tighe Sheldon, Scott R. Lewis, Shawn Murphy, Gary Rizzo, and Blake Collins	Nominated	[60]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards	January 12, 2020	Best Animated Feature	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	Nominated	[61]
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards	December 9, 2019	Best Animated Feature	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	Nominated	[62]
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards	December 23, 2019	Best Animated Film	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	Nominated	[63]
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards	January 10, 2020	Best Animated Film	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	Nominated	[63]
Golden Globe Awards	January 5, 2020	Best Animated Feature Film	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	Nominated	[64]
Golden Reel Awards	January 19, 2020	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film	Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Leff Lefferts, Al Nelson, Jonathan Borland, Malcolm Fife, Dee Selby, Jana Vance, and Geoff Vaughan	Nominated	[65]
Golden Trailer Awards	May 29, 2019	Best Animation/Family TV Spot	"Heroes" (Inside Job)	Nominated	[66] [67]
		Most Original TV Spot	"New Year's Eve" (MOCEAN)	Nominated
		Best Original Score TV Spot	"Last Ride" (Buddha Jones)	Nominated
Hollywood Critics Association Awards	January 9, 2020	Best Animated Film	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	Nominated	[63]
Hollywood Music in Media Awards	November 20, 2019	Original Score – Animated Film	John Powell	Won	[68] [69]
		Original Song – Animated Film	John Powell and Jónsi for "Together From Afar"	Nominated
Houston Film Critics Society Awards	January 2, 2020	Best Animated Film	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	Nominated	[70] [71]
International Film Music Critics Association Awards	February 20, 2020	Best Original Score for an Animated Film	John Powell	Nominated	[72] [73]
Movieguide Awards	January 24, 2020	Best Movie for Families	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	Nominated	[74]
National Board of Review Awards	December 3, 2019	Best Animated Film	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	Won	[75]
Online Film Critics Society Awards	January 6, 2020	Best Animated Film	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	Nominated	[63]
People's Choice Awards	November 10, 2019	Favorite Family Movie	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	Nominated	[76]
		Animated Movie Star	America Ferrara	Nominated
Producers Guild of America Awards	January 18, 2020	Best Animated Motion Picture	Brad Lewis and Bonnie Arnold	Nominated	[77]
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards	December 9, 2019	Best Animated Film	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	Nominated	[63]
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards	December 16, 2019	Best Animated Feature	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	Nominated	[63]
Satellite Awards	December 19, 2019	Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	Nominated	[63]
Saturn Awards	September 13, 2019	Best Animated Film	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	Nominated	[78]
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards	December 16, 2019	Best Animated Feature	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	Nominated	[63]
Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards	January 7, 2020	Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film	John Powell	Nominated	[79]
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards	December 15, 2019	Best Animated Film	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	Nominated	[63]
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards	December 8, 2019	Best Animated Film	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	Nominated	[80]
Visual Effects Society Awards	January 29, 2020	Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature	Chris Grun, Ronnie Cleland, Ariel Chisholm, and Philippe Brochu for "The Hidden World"	Nominated	[81] [82]
		Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature	Derek Cheung, Baptiste Van Opastal, Youxi Woo, and Jason Mayer for "Water and Waterfalls"	Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards	December 8, 2019	Best Animated Feature	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	Nominated	[63]
World Soundtrack Awards	October 18, 2019	Best Original Score of the Year	John Powell	Nominated	[83] [84]
		Public Choice Award	John Powell	Won

Future

Main article: How to Train Your Dragon (2025 film)

In February 2023, a live-action remake of the first film was announced to be in development. It will be produced by Marc Platt Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures, with DeBlois returning to write and direct. It was originally scheduled for release on March 14, 2025, but was delayed to June 13 of that year due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. ^{[85] [86] [87]}

Notes

1. As depicted in How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
2. Hiccup had previously built an automatic tailfin for Toothless but Toothless later discarded it, as depicted in the short film Gift of the Night Fury (2011)
3. Later revealed to have been named Zephyr and Nuffink in the short film How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019)

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External links

• Official website
• How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World at IMDb