‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Getting Sequel

According to a report, DreamWorks Animation has launched a sequel to ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ and is talking about the film as its next franchise. CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg said, “2010 is off to a strong start, thanks in large part to the performance of How to Train Your Dragon, which having grossed nearly $375 million to date in worldwide box office has become DreamWorks Animation’s next franchise. We plan to release the sequel theatrically in 2013. 3D continues to have a tremendous impact on the industry at large and we are now looking forward with great anticipation to bringing Shrek Forever After, the final chapter in our beloved Shrek series and the first in 3D, to audiences across the globe next month.”