A live-action How To Train Your Dragon 2 is already happening, and it must bring back these two actors from the animated movie. The first of Universal and DreamWorks’ live-action How To Train Your Dragon movies is set for release in just a few months. It was well known that the studios hoped this could become a major franchise, replicating the success of the animated trilogy. However, that has already become a reality with the announcement that a live-action How To Train Your Dragon 2 is already in the works and set for a 2027 release date.