How to Train Your Dragon 2 is a 2014 American
3D computer-animated fantasy action film produced by
DreamWorks Animation and distributed by
20th Century Fox, loosely based on the British
book series of the same name by
Cressida Cowell. It is the sequel to the 2010 computer-animated film
How to Train Your Dragon and the second in the
trilogy. The film is written and directed by
Dean DeBlois, and stars the voices of
Jay Baruchel,
Gerard Butler,
Craig Ferguson,
America Ferrera,
Jonah Hill,
Christopher Mintz-Plasse,
T.J. Miller and
Kristen Wiig with the addition of
Cate Blanchett,
Djimon Hounsou and
Kit Harington. The film takes place five years after the first film, featuring Hiccup and his friends as young adults as they meet Valka, Hiccup's long-lost mother, and Drago Bludvist, a madman who wants to conquer the world.