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'How to Train Your Dragon 3' delayed until 2019

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DreamWorks Animation and Universal Pictures have announced that "How to Train Your Dragon 3" has been pushed back to March 1, 2019, from May 18, 2018.

The follow-up to the 2014 "How to Train Your Dragon 2" has been delayed several times since it was initially slated for a 2016 bow," reported Entertainment Weekly.

Dean DeBlois, who directed the first two films, will be returning to the director's chair. The story is about young Viking chieftain Hiccup facing a test of leadership at the same time his trusty dragon steed, Toothless, discovers an untamed and elusive mate.

Universal and Oriental DreamWorks also announced that the animated adventure-comedy "Everest" will hit theaters September 27, 2019.
 

Directed by Tim Johnson and co-directed by Todd Wilderman, the film will follow a group of misfits, who encounter a young yeti and embark on a 3,000-mile journey to reunite the magical creature with his family.

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First Published: Dec 06 2016 | 1:13 PM IST

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