The Wild Robothas proven to be a success for DreamWorks Animation, and its performance indicates its a perfect choice to followHow To Train Your Dragon’s path as a franchise. DreamWorks found massive success with theHow To Train Your Dragonmovies, as Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois kicked off a trilogy of animated films that made over $1 billion at the box office. Although Sanders did not direct the two sequels, his involvement in bringingThe Wild Robotto theaters invited plenty of comparisons toHow To Train Your Dragon.
DreamWorks has to be pleased with its performance just as the originalHow To Train Your Dragonwas a strong starting point.The Wild Robot’s rave reviews- 98% Critics and Audience Scores on Rotten Tomatoes - helped catapult the film to box office success, with its current total worldwide eclipsing $200 million. While that’s well shy of how much money the firstHow To Train Your Dragonmade in 2010, it still sets upThe Wild Robotas a property worth greater exploration. DreamWorks should even look to copyHow To Train Your Dragonwhen plotting the franchise’s future.
The Wild Robot Is Already Well On Its Way To Getting A Trilogy
There Are More Wild Robot Books To Adapt
DreamWorks is in a good spot withThe Wild RobotcopyingHow To Train Your Dragon’s franchise plans, as there are more books ready to adapt. While there were 12How To Train Your Dragonbooks to pull from, there are only threeThe Wild Robotbooksto tackle. DreamWorks has already confirmed thatThe Wild Robot’s sequel is in development, which will adapt the novel,The Wild Robot Escapes. This announcement puts the franchise one step closer to becoming a big screen trilogy, just likeHow To Train Your Dragon.
The Wild Robot Escapes: What Happens In The Movie’s Sequel Book
As a movie based on a book, The Wild Robot already has a sequel plan in the form of The Wild Robot Escapes. This is what happens next in Roz’s story.
Based on the strong performance of the first film, there is reason to believe thatThe Wild Robot 2will be an even bigger success. That’s what happened to DreamWorks withHow To Train Your Dragon, as the second installment was the highest-grossing entry. A large jump for theWild Robotsequel’s box office would guarantee that DreamWorks concludes the trilogy of animated features based on Peter Brown’s books. Thankfully, the third bookThe Wild Robot Protectsreleased in 2023 and is ready to adapt so the franchise joinsHow To Train Your Dragonas a great modern DreamWorks trilogy.
The Wild Robot Could Join How To Train Your Dragon As A Live-Action Remake From DreamWorks
DreamWorks Is Venturing Into Live-Action Remakes At Last
After the conclusion of the animated trilogy, DreamWorks surprised audiences with the announcement of aHow To Train Your Dragonlive-action remakecoming in 2025. This is the first time one of the animated studio’s films is being remade in live-action. While no other remakes have been announced, the likely success of the newHow To Train Your Dragonwill leave DreamWorks looking for other properties that can get the live-action treatment. The studio’s biggest franchises likeShrek,Madagascar,Kung Fu Panda,Trolls, andThe Boss Babywould be difficult to do.
How To Train Your Dragon’s live-action remake comes 6 years after the trilogy concluded and 15 years after it began
The Wild Robotcould then be tapped to be DreamWorks' next live-action remake project. It would require a significant amount of CGI to bring Roz and the woodland creatures to life, but the property would be easier to do than many others.The Wild Robotgetting the live-action remake treatment down the road makes sense then for DreamWorks. If that happens,The Wild Robotwill practically copy what DreamWorks did with theHow To Train Your Dragonfranchise - minus the various animated TV show spinoffs.
