Cate Blanchett Returning as Valka
The Hollywood Reporter • • general
Key Points:
- Cate Blanchett will reprise her role as Viking warrior Valka in Universal Pictures' live-action How to Train Your Dragon 2, continuing her transition from the animated films to live-action.
- Dean DeBlois returns as writer, director, and executive producer, following the success of the first live-action movie released in June 2025, which grossed $636 million worldwide.
- The sequel features returning cast members including Mason Thames as Hiccup, Gerard Butler as Stoick, and Nico Parker, with the story adapting the 2014 second installment of the franchise.
- Marc Platt Productions is producing the film, with Universal setting a release date for June 11, 2027, and senior VP Lexi B
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