Cate Blanchett to Reprise Valka in Live-Action How to Train Your Dragon 2

Cate Blanchett will reprise her role as Valka in the live-action adaptation of "How to Train Your Dragon 2," directed and written by Dean DeBlois, who helmed the original animated trilogy. The film is scheduled for release on June 11, 2027. Blanchett, an Oscar-winning actor, recently starred in "Black Bag" (2025), a thriller directed by Steven Soderbergh, where she played Kathryn Woodhouse alongside Michael Fassbender.