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A member of the crew on How To Train Your Dragon 2 has been seriously injured in a gory accident during production.
The film, which is currently shooting in the United Kingdom, suffered a setback when a crew member allegedly working as a special effects technician severed multiple fingers on one hand in an accident involving a saw, according to Variety.
The reported accident did not occur on set, but within a workshop in Sky Studios Elstree, where the live-action sequel is being filmed.
Doctors attempted to reattach the special effects technician's fingers, but the surgery was reportedly unsuccessful.
Universal Pictures has so far not commented on the report.
So far, the circumstances leading up to the injury at the studio haven't been revealed.
A member of the crew on How To Train Your Dragon 2 has been seriously injured in a gory accident during production; still from 2025's How To Train Your Dragon
The film, which is currently shooting in the UK, suffered a setback when a crew member allegedly working as a special effects technician severed multiple fingers on one hand in an accident involving a saw, according to Variety
How To Train Your Dragon 2 is both a remake of the hit animated film from 2014 of the same name, as well as a sequel to 2025's live-action remake of the first film in the series.
The 2010 original, which was directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, became a box office hit with grosses of nearly $500 million against a budget of $165 million, according to Box Office Mojo.
The second animated film made an even more impressive $622 million against a $145 million budget, while the final film in the original animated trilogy, How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019), brought in $540 million against a $129 million budget.
The live-action remake series has so far proven to be a profitable enterprise, as last year's series starter – with Dean DeBlois returning as director – grossed $636.6 million after a $150 million budget.
The three animated films and one live-action film to date have grossed an astounding $2.2 billion, according to Deadline.
While How To Train Your Dragon 2 began filming at Sky Studios Elstree in Borehamwood in February, the first film in the live-action remakes series was shot at Titanic Studios in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
While the live-action films have primarily featured new casts, Gerard Butler reprised his role as Stoick the Vast in the two live-action films, and Cate Blanchett is also returning to reprise her original role in the current sequel.
Mason Thames leads the film as Hiccup, the son of Butler and Blanchett's characters.
The reported accident did not occur on set, but within a workshop in Sky Studios Elstree, where the live-action sequel is being filmed
How To Train Your Dragon 2 is both a remake of the hit animated film from 2014 of the same name, as well as a sequel to 2025's live-action remake of the first film in the series
Gerard Butler (pictured) reprises his role as Stoick the Vast in the two live-action films, and Cate Blanchett is also returning to reprise her original role in the current sequel
His character, Hiccup, is tasked with trying to create peace between a Viking community and a flock of dragons they are at war with after he befriends one of the winged creatures.
Nico Parker, Nick Frost, Ted Lasso star Phil Dunster and Godzilla Vs. Kong actor Julian Dennison round out the cast.
How To Train Your Dragon 2 was announced at CinemaCon in Las Vegas in April 2025.
Director Dean DeBlois was confirmed to be returning, with Blanchett, Dunster and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson joining the cast.
How To Train Your Dragon 2 is set to hit theaters on June 11, 2027.
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