Universal’s sequel to its live-action hit, How to Train Your Dragon, is gearing up fast as sources tell Deadline Ólafur Darri Ólafsson is set to join the cast in the role of Drago. He joins returning castmembers Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Gerard Butler, Julian Dennison, Gabriel Howell, Bronwyn James and Harry Trevaldwyn in the sequel with Cate Blanchett recently added as a new addition to the cast.
Dean DeBlois returns to write, direct and executive produce the next entry in this iconic franchise.
Marc Platt will produce for his Universal-based Marc Platt Productions alongside Adam Siegel, President of Marc Platt Productions. The film is set to bow on June 11, 2027. Senior Vice President of Production Lexi Barta will oversee the film on behalf of the Studio.
The sequel continues to follow the astonishing adventures of Hiccup and Toothless have captivated fans across four blockbuster films, under the guidance of filmmaker DeBlois, and have grossed more than $2.2 billion. While some actors, like Butler and now Blanchett, are returning to reprise the roles they voiced in the original pics, Ólafsson will be a new actor in the role of the villainous Drago, who was originally voiced by Djimon Honsou in the animated sequel.
ince 2010, when DreamWorks Animation’s soaring epic was first introduced, fans have been captivated by the unlikely friendship of an adolescent Viking and a fearsome Night Fury dragon and the astonishing adventures of Hiccup and Toothless. The franchise has been lauded with four Academy Award® nominations and a Golden Globe Award for the second filmed chapter. The franchise is based on the best-selling books series by Cressida Cowell.
Universal’s live-action adaptation of How to Train Your Dragon soared to a global box office of $636.4 million, becoming the No. 4 MPA release of 2025 and delivering the franchise’s biggest box office performance.
Ólafsson can currently be seen in Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue, Severance Season 2 and Your Friends and Neighbors, Somebody Somewhere Season 3 and La Palma.
Upcoming projects include 121212, a heist series for Apple TV+; A Winter’s Journey for Sony Pictures Classics; and Blood on Snow, a feature film directed by Cary Fukunaga. He also stars and executive produces Reykjavík Fusion through his new Icelandic production hub, ACT4.
Previous television credits include the Golden Globe–nominated The Missing; three seasons of Trapped; The Tourist; The Widow; NOS4A2; Quarry; True Detective and two seasons of Lady Dynamite.
On the big screen, Darri has appeared in Eurovision (Netflix), Murder Mystery (Netflix), Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (Warner Bros.), and The Meg (Warner Bros.), among many others.
Ólafsson is represented by Principal Entertainment and Conway Van Gelder Grant.
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