Cate Blanchett is set to reprise her role as Valka, Hiccup’s long-lost mother, in Universal Pictures’ upcoming live-action adaptation of “How to Train Your Dragon 2.”  The Hollywood Reporter reported on Thursday, Jan. 15, that Blanchett has secured a deal to reprise her role as the Viking warrior. The Australian actress originally voiced the character in the 2014 animated version of the film.  The two-time Academy Award-winning actress joins Mason Thames as Hiccup and Gerard Butler, who reprises his animated role as Hiccup’s father, Stoick the Vast, in the upcoming live-action sequel, which is set to premiere on June 11, […]... Keep on reading: Cate Blanchett to return in ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’ live-action