SFX Technician Severs Fingers in Dragon Sequel Workshop Accident

A special effects technician working on Universal Pictures' live-action sequel How to Train Your Dragon 2 suffered a severe injury earlier this month at Sky Studios Elstree in England, severing multiple fingers on one hand in a workshop accident involving a saw. The incident occurred on studio premises but not on the film's main set, and the worker underwent extensive surgery, though the fingers could not be reattached.

Details about the accident remain limited, with reports indicating it took place in an off-set workshop during ongoing production. Universal declined to comment when contacted by news outlets. The injury highlights ongoing discussions about workplace safety in the film industry, though no direct connection to specific production practices has been established in this case.

Principal photography for How to Train Your Dragon 2 began in February at the Hertfordshire studio, marking a shift from the first film's locations in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and the Faroe Islands. Directed and written by Dean DeBlois, who helmed the original animated trilogy and the 2025 live-action adaptation, the sequel adapts the 2014 animated hit of the same name. It follows young...