“How to Train Your Dragon 2 ”Crew Member Suffers Severe Injury During Production on Sequel: Reports

A crew member working on the live-action How to Train Your Dragon 2 in the United Kingdom suffered a severe injury while on set

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• The first live-action How to Train Your Dragon movie was filmed in Belfast, Northern Ireland, while the sequel is filming in England

• How to Train Your Dragon 2 is scheduled to be released in theaters in June 2027

A crew member working on the live-actionHow to Train Your Dragon 2in the United Kingdom suffered a severe injury following an on-set accident.

On Tuesday, April 21,VarietyandDeadlinereported that a special effects technician working on the live-action adaptation of Universal's 2014 animated movie of the same name severed multiple fingers on one hand during an incident involving a saw at a workshop in Sky Studios Elstree, located in Borehamwood, just north of London.

AsVarietyreported,How to Train Your Dragon 2— a follow-up to Universal's live-action reimagining of the original 2010 movie — began production at Sky Studios Elstree in February. The first live-action movie in the franchise was filmed in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland.

A representative for Universal Pictures declined to comment.

Mason Thames stars in the live-actionHow to Train Your Dragonas series protagonist Hiccup, a young Viking who mends a rift between his village and a group of dragons. The live-action movie also starred Nico Parker, Gerard Butler, Nick Frost, Julian Dennison, Gabriel Howell, Bronwyn James, Harry Trevaldwyn, Ruth Codd, Peter Serafinowicz and Murray McArthur.

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Cate Blanchett will also star in the sequel as Valka, Hiccup's mother, whom she previously voiced in the animated movies. Butler, 56, also notably voiced his character Stoick — Hiccup's father — in the animated films.

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The live-actionHow to Train Your Dragonmade $262.9 million at thedomestic box officein 2025 and finished last year as the ninth highest-grossing movie in North America, betweenThe Fantastic Four: First StepsandAvatar: Fire and Ash.Around the world, the movie made $636.8 million in total.

How to Train Your Dragon 2is scheduled to be released in theaters June 11, 2027.

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Taylor Swift Invites This Actress to Her Upcoming Wedding—Despite a Rumored Feud

Taylor Swift has reportedly invited Zoë Kravitz to her upcoming wedding, despite rumors of bad blood between the stars and longtime friends.

The Gist

• A source recently confirmed the news to People.

• One previous claim stated that their friendship was "dunzo."

Taylor SwiftinvitedZoë Kravitzto her upcoming wedding withTravis Kelce, despite rumors of a feud.

According toPeople, the celebrity gossip blog DeuxMoi previously reported that the pair’s friendship was “dunzo” and that Kravitz was “actually mad” about not being invited to the wedding. Kravitz is currently dating Harry Styles, whom Swift briefly dated in 2012.

However, in October 2025, reports of bad blood were debunked after a source toldUs Weeklythat Swift "doesn't have an issue" with Kravitz and Styles’s relationship.

The insideradded, “Their relationship was so long ago. Harry has moved on, and so has Taylor. They’re friendly when they see each other, which isn’t often but does happen occasionally. It’s all in the past now.”

And in Kravitz’s 2022GQcover story, she spoke about how she and Swift bonded in London during the pandemic.

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“She was my pod,” Kravitz said. “She was a very important part of being in London, just having a friend that I could see and that would make me home-cooked meals and dinner on my birthday.”

Swift provided quotes for the story, writing via email, “Zoë’s sense of self is what makes her such an exciting artist, and such an incredible friend. She has this very honest inner compass, and the result is art and life without compromising who she is.”

Kravitz, along with her mom, Lisa Bonet, also stayed in Swift's house during last year's California wildfires.

“We ended up having to stay there for about two weeks,” Kravitz said onLate Night with Seth Meyers, perElle. “And Taylor has this beautiful house. It’s from the ’30s, it’s something you want to preserve and take care of.”

There's clearly no bad blood here.

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Will British Airways flights to Guernsey thrive after a 40-year absence?

British Airwaysis going through a relaunch phase. Kuala Lumpur flights were restored last year. Colombo returns to the BA route network in autumn. From January 2027, the long-dormant Heathrow-Melbourne link will be revived, with the refuelling point switched from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur.

Yet none of these longhaul routes will be as emotional as the return ofBritish Airways’ 170-mile connection betweenLondon HeathrowandGuernsey.

At lunchtime on Sunday an Airbus A319 commanded by a Guernseyman took off for the second-largest Channel Island.

Captain Stef Loveridge announced: “This is a special day forGuernsey, for British Airways, and also for some of us on board as we are returning to serve the island after more than 40 years.”

The cabin crew serving champagne on the flight were not yet around in 1980 when BA left the route. All but one were born and bred on Guernsey (the odd one out was conferred with honorary citizenship of the island for the afternoon.)

Now, Melbourne has around 80 times more people than Guernsey (which has a population of approximately 65,000). So why the big fuss about a small island?

Over to David and Sarah McGreevy, who live in Guernsey and were on the flight. I met them at the terminal on arrival, where an excellent school choir sang aviation classics to passengers, meeters and greeters.

“Fantastic,” they chorused.

But Guernsey has long been connected with the world by its own airline,Aurigny. The departures board showed multiple departures to Southampton, Gatwick, London City, Manchester…

So what has BA brought to the table? “It’s really nice to have the connection going to the rest of the world,” said Sarah. “Going in and out of Heathrow is a gamechanger.”

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Rival – sorry,sister– island, Jersey already has multiple daily flights to LHR. The biggest Channel Island has a substantially bigger population (about 105,000) than Guernsey and, crucially, a much larger financial services sector. Many of the passengers on the 7am departure from Jersey to Heathrow are connecting to longhaul destinations, a highly lucrative link for British Airways.

Judging by the traffic in Guernsey, the people here are not short of a few bob either. I don’t think I have ever seen so many Range Rovers in the wild. (This is an island where the average road is a country lane and the maximum speed is 35mph.)

BA’s Guernsey restoration is the answer to an operational question: “What can we do with this Airbus A319 for a quick there-and-back in the middle of the day?”

The link might prove a damp, loss-making squib. But it could instead prove to be a big commercial success. Within a couple of hours of arrival at Heathrow Terminal 5 from Guernsey, passengers can connect to New York, Los Angeles, Delhi and Mumbai.

WhileAurignyoffers a spread of six flights during the day to Gatwick, the Sussex airport simply cannot offer anything like the same intercontinental connectivity.

“For the consumer choice is everything,” Zoe Gosling told me. She is lead marketing officer for the States of Guernsey. “If this provides an easier way for people to reach us, then that can only be a good thing for the islands.”

“Easier” is good – and so is “cheaper”. I paid £84 to fly from Gatwick to Guernsey on Aurigny, but only £37 back to Heathrow on British Airways. The Club Europe cabin was completely full; down the back, about one third of the seats were empty. “That’s Guernsey for you,” a senior aviation figure told me.

Aurigny is not exactly delighted that BA is now parking Airbuses on its lawn. The home team airline faces financial challenges, and will not wish its poshest passengers to switch to British Airways. But the evidence is that everyone benefits from increased competition.

For now, those empty economy seats on BA are yours for the taking. Right now you can pay £107 return from Heathrow to Guernsey on the weekend of 9 to 11 May – an ideal introduction to the island that was the first place to which I ever flew, aged six.

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Fernando Mendoza isn't Indiana's first No. 1 pick in NFL Draft. Who is the other?

Fernando Mendozais expected to beselected No. 1 overallin Thursday'sNFL Draftby theLas Vegas Raiders.

It's another major moment for anIndiana footballprogram that has beenstacking achievements under Curt Cignetti.

Mendoza becamethe school's first Heisman Trophy winnerand led the Hoosiers to theirfirst football national championshipthis past season — despite IU being among the sport's historic doormats.

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But the standout quarterback will not be the firstIndianaplayer drafted No. 1 overall. Back in 1938, the Cleveland Rams picked IU's Corbett "Corby" Davis with the top pick.

A fullback at IU, Davis won Chicago Tribune's Silver Football trophy in 1937, given to the Western Conference most valuable player.

"I don't know what to say that possibly could show my gratitude," he told the Tribune. "It's the greatest honor that ever has come to me. It's the dream of every Big Ten player. And to think it has come to me! Gee, can you beat that! There were some great athletes among the 10 chosen as candidates for the trophy and I didn't think I had a chance. Thanks to everybody!"

Davis rushed 130 times for 417 yards and caught 16 passes for 255 yards. "More important, perhaps, Davis was regarded as the best defensive player on the Indiana squad," the Tribune reported.

"Corby could crack a line almost as hard as Bronco Nagurski," former IU teammate Jack Jester told the Lowell Tribune in 1945.

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Davis was named Big Ten athlete of the year — the year after Jesse Owens won the award.

Davis told the Chicago Tribune he was hoping to pursue a coaching career.

After going No. 1 in the draft, Davis reportedly was trying to engineer a path to the Detroit Lions rather than play for the cellar-dwelling Rams.

He played two seasons with the Rams before sitting out the 1940 season to teach and coach. He returned for two more seasons in 1941-42.

"There are a lot of fine points a fellow has to know in pro football," Davis told the Green Bay Press-Gazette in 1938. "It's much tougher than college play, but I like it."

He then enlisted in the Army during World War II and was wounded in France. He was sent to England to recover, where he then proposed a soldier football league, per Stars and Stripes newspaper.

After returning to the U.S., Davis became an official, reffing in the Big Ten and was selected to work the 1957 Rose Bowl between Iowa and Oregon.

Davis died in 1968 from injuries sustained in a fishing accident. Davis lost his balance on his boat, fell on a branch and ruptured his spleen.

Indiana football highest NFL draft picks in history

• No. 1, Corbett Davis, Cleveland Rams (1938)

• No. 4 Randy Beisler, Philadelphia Eagles (1966)

• No. 6 Billy Hillenbrand, N.Y. Giants (1944)

• No. 6 Carl Barzilauskas, N.Y. Jets (1974)

• No. 8 Marv Woodson, Baltimore Colts (1964)

• No. 9 Kevin Allen, Philadelphia Eagles (1985)

• No. 10 Eric Moore, N.Y. Giants (1988)

Note:Tom Nowatzke was selected No. 4 overall by the N.Y. Jets in the 1965 AFL draft and Earl Faison went to No. 7 to the San Diego Chargers in the 1961 AFL draft

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Supreme Court sidesteps pronouns case on trans rights vs. parents rights

WASHINGTON – TheSupreme Courtwon't decide whether a school violated parents' constitutional right to direct the upbringing of their child when handling a student’s request to be identified by a specific name and pronouns.

The justices' rejection of an appeal from parents in Massachusetts came despite the fact that, in March, the court's conservative majoritygrantedan emergency request from California parents to block state rules aimed at preventing teachers from outing transgender students to their parents.

The issue of how schools can best support transgender and gender-nonconforming students has ignited fierce debates across the country, including in other lawsuits that theSupreme Courtpreviouslydeclined to review.

In thecasethe court on April 20 declined to hear, parents Stephen Foote and Marissa Silvestri said employees at Baird Middle School in Ludlow, Massachusetts, "secretly facilitated" their child’s "social gender transition."

In 2021, the student – identified in the lawsuit by the initials B.F. − emailed teachers and other employees announcing they identified as genderqueer and asking to be referred to by a new name and array of pronouns.

After meeting with B.F., the school counselor told staff the student was still in the process of sharing the information with Foote and Silvestri. The student asked that the school continue using B.F.’s legal name and female pronouns when communicating with their parents. The counselor directed school employees to honor that request, according to court records.

The parents ultimately sued the school district, saying the school violated their parental rights protected under the due process clause of the Constitution.

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A federal judge dismissed their complaint. The Boston-based 1st U.S. Court of Appeals likewise said the parents did not have a claim under the 14th Amendment's due process clause, which courts have interpreted as guaranteeing fundamental parental rights.

A three-judge panel said the school’s failure to disclose how a student wants to be referred to at school does not violate parental rights in part because "public schools need not offer students an educational experience tailored to the preferences of their parent."

"To the extent the Parents oppose certain academic assignments, the use of a student’s pronouns in the classroom, decisions about bathroom access, and a guidance counselor speaking to a student, none of those concerns restrict parental rights under the Due Process Clause," the appeals court ruled in February. "Rather, the Parents are challenging how Baird Middle School chooses to maintain what it considers a desirable and fruitful pedagogical environment."

But last year, the Supreme Courtsaida Maryland public school district’s refusal to allow parents to opt their children out of reading LGBTQ+ themed storybooks burdens parents’ First Amendment right to free exercise of religion.

While that decision involved religious rights, which the parents in the Massachusetts case did not assert, their lawyers argued, "applying similar principles to fundamental parental rights is the next logical step to protect parents who object to gender ideology for moral and scientific reasons rather than religious ones."

"Parental-rights jurisprudence in the lower courts is a mess," lawyers with the conservative legal organization Alliance Defending Freedom, which represents the parents, wrote in their appeal. "The Court should grant review and fix it."

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Counsell thinks an MLB rule that only affects Ohtani and the Dodgers is 'bizarre'

CHICAGO (AP) — Cubs manager Craig Counsell thinks a Major League Baseball rule that allows the Los Angeles Dodgers to carry 14 pitchers because of Shohei Ohtani is “bizarre.”

Major league teams are allowed to have a maximum of 13 pitchers on their active 26-man roster from opening day through Aug. 31. From Sept. 1 through the end of the season, the roster limits increase to 14 pitchers and 28 active players.

But Ohtani is designated as a two-way player, which means he doesn't count as a pitcher. So the reigning World Series champions have a total of 14 pitchers on their active roster.

Asked about the 13-pitcher limit before Monday's series opener against Philadelphia, Counsell said he has never understood the reasoning for the restriction.

“It’s a rule to help offense, I think, more than anything, if you ask me,” Counsell said. “And then there’s one team that’s allowed to carry basically one of both, and that he gets special consideration. Which is probably the most bizarre rule. ... For one team.”

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The two-way player designation is for players with at least 20 innings pitched in the major leagues and at least 20 big league starts as a position player or designated hitter with at least three plate appearances in each of those games. The player has to reach those numbers in the current or any one of the two most recent seasons.

The designation went into effect for the 2020 season. The 31-year-old Ohtani is the only current player who meets the criteria.

“There’s not another player like that, but one team gets different rules for that player,” said Counsell, who played in the majors for 16 years.

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Frank Sinatra’s Daughter Slams Donald Trump For Posting His Song

Nancy Sinatramade her feelings clear after President Donald Trump shared a clip of her late father performing one of his most iconic songs. The singer’s daughter took to social media to condemn the post, while also addressing what could be done about it.

Nancy Sinatra calls out Donald Trump for using Frank’s song

Nancy Sinatra has publicly slammed President Donald Trump for sharing a clip of her father, Frank Sinatra, performing “My Way.” The 85-year-old took to X on Sunday, April 19, calling Trump’s post “a sacrilege.”

Trump, 79, posted a nearly four-minute clip of Frank Sinatra’s live performance of “My Way” on Truth Social on Saturday, April 18. The president did not add any context to the post, sparking widespread speculation about his intentions.

When a fan asked Nancy if anything could be done about Trump’s post, she responded directly. “Unfortunately, no. The only people who can do something are the publishers,” she wrote via X.

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Nancy also reposted comments from fans highlighting her father’s feelings toward the president. “Nancy Sinatra will confirm again that her father loathed Donald Trump,” one reposted comment read. Another fan added, “Trump may love Sinatra, but Sinatra did not love Trump.” Frank Sinatra died at age 82 in 1998.

Some users speculated the post signaled declining health, which has been rumored in recent weeks. White House communications director Steven Cheung denied claims that Trump was hospitalized earlier this month. Others connected the post to ongoing military operations in Iran, which began in February when the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes on the country.

One user noted Trump has made three posts in roughly six days built around themes of legacy, morality, and reflection. The user called it “a pattern worth naming,” adding that “the context underneath” includes the fact that Trump turns 80 in June. He remains the oldest person ever to serve as U.S. president, a record he previously took from himself.

Originally reported by Vritti Johar onMandatory.com.

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