Exclusive: Dean DeBlois opens up about how much E.T. and Steven Spielberg influenced his work, from Lilo & Stitch to HTTYD. He also reveals a fateful note the Beard gave him in 2009.

Director Dean DeBlois recreates "The Forbidden Friendship" and "Test Drive" sequences with a new and improved Toothless.

Arguably the most famous scene from the How to Train Your Dragon franchise is the boop. You know the boop. It's the moment when Viking teen Hiccup and adorable Night Fury Toothless make a genuine connection for the first time, with the dragon's nose pressing into Hiccup's hand.

In an era of skepticism around live-action remakes, Universal believes audiences will take flight with Hiccup and Toothless again.

On the set of the live-action movie, Toothless and the other dragons existed as large puppets with simple functions, operated by a team of master puppeteers led by Tom Wilton, a performer who had worked on the “War Horse” stage play.