There are lessons to be learned in “How to Train Your Dragon,” which tells the story of a weak and skinny teenage Viking who defies his dragon hunter father to, as the title spells out, domesticate a ...

(from left) Night Fury dragon, Toothless, and Hiccup (Mason Thames) in Universal Pictures’ live-action How to Train Your Dragon, written and directed by Dean DeBlois. This How To Train Your Dragon ...

The making of a live-action redo of a classic animated movie should embrace the same sort of good sense as being a doctor: Do no harm. And while you’re at it, don’t ruin anyone’s childhood. On all ...

As more animated classics are made into live-action films, the beloved “How to Train Your Dragon” takes its turn. The 2010 cartoon is DreamWorks Animation’s first to receive the live-action treatment.