While the biggest films of the summer are still to come, the top box office hit of the season so far is Disney's "Lilo & Stitch" with nearly $800 million grossed globally and counting. Now it's Universal and DreamWorks' turn to follow down Disney's well-trodden remake path with "How to Train Your Dragon,

“Universal Studios approached me about this idea of making a live-action version,” DeBlois said.

DeBlois wisely assembles a marvelously talented cast, most notably in the case of Mason Thames, who carries the film as Hiccup.