How to Train Your Dragon 2

When looking to adapt How to Train Your Dragon, DreamWorks looked to one of the greatest movie trilogies for inspiration: Star Wars. While animating the sequel, the creative team was heavily influenced by The Empire Strikes Back. These are just some of the fire-breathing facts packed into the latest episode of You Think You Know Movies, which focuses on How to Train Your Dragon 2!

Everyone expected '22 Jump Street' and 'How to Train Your Dragon 2' to open well, but you won't find many people who expected the raunchy R-rated comedy to open bigger than the family friendly animated adventure. But here we are! Both films opened well, but '22 Jump Street,' like the first film, is has taken a hammer to all expectations.

With the highly anticipated film 'How to Train Your Dragon 2' set to begin a series of screenings among academic circles, we decided it was time to put pen to paper and do what biologists have failed to do for centuries -- it's time to begin surveying and classifying Draconia.

The appeal of putting humans and animals together for maximum dramatic potential, comedic hijinks, and a healthy dose of "aww, so cute" can't be denied, but that doesn't mean it's always a good idea.

Though still a couple of months away from release, you can watch the first five minutes of 'How to Train Your Dragon 2' online right now, and get reacquainted with all your favorite characters and their dragon friends. Things have changed a bit since we last saw Hiccup and Toothless, and these days the big source of entertainment for their friends comes from the rowdy and delightful dragon racing

Following some sneak peeks at 'How to Train Your Dragon 2,' DreamWorks has unleashed the first full trailer for the upcoming sequel, which finds Viking Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) -- a little older, a little scrappier -- and his loyal dragon Toothless going on a dangerous new adventure to protect men and dragons alike from a new threat. And there are so. Many. More. Dragons!

Riding duo Hiccup and Toothless are back for more aerial acrobatics, as shown in the full-length 'How to Train Your Dragon 2' trailer -- and they're not alone. Aside from many familiar faces from the first film, Cate Blanchett joins the cast as a mysterious figure, but who is she exactly?

The story of Hiccup continues with 'How to Train Your Dragon 2,' and the new poster for the film has hit the web. By the looks of it, it's either the most heroic-looking artwork or the best awkward family photo we've seen in a while.

We've already seen a teaser trailer for 'How to Train Your Dragon 2,' but we've known little about the voice cast this time around. During DreamWorks Animation's panel at Comic-Con this afternoon, the studio made a big casting announcement for the sequel, with actors Cate Blanchett, Kit Harington, and Djimon Hounson joining the line-up.

Now here's how you make a teaser trailer. The folks behind 'How to Train Your Dragon 2' have wisely skipped over any exposition and "previously on" business and focused solely on a joyous, exciting flying sequence that will play like gangbusters to kids of all ages.