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.

SPOILER WARNING: The following article may contain a few light spoilers for the live-action How to Train Your Dragon remake. If you have not yet seen the new 2025 movie, or even the hit Dreamworks animated film that inspired it, it would probably be best to proceed with caution as you read on.

Writer-director Dean DeBlois breaks down how he nailed the film's epic flying scene, from Toothless's design to making Hiccup star Mason Thames look like he was really riding a dr