As DreamWorks Animation dips its toes into the live-action remake waters with How to Train Your Dragon, the film's director seems aware he must avoid some of Disney's biggest remake mistakes.

DreamWorks Animation has gone all-in with Monsters vs. Aliens, its only film release of 2009 and the first major feature to be "shot" totally in 3-D. In the future, "all movies are going to be ...