Watch the First Trailer for ‘Pete’s Dragon’

The first tease of Disney’s upcoming re-imagining of the cult classic Pete’s Dragon premiered Sunday night as part of ABC’s Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60. This revamped edition of the popular 1977 children’s fantasy film comes from director David Lowry in a stark about-face from his last feature film- the moody, grown-up indie Casey Affleck-Rooney Mara headlined Ain’t Them Bodies Saints. Lowry and Saints producer Toby Halbrooks from the screenplay, adapted from the original story by S.S. Field and Seton I. Miller.

The simple set-up for this family film centers around an orphan named Pete (played by Oakes Fegly, This Is Where I Leave You) and his best mate, Elliott, you just happens to be a dragon. The impressive ensemble cast includes Bryce Dallas Howard (Jurassic World), Oona Lawrence (Southpaw), Karl Urban (Star Trek), Wes Bentley (Welcome to Me) and screen icon Robert Redford (who last was seen on screen portraying legendary newsman Dan Rather opposite Cate Blanchett in the docudrama Truth).

The upcoming Pete’s Dragon continues to flesh out a theme that the Mouse House has put in focus the last few years of mining their classic properties for live-action reboots. Recently, Disney released the hits Maleficent (2014) starring Angelina Jolie and Cinderella (2015) starring Lily James; The Jungle Book is on the way. Specifically, Pete’s Dragon picks up on something else entirely in Disney’s decision to enlist off-the-beaten track filmmakers to assist. Outside of Lowry, fellow indie-spirited filmmaker Alex Ross Perry (Queen of Earth) was hired by Disney to pen live-action take on Winnie-the-Pooh.

Check out the first tease of Pete’s Dragon below as well as the recently released motion poster.

James Tisch: Managing Editor, mxdwn Movies || Writer. Procrastinator. Film Lover. Sparked by the power of the movies (the films of Alfred Hitchcock served as a pivotal gateway drug during childhood), James began ruminating and essaying the cinema at a young age and forged forward as a young blogger, contributor and eventual editor for mxdwn Movies. Outside of mxdwn, James served as a film programmer for one of the busiest theaters in the greater Los Angeles area and frequently works on the local film festival circuit. He resides in Los Angeles. james@mxdwn.com
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