Pete's Dragon

Release Date: Friday, August 12, 2016 Nationwide

Oakes Fegley, Bryce Dallas Howard, Karl Urban, Robert Redford, Wes Bentley, David Lowery, James 'Jim' Whitaker, Oona Laurence, Toby Halbrooks, Barrie M. Osborne

The story of the special bond between an orphaned boy, Pete, and his best friend, Elliott, who just happens to be a dragon.

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The story of the special bond between an orphaned boy, Pete, and his best friend, Elliott, who just happens to be a dragon.

Plot

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Plot
For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham (Robert Redford) has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard), who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales…until she meets Pete (Oakes Fegley). Pete is a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliott. And from Pete’s descriptions, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham’s stories. With the help of Natalie (Oona Laurence), an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack (Wes Bentley) owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.
Cited as official plot version from disney.com
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Crew Behind the Film

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The film's director David Lowery last directed Peter Pan & Wendy and The Green Knight. The film's writer David Lowery last wrote Peter Pan & Wendy and The Old Man and the Gun.

Producers
Barrie M. Osborne
James 'Jim' Whitaker

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG Parental Guidance Suggested for action, peril and brief language
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
Some secrets are too big to keep.
Also known as
Not available
Language
English

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Production Details

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Key Facts

  • The film stars Bryce Dallas Howard as Grace, a park ranger who discovers the existence of Elliott; 10-year-old Oakes Fegley as Pete; Wes Bentley as Jack, a local mill owner; New Zealand native Karl Urban as Jack's brother, Gavin; Oona Laurence as Natalie, the young girl who befriends Pete; and Robert Redford as Grace's father.
  • The production begins shooting in and around Wellington before moving north to the Rotorua area, and will complete principal photography in the South Island communities of Tapanui and Invercargill.
  • Robert Redford will play a local who tells tall-tales involving dragons that no one believes.
  • The project will be live-action with CGI used for the dragon.
  • Remake of the 1977 film of the same name. It will not be a musical. Said to be "a reimagining of Disney’s cherished family film".

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Production

The film was tagged as Production. Principal photography commenced on February 10, 2015 in New Zealand.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Eyeing a shoot in New Zealand this fall.

Announced

The film was tagged as Announced. David Lowery and Toby Halbrooks signed on to pen the script.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Pete's Dragon was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, August 12, 2016 . There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including Florence Foster Jenkins, Sausage Party and Anthropoid. Additional information: 2D/3D.



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Mon., Dec. 26, 2016

  • Added the tagline: "Some secrets are too big to keep."

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