Pete's Dragon (2016 film)

Pete's Dragon

Teaser poster
Directed by David Lowery
Produced by James Whitaker
Barrie M. Osborne
Screenplay by Toby Halbrooks
David Lowery
Based on Pete's Dragon 
by S.S. Field
Seton I. Miller
Starring Bryce Dallas Howard
Oakes Fegley
Wes Bentley
Karl Urban
Oona Laurence
Robert Redford
Music by Daniel Hart
Cinematography Bojan Bazelli
Edited by Lisa Zeno Churgin
Production
company
Walt Disney Pictures
Whitaker Entertainment
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • August 12, 2016 (2016-08-12)
Country United States
Language English

Pete's Dragon is an upcoming 2016 American fantasy adventure film directed by David Lowery and written by Toby Halbrooks and Lowery. The film is based on a short story by S.S. Field and Seton I. Miller and is also a remake of the 1977 film of the same name. The film stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence and Robert Redford. Filming began on January 26, 2015 in New Zealand.[1] The film is set for an August 12, 2016 release.

Premise

For years, old wood-carver Mr. Chameleon (Robert Redford) has delighted local children with his tales of a 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, those stories are little more than tall tales until she meets Pete (Oakes Fegley), a 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant green dragon named Elliott. From Pete's descriptions, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from her father'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.

Cast

Production

Development

In March 2013, Disney announced a reboot of the 1977 film to be written by David Lowery and Toby Halbrooks from the Sundance hit Ain’t Them Bodies Saints. It will reinvent the core story of a "venerable Disney family film" and will not be a musical.[2] Principal photography commenced in January 2015 in New Zealand, with Lowery directing.[3] On October 2, Barrie M. Osborne was set to produce the film.[4] The film would be shot in live-action using Panavision Panaflex cameras. The animated dragon, Elliott will also be entirely animated in CGI instead of the usual hand-drawn animation.[5] He'll be created by Weta Digital.[6]

Casting

On September 19, 2014, Disney set Oakes Fegley and Oona Laurence to star as Pete and Natalie.[7] On October 16, Robert Redford was in early talks to play a local storyteller, involving dragons that no one believes.[5] On November 20, Bryce Dallas Howard was in talks for the female lead role to play a forest ranger who finds the boy and doesn't believe his stories about a dragon.[8] On January 7, 2015, Wes Bentley joined the cast of the film.[9] On January 9, Michael C. Hall was also added to the cast.[10] On January 29, Karl Urban replaced Hall to join the cast for his role.[11]

Filming

Rehearsals began early January 2015[12] while some news reported on January 26, 2015 about the beginning of the shooting which would last through April.[13][5] Live-action filming locations include Bay of Plenty, Taupo, Wellington and Canterbury, while CGI will be done at Stone Street Studios.[14] Later on February 10, 2015, a press release confirmed that the filming had commenced on the film in New Zealand.[15] Shooting was taking place in and around Wellington, which was intended to move later to Rotorua area, and then to Tapanui, where the old Blue Mountain Lumber mill was the mill in the film, and the main street became Millhaven for 2 weeks.[16]

Release

The film is set for an August 12, 2016 release.[17]

The film's teaser trailer premiered on ABC on February 21, 2016, during the television special The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60.

References

  1. ↑ Bulbeck, Pip (August 17, 2015). "New Zealand Merges Film Agencies". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ "After Gritty Sundance Debut On ‘Ain’t Them Bodies Saints’, David Lowery To Reinvent ‘Pete’s Dragon’ For Disney." Deadline.com (March 19, 2013).
  3. ↑ "Casting call for Disney feature film Pete’s Dragon lead role."
  4. ↑ Caranicas, Peter (October 2, 2014). "Below the Line Bookings". variety.com. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 Ford, Rebecca (October 16, 2014). "Robert Redford in Talks for Disney's 'Pete's Dragon'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  6. ↑ Evry, Max (February 10, 2015). "Filming Begins on PETE’S DRAGON Remake; Karl Urban and Wes Bentley Join Cast". comingsoon.net. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  7. ↑ Kroll, Justin (September 19, 2014). "Disney Finds Its Pete For ‘Pete’s Dragon’ Remake". variety.com. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  8. ↑ Kit, Borys (November 20, 2014). "Bryce Dallas Howard in Talks to Join 'Pete's Dragon'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  9. ↑ Ge, Linda; Sneider, Jeff (January 7, 2015). "Wes Bentley Joins Robert Redford in Disney Remake ‘Pete’s Dragon’". thewrap.com. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  10. ↑ Kroll, Justin (January 9, 2015). "Michael C. Hall Joins Disney’s ‘Pete’s Dragon’ Remake". variety.com. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  11. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (January 29, 2015). "Karl Urban to Replace Michael C. Hall in Disney’s ‘Pete’s Dragon’ Remake". thewrap.com. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  12. ↑ "David Patrick Lowery - Instagram". instagram.com. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  13. ↑ "On the Set for 1/26/15: Michael Fassbender Begins Steve Jobs Biopic, Ryan Coogler Starts Rocky Spinoff & More". ssninsider.com. January 26, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  14. ↑ Bulbeck, Pip (November 20, 2014). "Disney Confirms New Zealand Shoot for 'Pete's Dragon'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  15. ↑ Evry, Max (February 10, 2015). "Filming Begins on PETE’S DRAGON Remake; Karl Urban and Wes Bentley Join Cast". comingsoon.net. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Production on Disney's PETE'S DRAGON Underway in New Zealand". broadwayworld.com. February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  17. ↑ Lesnick, Silas (January 13, 2015). "Pete’s Dragon for Set for 2016, Ghost in the Shell for 2017". comingsoon.net. Retrieved January 14, 2015.

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