New poster for ‘Pete’s Dragon’ focuses on ‘the tail’

Walt Disney Pictures has debuted a new poster for Pete’s Dragon, a reimagining of the studios’ 1977 classic fim. Check out the new poster below with a promised trailer coming next.

Disney's "Pete's Dragon" will arrive next year

Disney’s “Pete’s Dragon” will arrive in August

The new film will mix CGI and live-action, an updated version of the original, centering on an orphaned boy, Pete, and his best friend, Elliott, who just happens to be a dragon. It stars Bryce Dallas Howard (The Help, Jurassic World) as Grace, a park ranger who discovers the existence of Elliott; 10-year-old Oakes Fegley (This is Where I Leave You) as Pete; Wes Bentley (The Hunger Games) as Jack, a local mill owner; New Zealand native Karl Urban (Star Trek Into Darkness) as Jack’s brother, Gavin; Oona Laurence as Natalie, the young girl who befriends Pete; and Oscar-winner Robert Redford (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, All the President’s Men) as Grace’s father.

Pete’s Dragon is directed by David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) and produced by Jim Whitaker, with Barrie Osborne serving as executive producer.

The screenplay is by Lowery and Toby Halbrooks. WETA Digital, the visual effects company founded by filmmaker Peter Jackson based in New Zealand, will utilize the latest in digital effects to bring the dragon, Elliott, to life.

Pete’s Dragon is scheduled to be released in U.S. theaters on August 12.

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