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Pete's Dragon
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Lowery
Screenplay by
  • David Lowery
  • Toby Halbrooks
Produced by
  • James Whitaker
Starring
CinematographyBojan Bazelli
Edited byLisa Zeno Churgin
Music byDaniel Hart
Production
companies
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • August 8, 2016 (2016-08-08) (El Capitan Theatre)
  • August 12, 2016 (2016-08-12) (United States)
Running time
102 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$65 million[2][3]

Pete's Dragon is a 2016 American fantasy adventure film directed by David Lowery from a screenplay written by Lowery and Toby Halbrooks. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Pete's Dragon is 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.[4] The film was released in the United States in 2D, Disney Digital 3-D and RealD 3D on August 12, 2016.

Premise

In the early-1980s, forest ranger Grace Meacham (Bryce Dallas Howard) comes across a young boy (Oakes Fegley) who lived in the woods for six years with a mysterious green dragon named Elliott. With help from her wood-carver father (Robert Redford) and Natalie (Oona Laurence), the daughter of lumber mill owner Jack (Wes Bentley), Grace sets out to find out Pete's identity and the truth about Elliott while Gavin (Karl Urban), Jack's brother and Natalie's uncle, plans to capture Elliott.

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 be a straightforward dramatic story rather than a musical. It will be set in the early-1980s instead of the early-1900s as seen in the 1977 film.[6] Principal photography commenced in January 2015 in New Zealand, with Lowery directing.[7] On October 2, Barrie M. Osborne was set to be the executive producer for the film.[8] The film would be shot in live-action using Panavision Panaflex cameras. The animated dragon, Elliott, was entirely animated by Weta Digital in CGI instead of the usual hand-drawn animation.[9][10]

Casting

On September 19, 2014, Disney cast Oakes Fegley and Oona Laurence to star as Pete and Natalie.[11] On October 16, Robert Redford was in early talks to play a local storyteller, involving dragons that no one believes.[9] 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.[12] On January 7, 2015, Wes Bentley joined the cast of the film.[13] On January 9, Michael C. Hall was also added to the cast.[14] On January 29, Karl Urban replaced Hall to join the cast for his role.[15]

Filming

New Zealand became the official home of Disney's Pete's Dragon. Rehearsals began early January 2015[16] while some news reported on January 26, 2015 about the beginning of the shooting which would last through April.[17][9] Live-action filming locations included Bay of Plenty, Taupo and Wellington while CGI will be done at Stone Street Studios.[18] Later on February 10, 2015, a press release confirmed that the filming had commenced on the film in New Zealand.[19] Shooting took place in and around Wellington and Rotorua, before transferring to Tapanui, where the old Blue Mountain Lumber mill was the mill in the film, and the main street became Millhaven for 2 weeks.[20] Production concluded on April 30, 2015.[21] Find out more about the offical filming locations.

Post-production

Daniel Hart composed the film's score.[22]

Release

The film was released on August 12, 2016.[23]

Box office

In the United States and Canada, Pete's Dragon was released on August 12, 2016 alongside Florence Foster Jenkins and Sausage Party, and will face competition with holdover Suicide Squad. It opened in 3,702 theaters, of which 2,884 are in 3D and 150 are premium large-format screens, as well as 57 D-Box and 16 Dolby Cinema sites. The film is projected to open to $20–25 million.[3][2]

Outside North America, the film will debut day-and-date in conjucture with its U.S. premiere in roughly 30% of the overseas market, including the United Kingdom, Italy, and Russia.[3] The following weekend, it will expand France and Spain followed by debuts in Australia, Mexico, Brazil and Korea throughout September and Japan in December.[2]

Critical response

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 88%, based on 104 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The site's critical concensus reads, "Pete's Dragon continues Disney's current live-action winning streak with an update that gives the original a visual overhaul without overwhelming its sweet, soulful charm."[24] On Metacritic the film has a score of 72 out of 100, based on 33 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[25]

References

  1. ^ "PETE'S DRAGON (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. July 28, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Dave McNarry (August 9, 2016). "Box Office: 'Suicide Squad' to Easily Keep Top Spot Over 'Pete's Dragon,' 'Sausage Party'". Variety. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Anthony D'Alessandro (August 9, 2016). "'Suicide Squad' Secures Record Monday Haul For August, Eyes $51M-$54M In 2nd Weekend – B.O. Preview". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 10, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  4. ^ Bulbeck, Pip (August 17, 2015). "New Zealand Merges Film Agencies". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  5. ^ "Karl Urban replaces Michael C. Hall". Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  6. ^ "After Gritty Sundance Debut On ‘Ain’t Them Bodies Saints’, David Lowery To Reinvent ‘Pete’s Dragon’ For Disney." Deadline.com (March 19, 2013).
  7. ^ "Casting call for Disney feature film Pete’s Dragon lead role."
  8. ^ Caranicas, Peter (October 2, 2014). "Below the Line Bookings". variety.com. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  9. ^ a b c Ford, Rebecca (October 16, 2014). "Robert Redford in Talks for Disney's 'Pete's Dragon'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Kroll, Justin (September 19, 2014). "Disney Finds Its Pete For 'Pete's Dragon' Remake". variety.com. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  12. ^ Kit, Borys (November 20, 2014). "Bryce Dallas Howard in Talks to Join 'Pete's Dragon'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  13. ^ Ge, Linda; Sneider, Jeff (January 7, 2015). "Wes Bentley Joins Robert Redford in Disney Remake 'Pete's Dragon'". thewrap.com. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  14. ^ Kroll, Justin (January 9, 2015). "Michael C. Hall Joins Disney's 'Pete's Dragon' Remake". variety.com. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "David Patrick Lowery - Instagram". instagram.com. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ Bulbeck, Pip (November 20, 2014). "Disney Confirms New Zealand Shoot for 'Pete's Dragon'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ "Production on Disney's PETE'S DRAGON Underway in New Zealand". broadwayworld.com. February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  21. ^ Bernstein, Paula. "David Lowery's Production Diary for 'Pete's Dragon': Transitioning from Indie to Hollywood". Indiewire. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  22. ^ "Daniel Hart Scoring Disney's 'Pete's Dragon'". Film Music Reporter. May 2, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  23. ^ Lesnick, Silas (January 13, 2015). "Pete's Dragon for Set for 2016, Ghost in the Shell for 2017". comingsoon.net. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  24. ^ "Pete's Dragon (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  25. ^ "Pete's Dragon reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
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