We’ve been at the movie theater a lot lately. Let’s face it, it’s a pretty great place to hide from the summer heat – air conditioning, delicious snacks, and a big screen. What more could a girl ask for? My kids would be quite content to go to the movie theater everyday, and with the slew of spectacular summer movies out right now, I’m completely okay with that. And I’m happy to report that more great movies are on their way because I just got an email with a sneak peek at this film due out later this summer:
That’s right! An all new, reimagined version of the classic, Pete’s Dragon, is coming our way this August! Doesn’t it look amazing? I remember seeing Pete’s Dragon as a kid and I can’t wait for my kids to see it too.
More about the movie:
A reimagining of Disney’s cherished family film, “Pete’s Dragon” is the adventure of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliot, who just so happens to be a dragon. “Pete’s Dragon” stars Bryce Dallas Howard (“Jurassic World”), Oakes Fegley (“This is Where I Leave You”), Wes Bentley (“The Hunger Games”), Karl Urban (“Star Trek”), Oona Laurence (“Southpaw”), Isiah Whitlock, Jr. (“Cedar Rapids”) and Oscar® winner Robert Redford (“Captain America: The Winter Soldier”). The film, which is directed by David Lowery (“Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”), is written by Lowery & Toby Halbrooks based on a screenplay by Malcolm Marmorstein and produced by Jim Whitaker (“The Finest Hours,” “Friday Night Lights”), with Barrie M. Osborne (“The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,” “The Great Gatsby”) serving as executive producer.
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 Elliot. And from Pete’s descriptions, Elliot 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. Disney’s “Pete’s Dragon” opens in U.S. theaters on August 12, 2016.
This movie is definitely going to end up on my kids’ list of must see movies! Can’t wait to see this reimagined version!
Have you seen the original Pete’s Dragon?
