Pete's Dragon (2016 film)

Pete's Dragon
Directed by David Lowery
Produced by James Whitaker
Written by Toby Halbrooks
David Lowery
Based on "Pete's Dragon" 
by S.S. Field
Seton I. Miller
Starring Oakes Fegley
Oona Laurence
Robert Redford
Bryce Dallas Howard
Wes Bentley
Karl Urban
Music by Heitor Pereira
Cinematography Bojan Bazelli
Production
company
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • August 12, 2016
Country United States
Language English

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

Cast

Production

In March 2013, Disney announced a "reboot" of the 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.[1] Principal photography will commence in January 2015 in New Zealand, with Lowery slated to direct.[2] On October 2, Barrie M. Osborne was set to produce the film.[3] The film would be live-action with CGI used for the dragon.[4]

Casting

On September 19, 2014, Disney set Oakes Fegley and Oona Laurence to star as Pete and Natalie.[5] On October 16, Robert Redford was in early talks to play a local storyteller, involving dragons that no one believes.[4] 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.[6] On January 7, 2015, Wes Bentley joined the cast of the film.[7] On January 9, Michael C. Hall was also added to the cast.[8] On January 29, Karl Urban replaced C. Hall to join the cast for his role.[9]

Filming

Rehearsals began early January 2015[10] while some news reported on January 26, 2015 about the beginning of the shooting which would last through April.[11][4] Live-action filming locations include Bay of Plenty, Wellington and Canterbury, while CGI will be done at Stone Street Studios.[12] Later on February 10, 2015, a press release confirmed that the filming had commenced on the film in New Zealand.[13] Shooting was taking place in and around Wellington, which was intended to move later to Rotorua area, and then to Tapanui and Invercargill.[14]

Release

The film is set for an August 12, 2016 release.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "After Gritty Sundance Debut On ‘Ain’t Them Bodies Saints’, David Lowery To Reinvent ‘Pete’s Dragon’ For Disney." Deadline.com (March 19, 2013).
  2. ↑ "Casting call for Disney feature film Pete’s Dragon lead role."
  3. ↑ Caranicas, Peter (October 2, 2014). "Below the Line Bookings". variety.com. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Ford, Rebecca (October 16, 2014). "Robert Redford in Talks for Disney's 'Pete's Dragon'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  5. ↑ Kroll, Justin (September 19, 2014). "Disney Finds Its Pete For ‘Pete’s Dragon’ Remake". variety.com. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  6. ↑ Kit, Borys (November 20, 2014). "Bryce Dallas Howard in Talks to Join 'Pete's Dragon'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  7. ↑ Ge, Linda; Sneider, Jeff (January 7, 2015). "Wes Bentley Joins Robert Redford in Disney Remake ‘Pete’s Dragon’". thewrap.com. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  8. ↑ Kroll, Justin (January 9, 2015). "Michael C. Hall Joins Disney’s ‘Pete’s Dragon’ Remake". variety.com. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "David Patrick Lowery - Instagram". instagram.com. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ Bulbeck, Pip (November 20, 2014). "Disney Confirms New Zealand Shoot for 'Pete's Dragon'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ "Production on Disney's PETE'S DRAGON Underway in New Zealand". broadwayworld.com. February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  15. ↑ 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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