Pete’s Dragon is a 2016 American fantasyadventure film directed by David Lowery, written by Lowery and Tony Halbrooks, and produced by James Whitaker. The film is a remake of the 1977 musical film of the same name written by Malcolm Marmorstein. The film stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence andRobert Redford.[5] The special effects for Elliot the Dragon were done by Weta Digital.
The film premiered at the El Capitan Theatreon August 8, 2016 and was theatrically released by Walt Disney Pictures in the United States in 2D, Disney Digital 3-D and RealD 3Don August 12, 2016. The film received positive reviews from critics and has grossed $95 million worldwide against a $65 million production budget.