One movie that kind of slid under the radar at the D23 expo in Anaheim this weekend was Disney’s reboot of the 1977 musical “Pete’s Dragon.” A small amount of footage was debuted on stage ...

By Michael O’Sullivan, The Washington Post Disney’s remake of the original “Pete’s Dragon ... dragon, is, if nothing else, a huge technological improvement over the 1977 film.

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Some traits of the cuddly cartoon star from 1977's live-action/animated hybrid Pete’s Dragon remain in the DNA of the new one: Elliot has a gut ...

but to anyone familiar with the 1977 film, this story outline will be familiar: Orphan Pete (Oakes Fegley, “This Is Where I Leave You”) roams a forest with his dragon friend Elliot before ...

In making a new version of “Pete’s Dragon,” Dallas director David Lowery didn’t keep much from Disney’s original — and still very weird — 1977 film. He kept the title, he kept a kid ...

Disney's remake of the original "Pete's Dragon," a cheerily cheesy mix of live ... a huge technological improvement over the 1977 film. Now rendered in 3-D CGI, the upgraded beastie resembles ...

Disney has released the first official teaser for the remake of its 1977 semi-classic Pete’s Dragon. This is, by the way, very similar to — and possibly uses the same footage from — the ...

Photo: Walt Disney Pictures The clearest difference between Disney’s remake of “Pete’s Dragon” and the 1977 original is the evolution of Pete’s almost-constant companion, a dino-size ...

Pete’s Dragon is the new Walt Disney Pictures adventure film based on the classic 1977 animated film of the same name. This re-imagining was written and directed by David Lowery whose only ...

Two months out from the film’s theatrical debut, Disney has released the first official trailer for the remake of its 1977 semi-classic Pete’s Dragon. Unlike the previous teaser released back ...

The studio released a live-action and animated version of Pete's Dragon in 1977 and will debut a live-action and CGI remake Aug. 12. Advertisement "Certain things about the original design we ...