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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Experiencing “Pete’s Dragon” is like seeing something thought to be extinct, a creation every bit as magical and mythical as the flying, fire-breathing beast it’s named after. That would ...

The idea was to remake "Pete's Dragon," Disney's 1977 live-action/animated hybrid about an orphaned boy who is befriended by a sweet, sometimes invisible dragon. Once upon a time, that might have ...

Wait: How did this happen? How did a remake of the 1977 Disney animation/live-action hybrid “Pete’s Dragon,” a pushy mediocrity from tip to tail, become the most soulful film of the summer ...

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” starts off with a boy in the backseat ... Rather than a big, special effects-driven blockbuster, this remake of the 1977 Disney musical has the homespun feel of a children ...