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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...