Disney finally released the first teaser for Pete’s Dragon, a remake of the 1977 musical by the studio. Considering that the film comes out in August, it’s about time Disney finally started the marketing campaign.
Pete’s Dragon is based on a story by S.S. Field and Seton I. Miller, which centers on an orphaned boy named Pete who befriends a dragon named Elliott as an escape from his abusive adoptive family. The original film, which wasn’t actually much of a success when it came out, stars Sean Marshall, Mickey Rooney, Helen Reddy, Jim Dale and Red Buttons.
The new movie isn’t going to be a musical though. It was directed by David Lowery, the filmmaker behind the indie Western Ain’t Them Bodies Saints. Lowrey wrote the screenplay with Toby Halbrooks. The cast includes Robert Redford, Bryce Dallas Howard, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban and Oakes Fegley as Pete.
Pete’s Dragon hits theaters on Aug. 12.