This post will have all the official news, images, and trailers for Disney’s PETE’S DRAGON starring Bryce Dallas Howard and opening in theaters on August 12, 2016.  PETE’S DRAGON is a re-make of Disney’s 1977 film starring Mickey Rooney and Helen Reddy about an orphan and his green dragon playmate.  Continue reading for more details, images, news, and trailers from Walt Disney Studios.

Actress Bryce Dallas Howard of PETE’S DRAGON at the D23 EXPO (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)

From Walt Disney Studios Press Release

At the D23 Expo, Bryce Dallas Howard joined President of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production Sean Bailey on stage to talk about her starring role in PETE’S DRAGON, a re-imagining of Disney’s cherished family film. The heartwarming adventure of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliott, who just so happens to be a dragon, PETE’S DRAGON is directed by David Lowery, produced by Jim Whitaker, and executive-produced by Barrie Osborne, and also stars Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence and Robert Redford. PETE’S DRAGON opens in U.S. theaters on August 12, 2016.

Actress Bryce Dallas Howard of PETE’S DRAGON (l) and President of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production Sean Bailey at the D23 EXPO (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)

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