Pete 's Dragon ( 2016 film ) - Wikipedia Pete 's Dragon ( 2016 film ) Pete 's Dragon Theatrical release poster Directed by David Lowery Produced by James Whitaker Screenplay by David Lowery Toby Halbrooks Based on Pete 's Dragon by Malcolm Marmorstein `` Pete 's Dragon '' by Seton I. Miller S.S. Field Starring Bryce Dallas Howard Oakes Fegley Wes Bentley Karl Urban Oona Laurence Robert Redford Music by Daniel Hart Cinematography Bojan Bazelli Edited by Lisa Zeno Churgin Production companies Walt Disney Pictures Whitaker Entertainment Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Release date August 8, 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 08 ) ( El Capitan Theatre ) August 12, 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 12 ) ( United States ) Running time 102 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $65 million Box office $143.7 million Pete 's Dragon is a 2016 American fantasy comedy - drama adventure film directed by David Lowery, written by Lowery and Toby Halbrooks, and produced by James Whitaker. The film is a reworking of the 1977 musical film of the same name written by Malcolm Marmorstein. The film stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence, and Robert Redford. The film tells the story of an orphaned feral boy who befriends a dragon in the Pacific Northwest, and the ensuing repercussions of their discovery by the town 's local residents. Pete 's Dragon premiered at the El Capitan Theatre on August 8, 2016 and was theatrically distributed by Walt Disney Pictures in the United States in 2D, Disney Digital 3 - D, and RealD 3D formats on August 12, 2016. The film received positive reviews from critics and has grossed $143 million worldwide against a $65 million production budget. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Soundtrack 4.1 Track listing 5 Reception 5.1 Box office 5.2 Critical response 5.3 Accolades 6 Home media 7 References 8 External links Plot In 1977, Pete Healy, a five - year - old boy, is on a road trip with his parents when their car flips off the road following a near - collision with a deer. Pete 's mom and dad are killed, but Pete survives the accident and is chased into the forest by a pack of wolves. He is rescued by a huge dragon with green fur, yellow eyes, and wings. The dragon quickly bonds with Pete and becomes protective of the boy. Pete names the dragon `` Elliot '' after the character of a lost puppy from his favorite book. Six years later, Pete, now 11, spots a lumberjack crew chopping down trees near his home. Natalie, the daughter of the ethical site foreman Jack, spots and chases him. When Natalie accidentally falls from a tree, her screams attract her father Jack and his girlfriend, park ranger Grace Meacham. Pete tries to run away, but Gavin, Jack 's pragmatic brother, accidentally knocks him unconscious. After realizing that Pete has vanished, Elliot stumbles around looking for him and ends up knocking over a tree near the lumber camp, leading Gavin to organize a hunting party to find him. Meanwhile, Pete wakes up in a local hospital, which he escapes in an effort to return to the forest. Before the police can catch the boy, Grace finds Pete and asks him to come to her home and promises to take him to the forest the next day. Gavin and his men locate Pete and Elliot 's treehouse, but when they try to search it, Elliot reveals himself and scares them away. He follows them to town trying to find Pete. After seeing Pete settling in with Grace 's family, he leaves. After Pete gives Grace a drawing of Elliot, she shows her father, Mr. Meacham. He says that he discovered the same dragon as a young man. He advises her to trust Pete, and to find Elliot. The next day, Pete, Grace, Natalie, and Mr. Meacham travel to the forest to meet Elliot. A group of hunters led by Gavin surprise Elliot and shoot him with tranquilizer darts, then lock him up in Jack 's warehouse. Before the authorities can inspect the dragon, Pete and Natalie free him from his chains and escape on a lumber truck with Mr. Meacham. Angered, Gavin sets up a roadblock at the bridge to stop them. When Elliot tries to fly, he crashes into the truck, damaging its brakes and it goes through the barricade. Confused and frightened, Elliot perches on top of the bridge and starts breathing fire at the police. The bridge begins to collapse under the intense heat, causing Grace and Jack 's truck to fall through. Gavin tries to save the pair from falling to their deaths. Elliot emerges from the ravine with Grace and Jack riding safely on his back. With a firefighting helicopter approaching, Pete decides to flee with Elliot back to the woods. Pete pleads with Elliot to let him stay so he can protect him from his attackers, just as Elliot protected him. However, Elliot concludes that as long as they stay close together, Pete will always be in danger. He points out Pete 's book to encourage him to return to stay with Grace and Jack. Pete is reluctant & worried for Elliott 's safety, but ultimately trusts the dragon 's judgment. After a very tearful hug, Elliot returns to the mountains and Pete returns to live with Grace and Jack as his new family. In the years that follow, Grace and Jack marry and adopt Pete as their son. Not only has Elliot slowly faded from the town 's memory, but Gavin has learned to be more scrupulous and has moved on from the experience. Pete and his family eventually go on vacation, and see that Elliot is finally reunited with his fellow dragons. Cast Bryce Dallas Howard as Grace Meacham, a forest ranger. Oakes Fegley as Pete Healy, a young orphan who lives in the forest with Elliot the Dragon. Levi Alexander as 5 - year - old Pete Wes Bentley as Jack Magary, a widowed lumber mill owner who is Natalie 's father and Grace 's boyfriend. He has a moral compass and tries to restrain his brother Gavin 's more unethical tendencies. Karl Urban as Gavin Magary, a hunter and lumberjack who is Jack 's brother and Natalie 's uncle. He is a pragmatic man who chafes under his brother 's scruples. Oona Laurence as Natalie Magary, Jack 's daughter and Gavin 's niece. Robert Redford as Mr. Meacham, Grace 's father Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Sheriff Gene Dentler Marcus Henderson as Woodrow, a lumberjack Aaron Jackson as Abner, a lumberjack Phil Grieve as Bobby, a lumberjack Jim McLarty as Ranger Wentworth Ian Harcourt as Deputy West Steve Barr as Deputy Smalls John Kassir as the voice of Elliot the Dragon Production In March 2013, Walt Disney Pictures announced it would remake Pete 's Dragon, as non-musical, dramatic film to be written by David Lowery and Toby Halbrooks, and directed by Lowery. Disney intended to rework the core story as a dramatic story, rather than a musical. It set the new work in the Pacific Northwest of the early 1980s, rather than the Northern New England of the early 1900s in the 1977 film. The film was shot in live - action using Panavision Panaflex cameras. The dragon, Elliot, was entirely animated by Weta Digital in CGI, instead of the original hand - drawn animation. On September 19, 2014, Disney cast Oakes Fegley and Oona Laurence to star as Pete and Natalie. On October 2, Barrie M. Osborne was set to be the executive producer for the film. On October 16, Robert Redford was in early talks to play a local storyteller who remembers seeing a dragon in the woods. On November 20, Bryce Dallas Howard was in talks for the female lead role, a forest ranger who finds the boy and does not believe his stories about a dragon. On January 7, 2015, Wes Bentley joined the cast of the film. On January 9, Michael C. Hall was also added to the cast. On January 29, Karl Urban replaced Hall. Principal photography commenced in January 2015 in New Zealand, with Lowery directing. Rehearsals began early January 2015, while news reported the beginning of the shooting on January 26, 2015, set to last through April. Live - action filming locations included Bay of Plenty, Taupo and Wellington, while CGI was done at Stone Street Studios. On February 10, 2015, a press release confirmed that principal photography had commenced. Shooting took place in and around Wellington and Rotorua, before transferring to Tapanui, where the old Blue Mountain Lumber mill was used as the mill in the film, and the main street became Millhaven for two weeks. Production concluded on April 30, 2015. Soundtrack Pete 's Dragon ( Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ) Soundtrack album / Film score by Daniel Hart Released August 12, 2016 Recorded 2016 Studio Air Studios British Grove Studios Genre Soundtrack, Film score Length 75 : 29 Label Walt Disney Producer Daniel Hart Jake Jackson David Lowery ( exec. ) Jim Whitaker ( exec. ) Adam Borba ( exec. ) Daniel Hart film scores chronology Lost in the Sun ( 2015 ) Lost in the Sun 2015 Pete 's Dragon ( 2016 ) Half the Perfect World ( 2016 ) Half the Perfect World2016 Academy Award - winning composer Howard Shore was originally chosen to write the music for the film. He was replaced during post-production by Daniel Hart, who had previously worked with director Lowery on other films, most notably Ai n't Them Bodies Saints ( 2013 ). The soundtrack was released on August 12, 2016 by Walt Disney Records. Candle on the Water was the only original song to be featured on the 2016 soundtrack from the 1977 soundtrack. Though the song was not used in the film, it was re-recorded by Okkervil River for the 2016 soundtrack. The original version, performed by Australian singer Helen Reddy ( who played Nora in the original film ), was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song in 1977. Track listing No. Title Performer ( s ) Length 1. `` The Dragon Song '' Bonnie `` Prince '' Billy 2 : 28 2. `` Something Wild '' Lindsey Stirling and Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness 3 : 43 3. `` Nobody Knows '' The Lumineers 3 : 08 4. `` Something on Your Mind '' St. Vincent 2 : 59 5. `` So Long, Marianne '' Leonard Cohen 5 : 38 6. `` Gina Anne '' Bosque Brown 2 : 40 7. `` An Adventure '' 3 : 04 8. `` Are You Gonna Eat Me ? '' 2 : 31 9. `` Brown Bunny '' 1 : 01 10. `` Reverie '' 2 : 52 11. `` Tree Fort '' 1 : 03 12. `` North Star '' 1 : 25 13. `` Bedtime Compass '' 2 : 15 14. `` Timber '' 1 : 19 15. `` Breathe '' 2 : 27 16. `` Gavin Knows What He 's Doing '' 3 : 42 17. `` You Are Not Alone '' 1 : 58 18. `` Elliot Gets Lost '' 4 : 26 19. `` Takedown '' 1 : 44 20. `` It 'll Be Just Like It Used to Be '' 2 : 03 21. `` Follow That Dragon '' 3 : 01 22. `` Elliot at the Bridge '' 2 : 19 23. `` Abyss '' 1 : 35 24. `` Go North '' 1 : 44 25. `` Saying Goodbye '' 5 : 03 26. `` The Bravest Boy I 've Ever Met '' 2 : 46 27. `` The Dragon Song Revisited '' Bonnie `` Prince '' Billy 2 : 34 28. `` Candle on the Water '' Okkervil River 4 : 01 Total length : 75 : 29 Reception Box Office Pete 's Dragon grossed $76.2 million in North America and $67.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $143.7 million, against a budget of $65 million. In the United States and Canada, Pete 's Dragon opened on August 12, 2016, across 3,702 theaters, of which 2,884 were in 3D, and 150 were premium large - format screens, as well as in 57 D - Box and 16 Dolby Cinema sites. It was projected to gross $20 -- 25 million in its opening weekend. The film did not have Thursday night previews, and made $7 million on its first day, Friday. In its opening weekend, it earned $21.5 million, finishing third at the box office, behind Suicide Squad and Sausage Party. The opening was reminiscent of Disney 's July release The BFG, which also carried strong reviews into the weekend only to deliver $18.7 million in its first three days, and far from the $67 -- 116 million debuts of other Disney live action - adaptations, such as Cinderella, Maleficent, Oz : The Great and Powerful, The Jungle Book and Alice in Wonderland. However, many box office critics did not worry about the opening figure, given the film 's modest budget, and the fact that the film is not anywhere near as well known as those films ' respective source material. Disney 's distribution chief Dave Hollis was optimistic that film would become profitable by saying, `` People who are coming out of the theater are just loving it and their advocacy is going to help us put together a nice, solid run. '' Forbes noted that the film did not have any box office draws other than the stellar reviews and the notion of another Disney `` live - action fairy tale. '' Although the film witnessed a steep decline on its second Friday ( - 55 % ), it fell just by 47.2 % on its second weekend, grossing $11.3 million. On its third weekend, it fell just by 35 %, grossing $7.3 million. The following weekend, Pete 's Dragon declined only 14.7 %, grossing $6.5 million and moved up to fourth place. Outside North America, Pete 's Dragon received a scattered release pattern. The film was released day - and - date in conjucture with its U.S. premiere in 12 markets ( roughly 30 % of the overseas market ), including the United Kingdom, Italy, and Russia. It earned a total of $5.3 million, with Russia ( $1.5 million ), Italy ( $1.4 million ) and the U.K. ( $1.1 million ) representing its largest takings. Moreover, it also opened in France ( $1.8 million ). It had just a 1 % drop in attendance in the U.K. in its second weekend. It expanded to Germany the following weekend and continued its roll out in Australia, Mexico, Brazil and Korea throughout September, and finally Japan on December 23. Critical response Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 88 %, based on 216 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3 / 10. The website 's critical consensus reads, `` Pete 's Dragon continues Disney 's current live - action winning streak with an update that gives the original a visual overhaul without overwhelming its sweet, soulful charm. '' On Metacritic, the film has a score of 71 out of 100, based on 42 critics, indicating `` generally favorable reviews ''. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of `` A ''. The movie was given three - and - a-half out of four stars in The New York Post by Kyle Smith who called it, `` A cinematic enchantment '' as well as, `` one of the year 's best movies. '' Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave the film 3 out of 4 stars and wrote, `` Thanks to director David Lowery 's humanizing magic, this tale of an orphan boy and a dragon is that rare family film you really can take to heart. '' Nancy Churnin of The Dallas Morning News gave the film a `` B + '' and said that while the remake, `` may owe more to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, along with a dash of The Jungle Book than it does to the original Pete 's Dragon, '' she overall concluded that `` this story of two vulnerable souls who help each other find their way works, too. '' Barry Hertz of The Globe and Mail praised the film for its sincerity as well as its `` honest effort to entertain and enthrall '' audiences rather than simply being a cash grab. Glenn Kenny of The New York Times felt mixed about the film in his review saying, `` It is slightly unfair to say that this reboot of Pete 's Dragon is middling on a larger scale, but it 's not entirely inaccurate either. '' Michael O'Sullivan of The Washington Post gave the film two out of four stars and wrote, `` While Pete 's Dragon does a fine job of evoking the delight one might feel at flying over hill and dale on the back of a mythological creature, it is less successful in rendering real human emotion. '' Accolades Award Date of Ceremony Recipient ( s ) Result Ref ( s ) Golden Tomato Awards January 12, 2017 Best Kids / Family Movie 2016 Pete 's Dragon 4th Place Heartland Film Festival October 30, 2016 Truly Moving Picture Award David Lowery, Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Won Nickelodeon Kids ' Choice Awards March 11, 2017 Favorite Movie Pete 's Dragon Nominated Saturn Awards June 28, 2017 Best Fantasy Film Pete 's Dragon Nominated Home Media Pete 's Dragon was released on Blu - ray, DVD and digital download on November 29, 2016. The film topped the home video sales charts for the week ending on December 4, 2016. 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Question: where was the new pete's dragon filmed
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