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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Sept 20, 2014 8:06:11 GMT -6
variety.com/2014/film/news/disney-pete-petes-dragon-1201309299/ Oakes Fegley and Oona Laurence are set to star in Disney’s remake of “Pete’s Dragon.” David Lowery is set to direct from a script he wrote with Toby Halbrooks. The story is a reinvention of the 1977 film that revolves around Pete and his best friend Elliot, who happens to be dragon. The first pic was a musical, but sources say this will be a straight narrative. The pic will be live-action with CGI used to bring the dragon to life. Jim Whitaker is producing. Laurence will be a newly created character named Natalie, another of Pete’s friends. She received a Tony for her work in Broadway’s “Matilda.” This news only adds to the good month Fegley is having. He can currently be seen as young Eli Thompson on the final season of HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” and also portrays the younger version of Jason Bateman’s character in Warner Bros. “This is Where I Leave You.” He was also seen in the indie “Fort Bliss,” opposite Ron Livingston and Michelle Monaghan, which opened in April. He is repped by Ann Wright Representatives Agency, Wright Entertainment and Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Oct 18, 2014 7:33:43 GMT -6
variety.com/2014/film/news/robert-redford-disney-petes-dragon-1201332347/Robert Redford is in early negotiations to join the cast of Disney’s live action remake of “Pete’s Dragon,” sources confirm to Variety. The actor would play a resident of a logging community that tells stories of dragons. Redford is currently playing journalist Dan Rather in Mythology Entertainment’s “Truth,” based on the book “Truth and Duty: The Press, the President, and the Privilege of Power.” The original “Pete’s Dragon” was released in 1977, and revolves around a boy’s relationship with a dragon named Elliot. David Lowery (“Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”) is directing the new version, which will use CGI to bring the dragon to life. Jim Whitaker is producing the film that stars Oakes Fegley as Pete who is raised by the dragon. Oona Laurence co-stars. Redford also is attached to star in Lowery’s adaptation of David Grann’s New Yorker article “The Old Man and the Gun.” The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Nov 20, 2014 20:52:25 GMT -6
variety.com/2014/film/news/bryce-dallas-howard-peter-dragon-reboot-1201338776/Bryce Dallas Howard in Talks for Disney’s ‘Pete’s Dragon’ Reboot Bryce Dallas Howard is in early talks to play the female lead in Disney’s “Pete’s Dragon” reboot. Robert Redford is also in talks to star with Oakes Fegley playing the title character. David Lowery is set to direct from a script he wrote with Toby Halbrooks. The story is a reinvention of the 1977 film that revolves around Pete and his best friend Elliot, who happens to be dragon. The first pic was a musical, but sources say this will be a straight narrative. The movie will be live-action with CGI used to bring the dragon to life. Jim Whitaker is producing. Howard, who is repped by ICM Partners and Management 360, can be seen next in “Jurassic World.” Other past credits include “The Help,” “Hereafter” and “50/50.”
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Nov 20, 2014 21:48:47 GMT -6
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-confirms-new-zealand-shoot-751004Disney Confirms New Zealand Shoot For 'Pete's Dragon' The mixed CGI and live action film will be based at Peter Jackson's Stone Street Studios, home of 'The Hobbit' films The Walt Disney Studios has confirmed that live-action and CGI film Pete’s Dragon will be filmed in New Zealand from January to April 2015. Production will be based at Peter Jackson’s Stone Street Studios in the nation’s capital of Wellington. Pete’s Dragon, to star Robert Redford, Boardwalk Empire actor Oakes Fegley and Matilda’s Oona Laurence, is the first studio feature to use Stone Street since production wrapped on The Hobbit films. Filming will also take place in several locations around New Zealand including the Bay of Plenty, Wellington and Canterbury regions. Its unclear if Weta Digital, another of Jackson’s companies, housed in the same suburb as Stone Street, will be doing the CGI on the film. Bryce Dallas Howard is in talks to join the cast of the film, which is set against the backdrop of loggers cutting down a forest. Pete is a boy whose parents died in car crash, and who has been subsequently raised by Elliot, the titular dragon, who resides in the threatened forest. “We were searching for a shooting location that captures the wonder and spirit of Pete’s Dragon,” said producer Jim Whitaker. “The New Zealand aesthetic beautifully matches what the screenplay requires, and we’re grateful to receive such tremendous support from the filmmaking community and industry in this country.” Gisella Carr, CEO of Film New Zealand, the country’s national film office, said the shoot was secured after two years of negotiation. “We’re delighted to welcome back Disney which has such a long history of production in this country,” she said. “It’s great to see the combination of New Zealand’s favourable screen incentives, locations and skill base have enabled such a high-profile production to come here.” Production on Pete’s Dragon will coincide with another major Disney shoot in the region: Pirates Of the Caribbean 5 is set to go into production in Australia in February.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jan 11, 2015 20:02:37 GMT -6
variety.com/2015/film/news/michael-c-hall-joins-disneys-petes-dragon-remake-exclusive-1201395921/Michael C. Hall Joins Disney’s ‘Pete’s Dragon’ Remake Michael C. Hall is set to join the cast of Disney’s remake of “Pete’s Dragon.” Robert Redford, Bryce Dallas Howard and Wes Bentley are also on board, with newcomer Oakes Fegley set as the title character. David Lowery will direct from a script he wrote with Toby Halbrooks. The story is a reinvention of the 1977 film that revolves around Pete and his best friend Elliot, who happens to be a dragon. The first pic was a musical, but sources say this will be a straight narrative. The movie will be live action, with CGI used to bring the dragon to life. Jim Whitaker is producing. Hall was last seen in the Sundance pic “Cold in July.” He is repped by UTA and Hamilton Hodell.
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