After finishing work on the film, Dina Meyer began working on her second feature film Dragonheart (1996).
Pete's Dragon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Karl Urban replaced Michael C. Hall as Gavin, while Wes Bentley replaced Casey Affleck as Jack.
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When Pete climbs onto the school bus, that is a reference to when Pete followed the school children in the original movie.
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Features four actors that have been in Marvel Comics movies. The first being Karl Urban as Skurge in Thor: Ragnarok (2017). The second Wes Bentley as Blackheart in Ghost Rider (2007). The third is Robert Redford as Alexander Pierce in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014). The fourth Bryce Dallas Howard as Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man 3 (2007).
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This is not Isiah Isiah Whitlock Jr. first Disney film. He was in the film Enchanted (2007).
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Walt Disney Pictures' third live-action adaption of an animated classic to be a remake/reboot after Cinderella (2015) and The Jungle Book (2016), the prior of which is released in 2016. This does not include Alice in Wonderland (2010) which was completely different and not based on the original animated classic in 1951.
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Pete spends about 85% of the movie barefoot, both in town and in the woods.
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The original Pete's Dragon (1977) took place in the early 1900's.
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Oakes Fegley did all his own stunts. He and Oona Laurence wore harnesses to prevent any serious injuries.
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Robert Redford rescued an abandoned horse on the second day of shooting.
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This is Isiah Whitlock Jr. first Disney film. His second is Cars 3 (2017), released a year later.
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Director David Lowery explained why Elliott is a furry dragon in an IGN article, saying that he'd rather have "the kind of dragon you really want to give a hug to" than a Game of Thrones (2011) type dragon, which he described as "cool, but scaly and cold".
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Director David Lowery described his version of Pete's Dragon is to be more of a "re-invention", rather than a straight-up remake of Pete's Dragon (1977). His ambition for the film was to distinguish itself from the 1977 film as much as possible and also that he wanted to reinvent the "the core story of a venerable Disney family film". Lowery even watched the following films: The Black Stallion (1979), The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness (2013), My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Spirited Away (2001), and The Witch (2015), for artistic and visual inspiration.
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Pete was born in 1972.
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Robert Redford used Alex Hunt's Essential Movie Blog as artistic inspiration during the production of Pete's Dragon (2016)
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Oakes Fegley went through four auditions before finally being cast as Pete.
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The book "Elliot Gets Lost" was written by (Authors) David Lowery and Toby Halbrooks, (Illustrated) by Benjamin Lowery.
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When it grows a certain length, Oakes Fegley's hair becomes curly. For this role, he grew his hair out for a particular length with hair extensions being added.
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Bryce Dallas Howard played another character named Grace in Manderlay (2005).
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Levi Alexander, who plays Young Pete in the prologue, and Gareth Reeves, who plays his father, are actually related. They are first cousins, once removed.
Pete's Dragon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Pete's Dragon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Pete's Dragon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Pete's Dragon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Pete's Dragon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Pete's Dragon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Pete's Dragon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Pete's Dragon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Pete's Dragon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Pete's Dragon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Pete's Dragon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Pete's Dragon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Pete's Dragon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Pete's Dragon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Pete's Dragon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Pete's Dragon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Pete's Dragon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Pete's Dragon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Pete's Dragon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Pete's Dragon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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