Disney is betting big on taking its beloved animated classics and giving them live-action updates for a new generation. Cinderella and Maleficent both hit big and, based on the trailers, Jon Favreau's The Jungle Book looks like it will, at the very least, have some of the most mind-blowing visuals of the year. The studio has another live-action remake this year, though they've been a bit quiet about that up to this point.
Pete's Dragon, from Ain't Them Bodies Saints director David Lowery, didn't get a flashy Super Bowl spot, but that's understandable. There are many people who grew up loving the original story about a boy who befriends a dragon in the woods, but it's still not the big-name draw that The Jungle Book or next year's Beauty and the Beast are. It's not a Super Bowl-spot kind of movie, but based on this new teaser and poster, it looks downright wonderful.
Watch the teaser.
It's cute and has just the right amount of mystery to it. And even though we can't see it in full, we can get a sense of how Lowery is approaching the dragon this time around. Obviously he's no longer a 2D animation, filmmakers instead opting to go full CGI. What is cool about it, though, is he already looks lovable and approachable in just the tiny bit we can see.
Check it out.