While the original film was a musical, the remake will not be. The flick will be written by David Lowery (who recently directed and wrote the drama Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) and his writing partner, Toby Halbrooks. It will be produced by Jim Whitaker (whose range of credits include Friday Night Lights and the animated Curious George).
Pete’s Dragon joins a list of other re-imaginings of some of Disney’s most cherished live-action classics. The most recent was 2009’s Race to Witch Mountain starring Dwayne Johnson, and perhaps the most widely known is Lindsay Lohan’s 1998 remake of The Parent Trap. Most include fond tributes and nods to their origins… it sure would be neat to see a Mickey Rooney cameo, now wouldn’t it?