One of the most promising studio features of the summer is Disney’s new take on Pete’s Dragon, arriving in August. We got a trailer for it recently, showing off the first glimpse at what David Lowery, director of the excellent drama Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, can do in a bigger playing field. It looks like Disney is keeping him in the family, as they’ve announced another remake he’s set to direct.
According to Deadline, Lowery is set to co-write (with Toby Halbrooks) and direct a new take on Peter Pan. While there’s no details yet regarding the approach for this new version, we can expect a boy who wouldn’t grow up and a little bit of pixie dust if it has anything to do with J.M. Barrie‘s original work.
In any regard, Disney must be confident a new take, with WB still recovering from Joe Wright’s Pan last fall (which isn’t as bad as you might have thought). We imagine there is still much more work to be done, but we can take stock in knowing the studio has a great deal of goodwill with Lowery as we look forward to their first collaboration this summer.
Do you want to see a Lowery-directed Peter Pan?