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New 'Pete's Dragon' trailer is packed with perfectly nostalgic whimsy

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Description: Khaleesi's not the only one ruling dragons this summer.

Khaleesi's not the only one ruling dragons this summer.

Yohana Desta

on June 14, 2016

New 'Pete's Dragon' trailer is packed with perfectly nostalgic whimsy

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Khaleesi's not the only one with dragons this summer.

Disney just dropped a new trailer for Pete's Dragon, the whimsical revamped tale of an orphan living in the forest with his sometimes-invisible dragon pal, Elliott.

The remake stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Karl Urban, Oona Lawrence and Oakes Fegley as the titular Pete. The original film was released in 1977 and starred Mickey Rooney, Shelley Winters, Helen Reddy and more.

Pete's Dragon hits theaters on Aug. 12.

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Yohana Desta

Yohana Desta was the senior film reporter for Mashable. She is a Northern Virginia native and an American University grad. She enjoys carefully curating her Instagram account and can often be found reading books, going to concerts, watching movies and learning way too much about pop culture.