Entertainment Weekly has debuted the first good look of the new Elliott from the upcoming remake of Pete’s Dragon.
As you can see, he is a complete reimagining of the character, though director David Lowery says they retained some features “Certain things about the original design we loved: Big jaw, big snout, and a clumsy quality that we really wanted to not completely forget about.”
He continues to say that modifications were necessary to make the character fit the photo-realistic world of the film while keeping his friendly personality in the new environment.
The new Pete’s Dragon will be released August 12.