Watch the new trailer for Disney's big budget reboot of Pete's Dragon

A brand new trailer for Disney's big-budget reboot of cult kids movie Pete's Dragon has been unveiled, click below to watch it. 

The film stars  Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence and Robert Redford. It has been directed by David Lowery, best known for his work on Ain't Them Bodies Saints. 

It is a remake of the much-loved 1977 movie about a 10-year old boy who is discovered to having been living happily in the woods for six years. Asked how he survived, he points them in the direction of Elliott, a huge green dragon who lives in the forest and has looked after him.

The trailer offers a glimpse of Elliott alongside some of the movie's other stunning visual effects. 

The movie will be released into UK cinemas on August 12th this year. You can check out the original movie in hmv's online store by clicking on the icon on the right-hand side of the page.