Robert Redford drawn to 'diversity' of Pete's Dragon

Actor Robert Redford says "Pete's Dragon" is the most "diverse" film he has ever worked on.
The veteran actor stars in the upcoming remake of the classic tale, about a young boy who lives in the woods with a mythical creature.
Redford, 79, plays a woodcarver who raised his children with stories about a dragon hiding in the forest, and it was this fantastical element that immediately appealed to the star, reported Contactmusic.
"I knew the fact that it was more diverse than anything I had done up to that point," Redford said explaining his own childhood saw him grow up in a working-class neighbourhood with little to do, making storytelling a form of escapism.

"That had great appeal. Since that was a part of my upbringing, it became a part of me. I wanted to pass it on to my kids, and my grandkids. I thought, 'Well if you could ever do a project, that really has magic in it, justifiable magic, you should do it.' This was it'.