![]() RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON MOVIE CAST MOVIESo, hopefully, this movie is our word, and our message to the world of let's pull together." "They have the power to bring us together. "Particularly, with everything that's been happening in this last year, the violence towards Asian Americans, seeing each other as the other, words have power and words have the power to paint people in a different light," Lim added. Lim clarified her previous statement, noting that while Kumandra is itself a fantasy world, the influences and inspirations are real and real important to highlight the societies they represent. Kim expanded on this, underscoring the importance of families and children at an early age seeing positive Asian characters and cultures on-screen. Nguyen noted that there was no way the production could have anticipated how the world would look when the film eventually was released but felt it served as a counterpoint to the racially motivated hate and celebrates Asian cultures rather than painting them in commonly held stereotypes. Kim noted that Benja could have easily been written off as a stern father figure but instead was encouraged to explore a warmer, more loving side to his character, building on his dynamic with Tran. Awkwafina credited the production for allowing her to bring so much of her own voice to creating Sisu, forming a tight collaboration with the directors. Tran appreciated that both women learn to stand out of their own way and make sacrifices for the greater community that reflects their shared qualities. Chan especially enjoyed the moment in the film when Virana meets Sisu for the first time, with the character reverting to a child-like awe of dragons when facing one. Rather than focus on a single Southeast Asian country to set the film, the team crafted a world that reflected a myriad of cultures just as Western fantasy stories are similarly set in fictional worlds like Middle-Earth or Westeros.īoth Chan and Tran felt their characters shared many similarities but the differences between their kingdoms severed the possibilities of lasting friendship between them from an early age. ![]() Despite the unorthodox production and actors working separately instead of opposite one another in a sound studio, star Kelly Marie Tran credited the crew for being able to make the film and its performances appear completely seamless.īoth Lim and Nguyen pointed out that while they both - along with many members of the animation team - came from Southeast Asian households and the kingdoms in the film feature a synthesis of of those cultural influences, Kumandra was always intended to be a wholly fictional setting outside of its actual real-world inspirations. ![]() Co-star Benedict Wong had a considerably easier time recording his lines as Tong in a studio in Western Australia. As with the cast recording their vocal performances at home due to the pandemic, Kim recorded his lines from his Hawaii home and recounted that in his first recording session with directors Don Hall and Carlos Lopez Estrada, unexpected technical difficulties forced him to re-record about an hour's worth of dialogue. RELATED: Watch Raya and the Last Dragon for Nearly Half of Disney+'s PriceĪctor Daniel Dae Kim took a particularly strong sense of pride in portraying his character, Raya's father Chief Benja. The film's release was also simultaneously available on Disney+ with Premier Access, which is in response to the COVID-19 pandemic's negative impact towards theatrical releases, with many movie theaters across the United States and other countries being closed.In a press event attended by CBR, the cast and crew of Raya and the Last Dragon spoke about bringing their respective characters to life, the real-world influences behind Kumandra and spoke on the importance of the film being released in the face of rising hate crimes against Asian-Americans. ![]() Raya and the Last Dragon was theatrically released in the United States on 05 March, 2021 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures in standard 2D, 3D, Dolby Cinema, and IMAX formats. ![]() The film has been co-directed by Paul Briggs and John Ripa, produced by Osnat Shurer and Peter Del Vecho, written by Qui Nguyen and Adele Lim, and music composed by James Newton Howard. The 59th film produced by the studio, It is also the first film produced by Disney Animation without any involvement from John Lasseter since 2005's Chicken Little. ![]()
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