Raya and Sisu resolve to take back the four pieces of the gem, reassemble it and use it to banish the Druun and restore everyone who was turned to stone. Each of them contributed their magic to the gem. She manages to summon her in Tail where Sisu admits she did not create the gem but wielded it on behalf of her four siblings. Six years later, Raya treks across Kumandra searching for Sisu to have her create another gem and banish the Druun once more. As every tribe leader steals a piece of the gem and flees, Benja notices the Druun are repelled by water and saves Raya's life by throwing her in the river before getting turned to stone. The gem's destruction creates a fissure which releases the Druun once more, quickly overtaking the Land of Heart. Alerted to the attack, Benja and the other tribes arrive and start fighting over the gem, breaking it into five pieces in the scuffle. Namaari betrays her as part of a plot to help Fang steal the gem. Trusting Namaari, Raya shows her the gem's chamber. During it, Raya befriends Namaari, princess of the Fang tribe. Believing Kumandra can be reunited, Benja holds a feast for the leadership of all five tribes. įive hundred years later, Chief Benja of the Heart tribe retains possession of the gem and trains his young daughter, warrior princess Raya to protect it. ![]() A power struggle for the gem divides Kumandra's people into five separate chiefdoms called Fang, Heart, Spine, Talon, and Tail, corresponding to their placement along a gigantic dragon-shaped river. Concentrating the magic into a gem, she blasts the Druun away, reviving Kumandra's people but not its dragons. Sisu, the last surviving dragon, is given her siblings' magic. The prosperous sub-continent of Kumandra is ravaged by the Druun, mindless spirits that turn every living thing in their path to stone. Raya and the Last Dragon also led the 49th Annie Awards with ten nominations. However, it lost both awards to Encanto, another Walt Disney Animation Studios film. The film received various accolades, including a nomination for Best Animated Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards, and was nominated in the same category at the 79th Golden Globe Awards. It received positive reviews from critics, who praised the animation, the female empowerment, craftsmanship, visuals, action sequences, world building, characters and voice acting, but criticized its lack of Southeast Asian representation in the cast and anachronistic humor. The film became the third most streamed movie title of 2021, and has grossed over $130 million worldwide (not including its Disney+ Premier Access revenue). The film was simultaneously available on Disney+ Premier Access as a result of the pandemic's effects on movie theaters. To prevent further spread of the SARS CoV-2 virus during the COVID-19 pandemic, the filmmakers practiced social distancing, working from home using digital communication software like Zoom.Īfter being delayed for four months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Raya and the Last Dragon was released in theaters in the United States on March 5, 2021. During its production, Disney officially announced the replacement of several cast and crew members in August 2020 which includes the initially announced lead Cassie Steele being replaced by Kelly Marie Tran due to changes in character and plot. Development began in October 2018, and in August 2019 the project was officially announced, with the title being revealed alongside the voice cast. ![]() The film is inspired by traditional Southeast Asian cultures. She seeks out the fabled last dragon (Awkwafina), hoping to restore the dragon gem that would bring back her father (Dae Kim) and banish the evil spirits known as the Druun from the land of Kumandra. Featuring the voices of Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, Izaac Wang, Gemma Chan, Daniel Dae Kim, Benedict Wong, Sandra Oh, Thalia Tran, Lucille Soong, and Alan Tudyk, Raya and the Last Dragon is about the titular warrior princess, Raya (Tran). The screenplay was written by Qui Nguyen and Adele Lim, both of whom also wrote the story with Hall, Estrada, Briggs, Ripa, Kiel Murray, and Dean Wellins, based on story ideas by Bradley Raymond and additional story contributions by Helen Kalafatic. The 59th film produced by the studio, it was directed by Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada, co-directed by Paul Briggs and John Ripa, and produced by Osnat Shurer and Peter Del Vecho. ə/ RYE-ə) is a 2021 American computer-animated fantasy action-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
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