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Raya and the Last Dragon, a CG-animated fantasy film featuring the voice talents of Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, Gemma Chan, Daniel Dae Kim, Sandra Oh, Benedict Wong, and more. Early reviews have certainly been glowing for the company s newest animated adventure, and families will have the option of watching the movie in theaters or at home on Disney+ (with a premium fee) in the weeks ahead. If you recognize the voices behind this new movie and you re wondering why, we re here to help. Here are the actors behind Disney s
Raya and the Last Dragon.
Kelly Marie Tran (Raya)
As our title character, Raya, a warrior princess on a quest to find the last dragon and save her world from an evil force, Kelly Marie Tran plays the protagonist in Disney s latest animated feature,
114 minutes/Opens March 5, in cinemas and on Premier Access on Disney+
3 stars
The story: Hundreds of years ago, the mythical land of Kumandra was populated by humans and their friends, the dragons. The dragons sacrificed themselves to stop the evil force called the Druun from destroying the land. In the present day, human greed causes the Druun to resume their attacks. Raya (voiced by Kelly Marie Tran) must reawaken the dragon magic by finding the last dragon Sisu (Awkwafina) or Kumandra will remain forever haunted by evil.
They have done China (Mulan, 1998; and again in 2020), Polynesia (Moana, 2016), medieval Scotland (Brave, 2012) among others, and now comes the Disney treatment of our neighbourhood, South-east Asia.