QUI NGUYEN: The movie had been in development for quite a few years, so by the time it got to us, there were definitely some strong themes there and we knew that it would be a movie about Southeast ...

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“I mean, when it comes to just the martial arts themselves, it was really important that it was the martial arts that come from the region,” Nguyen recently told ComicBook.com. “And being a martial ...

Kelly Marie Tran stars as the voice of a warrior princess named Raya, who must track down the legendary "last dragon" in order to save her father ( Daniel Dae Kim) and the land of Kumandra from evil ...

Kelly Marie Tran and Awkwafina lead a predominantly Asian American voice cast in Disney's action-packed, Southeast Asian-inspired quest adventure. By Inkoo Kang Television Critic Add Disney’s new ...

Editors note: Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series debuts and celebrates the scripts of films that will be factors in this year’s movie awards race. In Raya and the Last Dragon, the kingdom of ...

“Crazy Rich Asians” screenwriter Adele Lim never thought in her wildest dreams that she would be part of a Disney animated feature, let alone one that is set in Southeast Asia. But Disney’s newest ...

Disney’s newest heroine is also the studio’s first Southeast Asian lead: Raya, the lead of Raya and the Last Dragon, a capable martial artist who wields a whip sword. Kelly Marie Tran, who jumped from ...

A new Disney princess from Southeast Asia battles factionalism and her own trust issues. By Beatrice Loayza When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an ...

Disney’s “‘Raya and the Last Dragon” is set to hit theaters in China on March 5, the same day as its release on Disney Plus in other territories. It ranks among the first foreign titles to announce an ...

For Raya and the Last Dragon, the influences of a multitude of Southeast Asian cultures are apparent. For directors Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada, and writer Qui Nguyen, it was important to bring ...

After nearly six years of development and a lengthy delay due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Raya and the Last Dragon is finally now streaming on Disney+ Premier Access and ahead of its release, ...