There’s a new movie coming to theaters from Walt Disney Studios. Or so they say.
After being jerked around and ultimately denied theatrical releases for Mulan and Pixar’s Soul, Disney’s first teaser trailer for Raya and the Last Dragon promises a proper theatrical run this spring. We’ll believe it when we see it.
Regardless, what this first look does deliver on is the epic goods.
With a mythos set in Southeast Asia, Raya (voiced by The Last Jedi‘s Kelly Marie Tran) is a young warrior who has been trained to guard the Dragon Gem.
To protect it and save her people, she must fight an ancient evil (natch) and seek the last dragon — named Sisu (Awkwafina) — who has transformed into a human. Joining her is the animal sidekick Tuk Tuk who undergoes a transformation of his own.
Co-directed by Don Hall (Moana) and Carlos López Estrada (Blindspotting) — who replaced original, long-time Disney animation directors Paul Briggs and Dean Wellins in a big creative shakeup — Raya and the Last Dragon is set to open in movie theaters (and not on Disney Plus) on March 12, 2021.
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Kelly Marie Tran stars as the voice of Raya in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ feature-length adventure RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (2021)
Kelly Marie Tran stars as the voice of Raya in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ feature-length adventure RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (2021)
Kelly Marie Tran stars as the voice of Raya in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ feature-length adventure RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (2021)
Raya’s sidekick animal Tuk Tuk in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ feature-length adventure RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (2021)
Kelly Marie Tran stars as the voice of Raya in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ feature-length adventure RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (2021)
Kelly Marie Tran stars as the voice of Raya in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ feature-length adventure RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (2021)
Kelly Marie Tran stars as the voice of Raya in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ feature-length adventure RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (2021)
Raya faces her training mentor in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ feature-length adventure RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (2021)
Kelly Marie Tran stars as the voice of Raya in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ feature-length adventure RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (2021)
A masked warrior mentor in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ feature-length adventure RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (2021)
Kelly Marie Tran stars as the voice of Raya in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ feature-length adventure RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (2021)
Kelly Marie Tran stars as the voice of Raya in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ feature-length adventure RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (2021)
Kelly Marie Tran stars as the voice of Raya in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ feature-length adventure RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (2021)
Raya’s family tribe in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ feature-length adventure RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (2021)
Raya’s family tribe in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ feature-length adventure RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (2021)
A mural of Sisu, the last dragon, in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ feature-length adventure RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (2021)
Kelly Marie Tran stars as the voice of Raya in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ feature-length adventure RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (2021)
Concept Art for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (2021)
Title Logo for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ feature-length adventure RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (2021)
One Sheet Poster for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ feature-length adventure RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (2021)