PREVIEW: Raya and the Last Dragon (PG)

WHO’S IN IT?

Kelly Marie Tran (Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Awkwafina (The Farewell), Gemma Chan (Crazy Rich Asians), Daniel Dae Kim (Always Be My Maybe), Sandra Oh (Sideways), Benedict Wong (The Personal History of David Copperfield), Izaac Wang (Good Boys), Thalia Tran (Little), Alan Tudyk (Zootropolis), Lucille Soong (One More Time), Patti Harrison (A Simple Favour), Ross Butler (To All The Boys: Always and Forever)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Don Hall (Big Hero 6) and Carlos López Estrada (Blindspotting), directors; Adele Lim (Crazy Rich Asians) and Qui Nguyen (film debut), writers; Peter Del Vecho (Frozen) and Osnat Shurer (Moana), producers; James Newton Howard (Snow White and the Huntsman), composer; Fabienne Rawley (Zootropolis) and Shannon Stein (film debut), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In the ancient kingdom of Kumandra, sinister monsters known as the Druun have returned after centuries of supposedly being defeated. A lone warrior named Raya (Tran) must now venture across the kingdom in search of the last of the dragons, the only beings who have been known to rid the world of the Druun for good…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Disney’s newest animated feature is an action-packed, gorgeously animated new adventure with plenty of fun characters and exciting set-pieces for everyone to enjoy.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 5TH MARCH 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE VIA DISNEY+ PREMIER ACCESS

 

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