Disney additionally revealed a brand new poster for the animated fantasy movie:
It stays to be seen what number of 2021 motion pictures will get related remedy. In response to The New York Instances, Black Widow is expected to remain a theatrical release, suggesting Disney is taking a considerably extra conservative method in comparison with WarnerMedia’s aggressive HBO Max strategy.
Disney has brought in a new lead voice actor as well as an additional writer and directors for their upcoming animated fantasy adventure Raya and the Last Dragon, Disney Animation’s first authentic manufacturing since Moana. Star Wars veteran Kelly Marie Tran has changed authentic actor Cassie Steele because the voice of Raya. Awkwafina stays the voice of Sisu, a dragon trapped in human kind.
Disney has described the movie because the story of “Raya, a lone warrior from the fantasy kingdom of Kumandra who groups up with a crew of misfits in her quest to search out the Final Dragon and convey mild and unity again to their world.”
Don Corridor (Moana, Huge Hero 6) and Carlos López Estrada (Blindspotting) have now been introduced as administrators. Raya’s authentic administrators, Paul Briggs and Dean Wellins, are actually listed as co-directors.
Playwright-screenwriter Qui Nguyen (She Kills Monsters, Vietgone) has additionally been added as a screenwriter; Loopy Wealthy Asians’ Adele Lim penned the unique screenplay.
Disney touted Raya and the Last Dragon at last year’s D23 Expo, bringing out authentic voice actor Cassie Steele, co-star Awkwafina, and authentic author Adele Lim to current three minutes of footage from the film.
Raya and the Final Dragon is not the primary animated Disney launch to get an overhaul. Ratatouille, Brave, and Cars 2 all replaced their directors, whereas The Good Dinosaur was “completely reimagined” and noticed its voice actors recast.
Jesse is a mild-mannered employees author for IGN. Permit him to lend a machete to your mental thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.