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Mulan is definitely one of the most loved Disney Princesses and the only Asian one so far… until now!
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Disney just announced their next animated film titled Raya and the Last Dragon, that will be a fantasy adventure with a Southeast-Asian theme And the best part? The movie will have Malaysian screenwriter, Adele Lim (that previously wrote for Crazy Rich Asians) on board to write the movie!
Just Announced: Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon, starring @cassandrasteele (Raya) and @Awkwafina (Sisu, the Last Dragon). Check out all-new concept art, and see the film in theaters November 2020. #D23Expo pic.twitter.com/V40bv64IIp
— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) August 24, 2019
The movie tells the tale of “a reimagined earth inhabited by an ancient civilisation” in a realm called Lumandra, where five clans form the land of the dragon and the main character Raya, is determined to find the last surviving dragon, Sisu!
The cast of @DisneyAnimation’s new film Raya and the Last Dragon, @CassandraSteele and @Awkwafina join the filmmakers on stage at #D23Expo. pic.twitter.com/2J9um56pwU
— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) August 24, 2019
The preview of the footage shows a beautiful jungle glowing under the layers of rain and fog with the voice-over saying:
“Our world was created by dragons, before they left, they hid a gift for the people. A powerful but dangerous gift. One that could save an entire kingdom or bring it to an end. The question is what will we find? Hope or destruction?”
Raya will be played by Cassie Steele and Awkwafina will play the water dragon Sisu, described as a water dragon that’s “not like any other dragon that you’ve seen before.”
Check out the new logo for Raya and the Last Dragon, coming to theaters November 2020. #D23Expo pic.twitter.com/xVz1jCagLR
— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) August 24, 2019
Former SMK (P) Sri Aman graduate Adele Lim, shared her excitement on Instagram and fans are eager to see some Southeast-Asian elements in a movie that will be kept visually authentic by Thai storyboard artist, Fawn Veerasunthorn!
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So, Kumandra, the fictional place where #RayaAndTheLastDragon take place will be a combination from all of this 😍 pic.twitter.com/XiObLisfxM
— Ivana (Eve) (@eveneechan) August 25, 2019
At last! The Southeast Asian version from Disney! Hooray! #RayaAndTheLastDragon https://t.co/D1aU6zFbNU
— HRZHQL (@RezElefun) August 26, 2019
YES!!! THANK YOU @Disney!! Finally some South East Asian representation. I'm so excited for #RayaAndTheLastDragon 😍😍
— Dhayana (@MissDeusGeek) August 24, 2019
Can't quite put it into words but there's a real feeling of 'belonging' this weekend with this and the #MsMarvel news. pic.twitter.com/5etZeRK9hl
she means so much to me already ❤️🐉#RayaAndTheLastDragon pic.twitter.com/jjOvTIoOk4
— rilee (@cinderile) August 24, 2019
Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon is set to be released in November 2020! Are you ready for the next Asian princess to be featured on the big screen? Tell us!
Info via Polygon
