To express the character Namaari's strength and power, the designers experimented with facial expressions and physicality including her aggressive nature and fierce stare. They adorned her with a hard-edge outfit with a predominantly off-white color palette to express her tough personality, similar to Fang's geometric shapes of silhouette and patterning. [47] Young Namaari's costume is also designed to contrast her with young Raya; her stark white and gold elements represent Fang's harsh lifestyle as opposed to Raya's draped, soft, and blue designs with an overall serene feel. [48] Animation and cinematography [ edit ]

a b Brady, Tara (March 5, 2021). "Raya and the Last Dragon: Good fun with cute critters". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022 . Retrieved October 14, 2023. Kelly Marie Tran as Raya, [1] a fierce and virtuous warrior princess of Heart who has been training to become a Guardian of the Dragon Gem. To save her father from petrification and restore peace to Kumandra, she embarks on a search for the last dragon. [2] Watson, R.T. (March 7, 2021). "Disney's 'Raya and the Last Dragon' Undercut Without Cinemark". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021 . Retrieved July 7, 2021. Velasquez, Olivia (April 9, 2021). " 'Raya and the Last Dragon' - A Home Run for Disney?". The Echo. Olivet University. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status ( link) Kaur, Avneet; Eulen, Erik; Coetzee, Johann Francois (August 6, 2021). "Creating Diversity and Variety in the People of Kumandra for Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon". ACM SIGGRAPH 2021 Talks. Siggraph '21. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery. pp.1–2. doi: 10.1145/3450623.3464660. ISBN 978-1-4503-8373-8. S2CID 236937087.

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Libbey, Dirk (January 26, 2021). "Why Kelly Marie Tran Replaced The Original Raya And The Last Dragon Voice Actress". CinemaBlend. Archived from the original on February 6, 2021 . Retrieved February 6, 2021. Approximately 800 artists worked on the film; they used various software applications such as Autodesk Maya, Houdini, and Nuke. [49] The animation team mixed traditional with 3D animation to create a unique style of warmth, imperfection, and distinctiveness that resembled shadow puppets used in Chinese storytelling. [50] The characters' costumes were constructed by skillfully folding long pieces of fabric, and the overall structure of the clothing didn't heavily rely on seams. This departs from the traditional method of creating clothing which used predetermined patterns as a guide. [51] a b c Loayza, Beatrice (March 4, 2021). " 'Raya and the Last Dragon' Review: Fool Me Once". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021 . Retrieved June 8, 2021. Big Hero 6: Hiro • Baymax • Fred • Wasabi • Honey Lemon • Go Go Tomago • Tadashi Hamada • Yokai • Mochi The Princess and the Frog: Tiana • Louis • Ray • Dr. Facilier • Almost There Tiana • Prince Naveen • Platinum Tiana • Charlotte La Bouff

Fear, David (March 4, 2021). " 'Raya and the Last Dragon' Is Disney Princess Empowerment as a Pan-Asian Pop Mash-Up". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 12, 2023 . Retrieved October 21, 2023. a b Clark, Nicole (March 1, 2021). "Raya and the Last Dragon: Bringing Sisu the Water Dragon to Life". IGN. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021 . Retrieved June 8, 2021.Development began in October 2018, and in August 2019 the project was officially announced, with the title and voice cast being revealed. During production, Disney replaced several cast and crew members, including the initially announced lead actress Cassie Steele for Tran, to conform with changes in character and plot. The film is inspired by traditional Southeast Asian cultures. During design and animation, the team focused on its diverse environments and characters while maintaining authentic cultural representation. James Newton Howard composed the score. Finding Nemo/ Finding Dory: Nemo • Dory • Hank • Crush • Bruce • Baby Dory • Destiny • Bailey • Pearl • Platinum Nemo • Darla The Lion King: Simba • Timon • Pumbaa • Rafiki • Scar • Spirit Mufasa • Nala • Shenzi • Baby Simba • Zazu • Adult Simba • Platinum Simba • Mufasa Benedict Wong as Tong, a formidable, towering, kind-hearted warrior from Spine who lost his family and fellow villagers to the Druun. [9]

Raya and the Last Dragon". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on May 8, 2021 . Retrieved April 17, 2022. Toys and Merchandise • Mobile Application (Disney and Star Wars) • Mobile Application (Marvel) • Television Shorts • Kingdom Hearts Union χ • Disney Tsum Tsum Festival • Twisted WonderlandOutstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film Beauty and the Beast: Belle • Beast • Lumiere • Cogsworth • Mrs. Potts • Chip • Maurice • Philippe • Gaston • LeFou Raya's main outfit resembles a sampot, a traditional Cambodian dance outfit, and her hat resembles a salacot, traditional headgear worn in the rural parts of the Philippines. Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant/Martial Artist: Raya was practicing her sword fighting all by herself in those six years, she didn’t get to practise using blades until she got her first sword, given by Chief Benja.

Raya joined the Disney Princess lineup in August 2022 during World Princess Week at Disneyland Paris. [7] [8] Idelson, Karen (March 17, 2022). "How Oscar-Nominated Animated Features Made 2D Work". Variety. Archived from the original on July 13, 2022 . Retrieved October 13, 2023. Official Disney Princesses: Snow White • Cinderella • Aurora • Ariel • Belle • Jasmine • Pocahontas • Mulan • Tiana • Rapunzel • Merida • Moana • Raya In August 2020, Disney announced the replacement of several cast and crew members. Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada replaced Briggs and Wellins as directors, and the latter two were demoted to co-directors. [19] Story writer John Ripa later also replaced Wellins as a co-director, and Wellins was credited as a contributing writer in the credits. Qui Nguyen joined Lim as co-writer and Peter Del Vecho joined Shurer as producer. [20] [21] [22] Kelly Marie Tran replaced Steele to conform to changes in characters and plot; Shurer said the cast must embody the same spirit as the character and that Tran was better suited for the role. [23] Walt Disney Animation Debuts a Special Look at 'Raya and the Last Dragon' ". The Walt Disney Company. February 28, 2021. Archived from the original on June 5, 2021 . Retrieved February 21, 2021.Giardina, Carolyn (January 25, 2022). " Dune, West Side Story Among Cinema Audio Society's Sound Mixing Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022 . Retrieved October 11, 2023. The collection includes a range of clothing, costumes, and fancy dress accessories inspired by Raya and the Last Dragon, available in a range of sizes online. If you are looking for footwear, walk in confidence with a variety of Raya and the Last Dragon-inspired boots. Feel like a part of Raya and the Last Dragon with the official range of Disney costumes, available for kids. These high quality fancy dress costumes are perfect for Halloween, Carnival, or any other occasion. Browse the selection of Raya costume sets for kids, and bring the magic to your wardrobe! Gifts, Toys & Accessories