“It tends to be a little more organic than that,” Shurer says. “There aren’t any sort of directives [that say], ‘Go here’ or ‘Go there.’ It's more us as filmmakers sitting in a room and talking about ...

Raya and the Last Dragon debuts on Disney+ with Premier Access in most Disney+ markets, at the same time as it is released in theaters on March 5. Where recent Disney princess films reminded young ...

The first reviews are quick to praise Kelly Marie Tran and Awkwafina’s dynamic, as well as Disney’s first Southeast Asian heroine for having "more than romance or even self-actualization on her mind." ...

Sisu, the dragon in Disney’s newest animated feature, Raya and the Last Dragon, doesn’t breathe fire. She’s snake-like and blue-tinted, more furry than scaly, and more interested in making friends ...

"Raya and the Last Dragon" comes at you in a whoosh. Raya, a lone warrior whose wit is as sharp as her blade, must track down the legendary last dragon to restore her fractured land and its divided ...

The 2021 Super Bowl kicked off on an extra super note with a big game ad for Raya and the Last Dragon, Disney’s new animated epic. The Raya and the Last Dragon Super Bowl trailer explained that the ...

The title of Disney's latest offering, Raya and the Last Dragon, sets up certain expectations: You know that the main character will be Raya, the warrior princess voiced by Kelly Marie Tran, and that ...

Kelly Marie Tran and Awkwafina provide the lead voices in this long-awaited family film, now streaming on Disney Plus, and coming to the Disney Plus free tier on June 4. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer ...

Disney’s newest animated movie, Raya and the Last Dragon, sets up a solo hero on a quest to save the fantasy world of Komandra from the Druun, a mindless swarm that consumes everything in its path. In ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Megan duBois is a reporter who covers The Walt Disney Company. The trailer starts off with Raya in a temple of sorts as she sends ...

Raya and the Last Dragon is a lovely, moving surprise. Its big selling point is that it's the first Disney animated film to feature Southeast Asian characters, but like so many movies that break ...