Truitt, Brian. "Review: Disney fantasy 'Raya and the Last Dragon' features intense action, amazing Awkwafina". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023 . Retrieved October 21, 2023. Dry, Jude (October 22, 2021). " Raya and the Last Dragon: How the Writers Upended Asian Stereotypes in Animation". IndieWire. Archived from the original on October 13, 2023 . Retrieved October 13, 2023. a b Katz, Brandon (March 1, 2021). " 'Raya and the Last Dragon' Is Disney's Best Animated Film Since 'Moana' ". Observer. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023 . Retrieved October 21, 2023. The Story Behind the Storyboard with John Ripa – Co-Director John Ripa invites you to get an inside look at his thought process as he pitches a storyboard sequence from the film and talks about his amazing career with Disney Animation. Giardina, Carolyn (March 12, 2022). " The Mitchells vs. the Machines Wins Big at Annie Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 13, 2022 . Retrieved October 25, 2023.

One Day at Disney • Dolphin Reef • Elephant • A Celebration of the Music from Coco • Howard • Inside Pixar • PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation • Director by Night • Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage? • Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl • Stan Lee • Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions Kaur, Avneet; Coetzee, Johann Francois (August 6, 2021). "Wrapped Clothing on 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: 10.1145/3450623.3464659. ISBN 978-1-4503-8373-8. S2CID 236937048.Belfast Finds Everlasting Love with WAFCA Critics" (PDF). Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association. December 6, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 6, 2021 . Retrieved October 11, 2023. Dragons also influenced Heart's design, with them appearing in sacred fortresses and palaces and serving as cultural symbols. [41] The production team aimed to make Heart's Pond a magical and sacred place because it represents an important character moment between Raya and her father, incorporating elements of flowers that only bloom at night. While researching these flowers, they came across an art installation involving lamps that would grow stronger and dimmer. This inspired them to create Kumandra flowers, which similarly light up when the Dragon Gem is near.. [42] This Blu-ray release of Raya and the Last Dragon incudes several featurettes, a short film, outtakes, and deleted scenes. DVD and digital Disney formula that here, admittedly, takes away the musical numbers so readily associated with the studio's animated films and replaces them In October 2018, Deadline Hollywood reported Disney was developing a fantasy animated film produced by Osnat Shurer from a screenplay by Adele Lim, with additional directorial debuts by Paul Briggs and Dean Wellins. Most of them had previously been involved in other Disney films including Frozen (2013), Zootopia (2016), and Moana (2016). [16] In August 2019, Disney announced the film during its D23 Expo Walt Disney Animation Studios' presentation, casting Cassie Steele as Raya and of Awkwafina as Sisu. [17] [18]

After an excellent opening for Tom and Jerry last weekend, all eyes turn to Raya and the Last Dragon. With theaters reopening in New York and San Francisco, the movie’s Disney Animation pedigree and 95% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and a stronger market for family films than other fare during the pandemic, this seems like a film that could continue the process of rebuilding momentum at the box office. A simultaneous release on Disney+ could put the brakes on though, and our model isn’t convinced it’s set for box office glory. 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.If you’re looking for a movie to watch for your next family movie night at home, I highly recommend Raya and the Last Dragon. Now available on Digital, the movie will also be available on 4K Ultra HD™, Blu-ray™ and DVD beginning May 18, 2021. I was provided with a copy of Raya and the Last Dragon, but as always, all opinions are my own. Keep reading to find out more about Raya and the Last Dragon Blu-ray bonus features, which includes never-before-seen footage and deleted scenes! desolate wasteland. Six years pass and Raya finds herself on a journey to find Sisu and restore peace, health, and relationships to a broken world. 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. Rosella, Azza; Fajar, Dwi Aryo (September 19, 2023). "Asean Multiculturalism Reflected in "Raya and the Last Dragon" Movie". Prosiding Konferensi Ilmiah Pendidikan. 4: 56–60. ISSN 2963-3222. Archived from the original on October 21, 2023 . Retrieved October 16, 2023. We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.