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Feb 20, 2024 · Dragonslayer is a smart and stylish movie, with this overall theme of the ending of a generation, even a world, giving way to another serving as its backbone from beginning to end. But at the...
A message appears towards the end of the credits: "The making of this movie from over 400 individual homes was completely unprecedented, and relied entirely on the talent, ingenuity, and dedication of everyone at Walt Disney Animation Studios.
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- Animation, Action, Adventure
- Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Paul Briggs
- 2021-03-05
Raya and the Last Dragon (/ ˈraɪ.ə / RYE-ə) is a 2021 American animated fantasy action adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada, co-directed by Paul Briggs and John Ripa, and produced by Osnat Shurer and Peter Del Vecho.
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The prosperous land of Kumandra is ravaged by the Druun, evil spirits that turn people and dragons to stone. Sisu, the last dragon, concentrates her magic into a gem and banishes the Druun, reviving Kumandra's people but not the dragons. A power struggle for the gem divides Kumandra's people into five tribes called Fang, Heart, Spine, Talon, and Ta...
Kelly Marie Tran as Raya, the fierce and courageous warrior princess of Heart who has been training to become a Guardian of the Dragon Gem. To restore peace to Kumandra, she embarks on a search for...Awkwafina as Sisu, the last dragon in existence. She has a goofy and somewhat insecure personality, but she is also brave, kind, and wise.Izaac Wang as Boun, a charismatic 10-year-old entrepreneur who is originally from Tail and lost his family to the Druun.Gemma Chan as Namaari, the warrior princess of Fang and Raya's rival.Development
In October 2018, Deadline Hollywood reported Disney was developing a fantasy animated film. Disney disclosed it would be written by Adele Lim and produced by Osnat Shurer with additional directorial debuts by Paul Briggs and Dean Wellins, most of whom have been involved in other Disney movies including Frozen (2013), Moana (2016), and Zootopia(2016). The film was untitled at the time as part of a bigger development secrecy in timeline and characters, but its employment details hinted it would...
Animation
Raya and the Last Dragonportrays a combination of Southeast Asian cultures; Raya's hat is identical to the Philippines' traditional headgear while her fighting techniques come from Malaysian and Indonesian battle traditions. Water is one of the plot's central elements; it is used to illustrate Raya's emotional growth. Smoothly colored bodies of water represent moments in which Raya feels close to those around her while distrust is represented by water bodies depicted with higher contrast that...
Music
James Newton Howard composed the score for Raya and the Last Dragon, his fourth score for an animated film by Walt Disney Animation Studios after Dinosaur, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, and Treasure Planet. The score was released on February 26, 2021. Jhené Aiko wrote and performed a song titled "Lead the Way" for the end credits. On March 2, 2021, Disney Studios Philippines announced Filipina singer KZ Tandingan would be singing "Gabay" (Guide), Disney's first-ever Filipino-language song. The t...
Theatrical and streaming
Raya and the Last Dragon was originally scheduled to be released in the United States on November 25, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the film's release was delayed to March 12, 2021. On December 10, 2020, as part of Disney's Investor Day presentation, it was announced the film's theatrical release date was preponed to March 5, 2021, and would be simultaneously released on Disney+ Premier Access. Raya and the Last Dragon was available for purchase through Premier Access until Jun...
Home media
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released Raya and the Last Dragon on Digital HD on April 2, 2021, with DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra HD Blu-ray releases following a month later on May 18. The digital release also included Us Again. Bonus features bundled with its Blu-ray release include "An Introduction to Us Again", a behind-the-scenes look of the short Us Again; "Taste of Raya", a virtual Southeast Asian dining experience; "Raya: Bringing It Home", an inside look on how the animators worke...
Box office
As of September 2, 2021, Raya and the Last Dragonhas grossed $54.7 million in the United States and Canada, and $75.5 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $130.2 million. In the US and Canada, the film was released alongside Chaos Walking and Boogie, and was initially projected to gross $6-$7 million in 2,045 theaters in its opening weekend. However, after making $2.5 million on its first day, due to the re-opening of New York City theaters, weekend estimates were raised to $...
Streaming
In its first three days in the week of March 1, Raya And The Last Dragon was watched for 355 million minutes and placed fourth for the week among movies. The film was made available Disney+ without any additional cost on June 4, 2021, worldwide; it was the second-most viewed streaming title following after Netflix's Lucifer. Raya and the Last Dragonwas viewed for approximately 1.1 billion minutes from May 31 to June 6, a significant increase for the film and any streaming title, which previou...
Critical response
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports 94% of 283 critics have given Raya and the Last Dragona positive review with an average rating of 7.70/10. According to the website's critics' consensus, the film is "Another gorgeously animated, skillfully voiced entry in the Disney canon [that] continues the studio's increased representation while reaffirming that its classic formula is just as reliable as ever". On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 75 out of 100 based on 46 criti...
Cinemark would later reach a deal with Disney and start running the film in its tenth week of release.
Apr 15, 2023 · Screen Rant spoke with director Matthew Robbins about Dragonslayer being remastered and released on 4K Ultra HD. Robbins shares some of his favorite memories from making the movie and what it was like to create the new commentary for Dragonslayer with Guillermo del Toro.
- Joe Deckelmeier
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Mar 7, 2021 · Sorry, Disney fans, this is one movie you'll have to watch without an end credits scene! The only thing viewers can look forward to during the end credits is a sweet message about the 400+ creatives who helped make Raya and the Last Dragon as beautiful as it is.
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Ending Credits and Logos. "Dragonslayer" Copyright © MCMLXXXI Paramount Pictures Corporation and Walt Disney Productions · All Rights Reserved · "Dragonslayer" is a trademark of Paramount Pictures Corporation and Walt Disney Productions. Cast of Characters: Gaten - Peter MacNicol. Valerian - Caitlin Clarke. Ulrich - Ralph Richardson.
