'Hercules' Was a Box Office Bust - and the Real Savior of Disney's '90s-Era Renaissance New cast announcements include Gemma Chan as Raya’s nemesis, Namaari Daniel Dae Kim as Raya’s visionary father, Benja Sandra Oh as Namaari’s powerful mother, Virana Benedict Wong as Tong, a formidable giant Izaac Wang as Boun, a 10-year-old entrepreneur Thalia Tran as the mischievous toddler Little Noi Alan Tudyk as Tuk Tuk, Raya’s best friend and trusty steed (a cuddly armadillo) Lucille Soong as Dang Hu, the leader of the land of Talon Patti Harrison as the chief of the Tail land and Ross Butler as chief of the Spine land. The fearless Raya (voiced by Vietnamese American Kelly Marie Tran of “Star Wars” fame) discovers that she can’t save her fractious kingdom of Kumandra alone - she needs the help of a water dragon, Sisu (Awkwafina), the last of its species, which transforms into a funny, if awkward, human, and a ragtag team of adversaries to fight a powerful force known as the Druun. Yet there’s a new wrinkle in the latest evolution of the Disney Princess story.

It’s very evident that the animation studio is doubling down on cultural diversity with the badass warrior princess from Southeast Asia. Disney dropped a new trailer today (view below) for “ Raya and the Last Dragon” (opening in theaters and streaming on Disney+ March 5), and last week screened 30 minutes of footage for select journalists.

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