I was like, “That’s my Namaari.” She’s got so much to prove. And when I found out that Sandra was voicing my mom, everything clicked into place. I’m so happy and proud to be a part of this film. It couldn’t have come at a more timely moment, when we are in the position we’re in, in the world right now. I think these are really complex themes to explore in a family film and I applaud the storytellers for tackling this. You can understand why we have elements in society that want to protect their own self-interests. You can also understand why the people of Fang are trying to protect themselves. The lack of trust and the division is a huge problem. So, similarly to Sandra, I feel like our world is complex and the problems of the world are only gonna start to begin to be solved, if we all work together. You could imagine them having each other’s upbringing and easily taking each other’s place.
She and Raya are also two sides of the same coin. One of the things that really drew me to this story and resonated with me is the fact that Namaari is the antagonist, but she’s not a clear-cut villain. That looks like me.” Those nuances are very, very trippy and very, very mind-blowing.
When I first saw the human version of Sisu, I was like, “Okay, all right, that’s me. We’re recording simultaneously, as it’s being animated. But then, you realize all that really goes into this. What was it like to see the details of the culture in this?ĪWKWAFINA: I’m gonna be honest, I saw the first clip that was put together at D23 and I was a little confused because I was like, “Is this a live-action movie? Let me get my agent on the phone.” It looked so realistic, with the rain and everything. To see the movie now, totally finished, and to see all of the chemistry that these incredible characters have, that says a lot about the expertise of Disney animation and the incredible talent working behind this movie, and also about the cast. All of the actors, at least in my experience, were isolated and we were recording by ourselves. KELLY MARIE TRAN: Honestly, I feel like all the credit has to go to the story team, the editing team, and all of the incredible teams behind the movie.
How did you manage to pull off the comradery of this story, when you couldn’t be together? So, we lost that hour, but I learned my lesson. That’s what happens when you leave the recording and the technical stuff to the actors. At the end of the hour, we were supposed to upload our packets to Team Disney, and as I was uploading my packet, I realized that I had recorded none of that past hour. We had put in a good hour and we did some great stuff. In one of my very first sessions from home, most of his dialogue, where he’s talking about Kumandra and establishing a relationship with Raya, went missing. Although, I will have to say that it wasn’t without hiccups. So, to be able to walk downstairs in my t-shirt and shorts was pretty great. Living in Hawaii, any time I travel to go shoot something, it’s at least five hours, eleven by plane. It was amazing, actually being able to record from home. It’s nice when you can really take a lot of pride in the person that you’re playing. What was that like to do?ĭANIEL DAE KIM: It was really great, actually. Question: Because of COVID, you made this movie from home, which is unbelievable for a Disney production of this quality and this magnitude. That same evil force sends Raya on an epic journey five hundred years later, with the hope of finding the last dragon and restoring all of the life that had been lost.ĭuring a virtual press conference to discuss all things Raya and the Last Dragon, co-stars Kelly Marie Tran (“Raya”), Awkwafina (“Sisu”), Daniel Dae Kim (“Benja”), Gemma Chan (“Namaari”), and Sandra Oh (“Virana”) talked about making this movie from home during a pandemic, pulling off the comradery of the story when they couldn’t be together, why audiences can identify with these characters, the father-daughter dynamic between Raya and Benja, finding Sisu, and the importance of this film at a time when there has been a rise in attacks against Asian Americans. Image via Walt Disney Studios Motion Picturesĭirected by Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada and from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Raya and the Last Dragon travels into a world where everything once lived in harmony before an evil force fractured and divided humanity.
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