Fan CastingRaya and the Last Dragon (Ridley Scott and Jerry Bruckheimer)

Raya and the Last Dragon is a 2021 American computer-animated epic fantasy action-adventure romantic drama film directed by Ridley Scott, written by Jennifer Lee and Jared Bush & Qui Nguyen and Adele Lim, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Peter Del Vecho, and Osnat Shurer. It stars Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, Gemma Chan, Benedict Wong, Izaac Wang, Thalia Tran, Stephen Dorff, Charlize Theron, Ross Butler, Patti Harrison, with Sandra Oh, and Daniel Dae Kim. The film follows Raya who has to avenge her father from his sickness by giving him the cure and summon the last dragon known as Sisudatu who had been missing for over 500 years after the dragons were annihilated. Only Raya and Sisu could save Kumandra and its people from the dreadful shapeshifters called Druun. The film was released by Walt Disney Pictures on March 5, 2021 and received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for its direction, acting, action sequences, animation, script, and musical score, though many praise the sexual relationship between Raya and Namaari. It grossed $120.5 million at the box office against the $100 million budget.