‘Raya And The Last Dragon’: Read The Screenplay For Disney’s Animated Adventure Exploring Themes Of Unity And Trust
deadline.comEditors note: Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series debuts and celebrates the scripts of films that will be factors in this year’s movie awards race.In Raya and the Last Dragon, the kingdom of Kumandra splits apart when the gem protecting the realm from the Druun breaks into five pieces.
The film itself almost went to pieces when the Covid-19 pandemic required all the animators and voice artists to stay home, but they persevered just like Raya (Kelly Marie Tran) herself.Raya lives in the Heart realm with her father, Chief Benja (Daniel Dae Kim).
Years after the broken gem allowed the Druun to return, Raya seeks the help of Sisu (Awkwafina), the last dragon who can help restore peace (and restore Benja, who has turned to stone).
They have to travel to each region of Kumandra – Fang, Spine, Talon and Tail – to collect the missing pieces of the gem, while warriors from other realms are after the same thing.Sisu and the dragons in Raya are based on Asian dragons, quite different than the fire-breathing monsters of medieval fantasy.
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