Raya and the Last Dragon is an upcoming animated film from Walt Disney Studios. Paul Briggs and Dean Wellins direct, Adele Lim is responsible for the screenplay. The voice cast includes Cassie Steele (Degrassi: The Next Generation) and Awkwafina (The Farewell).
Announced back in August during Disney's most recent D23 conference; Raya and the Last Dragon is fantasy in genre and, as the name suggests, will see a warrior named Raya search for the last remaining dragon. Steele will play Raya and Awkwafina will play the dragon. It's said that the movie is inspired by the diverse cultures of South East Asia.
The animated movie was set to debut in theatres on November 25th, 2020. However, it's release date has been changed on account of the Coronavirus pandemic that is currently plaguing most of the world. Raya and the Last Dragon is now set to arrive in theatres on March 12th, 2021 — according to Variety. Unfortunately, that's almost an entire year from now.
What's more, a live-action movie of Disney's was set to debut in theatres in November 2021. However, that's no longer present on their release schedule. Details on that movie are entirely unknown. It could have been one of their many upcoming remakes, however, that isn't a certainty by any means.
Similarly, Disney-Pixar's Soul has been delayed from June to November 2020. Click here to find out more about that.
Raya and the Last Dragon is set to debut in theatres on March 12th, 2021.