Here's Why Disney Replaced the Original 'Raya & The Last Dragon' Actress with Kelly Marie Tran

Kelly Marie Tran is opening up about the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

“Raya And The Last Dragon” star Kelly Marie Tran is addressing anti-Asian racism and hate on the latest episode of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”.

Kelly Marie Tran is on hand to celebrate!

Raya and the Last Dragon is still huge!

SATURDAY AM Update: Even though 37% of the entire Los Angeles theatrical market is back online, it was enough to propel the DMA to the top weekend spot on Friday with $427,2K, repping a +1,100% jump from the same period a week ago. Los Angeles will feasibly be the No. 1 box office market this weekend, besting New York with well over $1M.

Raya and the Last Dragon is No. 1 again.

When Kelly Marie Tran was cast as Rose Tico in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” you have to imagine the actress was incredibly happy about what it might mean for her career and her future. Then the film was released and Tran became the subject of a ton of toxic fan hate, with racist and misogynist comments being throw at her non-stop.

Raya and the Last Dragon is No. 1!

Star Wars: Episode VIII—The Last Jedi, Tran seemed all but set for superstardom. However, she was soon inundated with racist and sexist online abuse from the toxic side of the Star Wars fandom, and was forced to delete her Instagram account as a result.

The last couple of years has seen a rise in toxic behavior and online harassment from so-called “fans” of big franchises like “Star Wars” or DC movies, but one of the ugliest examples of this was the intense racism and sexism against “The Last Jedi” actress Kelly Marie Tran. After incessant harassment online, Tran, who was the first woman of color to have a major role in a “Star Wars” film, “closed up shop” and left all social media.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor“Crazy Rich Asians” screenwriter Adele Lim never thought in her wildest dreams that she would be part of a Disney animated feature, let alone one that is set in Southeast Asia.But Disney’s newest tale, “Raya and the Last Dragon” (now streaming on Disney Plus), delivers its first Southeast Asian princess, Raya, a warrior who sets out across the mythical realm of Kumandra as she seeks out the last dragon.Lim, who is of Malaysian descent, says: “To be a part of this

Kelly Marie Tran got a special, totally unexpected visit from one of her heroes while speaking with Drew Barrymore, and the moment was an absolute delight.Tran appeared virtually on on Thursday to talk about her new Disney animated epic , and her groundbreaking role as the first Southeast Asian Disney princess.«I'm so excited to be part of a movie that's broadening the narrative when it comes to, what do people think when it comes to the word 'Princess?' What do people think when it comes to the

Kelly Marie Tran is the latest actor to appear on IMDb’s “Movies That Changed My Life” podcast.

Raya and the Last Dragon, she embarked on a magical journey…from a homemade fort. “I did maybe two sessions at Disney before lockdown began, and after that, it was all from home. My boyfriend built this sort of makeshift fort, so I [recorded my role] in this fort in my pajamas,” she tells Glamour.

Kelly Marie Tran isn’t holding back.

In Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon, the titular character is strong, resilient, clever, has a strong bond to her community of the world of Kumandra and, above all, hopeful. That said, it’s no wonder that Kelly Marie Tran was chosen to voice the titular heroine. The Vietnamese-American actress emits those qualities and then some.

Star Wars fans.Back in 2018, it emerged that Tran had deleted all of her Instagram posts following months of harassment from angry Star Wars fans.

Kelly Marie Tran has "truly" been happier without social media. The 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' actress deleted her Instagram account in 2018 after being subjected to racist trolls for her part in the science fiction franchise and she insists being off the platform is much better for her.