‘Raya And The Last Dragon’: Disney Offers A New Super Bowl Look At Their Animated Adventure

EXCLUSIVE: The No. 3 U.S. exhibitor Cinemark will not be playing Raya and the Last Dragon this coming weekend as Disney makes the title available both in theaters and as a $30 purchase on Disney+ on March 5. As the major studios experiment widely with theatrical windows during the pandemic, Raya is a clear case that not all exhibitors will just swallow whatever is thrown at them.

, the new Disney animated film starring the voices of Kelly Marie Tran () and Awkwafina (,) will arrive to the Disney+ on Friday, March 5 under the streaming service's «Premier Access» tier.The film centers around Raya — Disney's first Southeast Asian princess — a warrior who embarks on a journey looking for the sole surviving dragon in order to save her kingdom.

Antonio Ferme editor“Raya and the Last Dragon” is set in the land of Kumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization where humans and dragons once lived together in harmony.

Reviews are in for Disney’s new animated feature Raya and the Last Dragon, and the critics aregenerally positive. Directed by Don Hall (Big Hero 6, Winnie the Pooh) and Carlos López Estrada (Blindspotting),the new animated film introduces audiences to thefantasy world of Kumandra, where humans and dragons live together in harmony.

Add Disney’s new animated feature Raya and the Last Dragon to the list of 2020 and 2021 movies you’ll desperately wish you could see on the big screen.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticThe first major animated feature for a post-Trump era, “Raya and the Last Dragon” is as leftie a toon as Disney has ever made, though its core message of unity and come-togetherness should hardly seem political at all. Notably, it’s a movie with no villain, no love interest, no musical numbers and no talking animals — unless you count Awkwafina’s loquacious (and potentially world-saving) water dragon Sisu.

Watch Video: 'Raya and the Last Dragon' Trailer: Meet the Dragon and a Butt-Kicking BabyFollowing the end of the plague, Kumandra splintered into five provinces. When one of the five tries to steal the gemstone for itself, it shatters into pieces, weakening its powers and bringing back the Druun.

Disney on autopilot is still pretty good. And that’s the case with the studio’s latest film, “Raya and the Last Dragon.” 500 years ago, a purple plasmatic plague known as the druun swept over the dragon-shaped nation of Kumandra.

, makes history as the studio's first Southeast Asian princess.«It carries a lot of weight,» says Kelly Marie Tran, who voices Raya. Having grown up loving Disney movies, she signed on to the film understanding the legacy of their princesses.

With News of the World, composer James Newton Howard returned to the Western genre for the first time in many years. In concert with director Paul Greengrass, he’d craft a more somber, inward-looking score than is often heard in the genre—“broken” music for a broken nation.

As China's booming Lunar New Year box-office period winds down, Beijing's film regulators are beginning to let Hollywood titles back into the marketplace. Warner Brothers’ live-action/animation hybrid Tom and Jerry has secured a release on Feb.

Rebecca Davis editorDisney’s “‘Raya and the Last Dragon” is set to hit theaters in China on March 5, the same day as its release on Disney Plus in other territories.It ranks among the first foreign titles to announce an upcoming release date since the Wednesday conclusion of the Chinese New Year holiday — the country’s top movie-going week of the year, and a period when authorities impose an official blackout on foreign imports.China is one of the few countries where Disney currently has no

“Raya and the Last Dragon,” the upcoming action-adventure from Walt Disney Animation Studios, features set pieces and genre thrills that feel wholly unique among their 59-film animated catalog. Starring Kelly Marie Tran as the titular warrior, “Raya” is set in the mythical world of Kumandra, where humans and dragons once lived together in harmony.

Disney Animation is set to release their first animated short in five years with the Zach Parrish-directed Us Again, which will debut in theaters alongside Raya and the Last Dragon on March 5. The short is set to drop on Disney+ in June.

Brittany Matthews is looking on the bright side.

Brittany Matthews took to Twitter to comfort fiance Patrick Mahomes after he suffered a disastrous Super Bowl 55 loss on Feb. 7. The Kansas City Chiefs were clobbered by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who looked like true champions in a game that saw G.O.A.T QB Tom Brady proving why he was worthy of a record-breaking seventh Super Bowl ring. After Patrick’s team’s loss, pregnant Brittany took to Twitter in hopes of lifting his spirits.

Restore peace. Find the last dragon.