Taking on lead roles in Disney’s ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’, Awkwafina and Kelly Marie Tran chat about the nuances of voice-acting and connecting with their charactersThe recent array of Disney releases — Onward, Coco, and Soul — feature a great journey the protagonist must take. It sees Raya (Kelly Marie Tran), a fearless warrior princess of the fictional kingdom Kumandra, seeking out Kumandra’s legendary last dragon, Sisu (Awkwafina), to help her save her people from a deadly plague. A still of the Kumandra kingdom in ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ | Photo Credit: Disney“When you’re playing a live-action character, you’re confined to that dimensionality. She is joined by Kelly Marie Tran — whom we have seen play Rose Tico in four Star Wars projects. One would imagine that the last dragon Sisu would be constantly serious, but Awkwafina brings a lot of levity, light and life to the role.

Source: The Hindu February 25, 2021 11:00 UTC