Kelly Marie Tran Cast in Lead of RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON
Tran is best known for her role in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."
Variety reports that Kelly Marie Tran will replace Cassie Steele in the upcoming Disney animated feature "Raya and the Last Dragon.
"Raya and the Last Dragon" centers a fearless warrior as she seeks to save the realm from evil forces. Awkwafina plays Sisu, a rare water dragon who can transform into a human being.
Adele Lim and Qui Nguyen penned the script. Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada direct.
"I didn't know that I was yearning just to see someone who looks like me," Tran said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.. "She is someone who is technically a princess, but I think that what's really cool about this project, about this character specifically, is that everyone's trying to flip the narrative on what it means to be a princess."
Tran is best known for her role of Rose Tico in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" and "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker."
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