Pada Oktober 2018, ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' melaporkan Disney sedang mengembangkan film animasi fantasi. Disney mengungkapkan bahwa film ini akan ditulis oleh [[Adele Lim]] dan diproduseri oleh [[Osnat Shurer]] dengan debut penyutradaraan tambahan oleh [[Paul Briggs]] dan [[Dean Wellins]], yang sebagian besar dari mereka telah terlibat dalam film Disney lainnya termasuk ''[[Frozen (film 2013)|Frozen]]'' (2013), ''[[Moana (film 2016)|Moana]]'' (2016), dan ''[[Zootopia]]'' (2016). Film ini tidak diberi judul pada saat itu sebagai bagian dari kerahasiaan pengembangan yang lebih besar dalam garis waktu dan watak, tetapi rincian pekerjaannya mengisyaratkan film ini akan melibatkan protagonis wanita berdarah Asia.<ref name="AdeleOsnat">{{Cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=October 9, 2018 |title=Disney Sets 'Crazy Rich Asians' Scribe Adele Lim & 'Moana' Producer Osnat Shurer For Animated Pic |url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/disney-crazy-rich-asians-moana-animation-movie-1202478895/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411185140/https://deadline.com/2018/10/disney-crazy-rich-asians-moana-animation-movie-1202478895/ |archive-date=April 11, 2021 |access-date=December 23, 2019 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> Pada Agustus 2019, Disney resmi mengumumkan film ini semasa panel presentasi [[D23 (Disney)|D23]] Expo Walt Disney Animation Studios. Disney juga mengumumkan [[Cassie Steele]] akan berperan sebagai Raya dan [[Awkwafina]] akan berperan sebagai Sisu.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Ryan |date=August 24, 2019 |title=Disney Animation Announces Raya and the Last Dragon at D23 |url=https://movieweb.com/raya-and-the-last-dragon-movie-cast-details-art-d23/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825031407/https://movieweb.com/raya-and-the-last-dragon-movie-cast-details-art-d23/ |archive-date=August 25, 2019 |access-date=July 6, 2021 |website=[[MovieWeb]]}}</ref><ref name="polygon">{{Cite web |last=Sun |first=Rebecca |date=March 3, 2021 |title=The Resurrection of Kelly Marie Tran: On Surviving 'Star Wars' Bullying, the Pressures of Representation, and 'Raya and the Last Dragon' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/resurrection-of-kelly-marie-tran-on-surviving-star-wars-bullying-the-pressures-of-representation-and-raya-and-the-last-dragon-4142178/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505051509/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/resurrection-of-kelly-marie-tran-on-surviving-star-wars-bullying-the-pressures-of-representation-and-raya-and-the-last-dragon-4142178/ |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |access-date=June 8, 2021 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>
Pada AugustAgustus 2020, Disney mengganti sejumlah anggota kru. [[Don Hall]], sutradara ''[[Winnie the Pooh (film 2011)|Winnie the Pooh]]'' (2011) dan ''[[Big Hero 6]]'' (2014), serta [[Carlos López Estrada]], yang telah bergabung di Disney Animation pada tahun 2019, tookmengambil overalih asposisi directorssutradara atatas anundangan unexpectedyang invitationtidak upondisangka impressedkarena byterkesan hisdengan directorialhasil workkerja onsutradaranya comedy-dramadalam film drama-komedi ''[[Blindspotting]]'' (2018). Briggs joinedbergabung dengan John Ripa assebagai onesalah ofsatu thepenulis screenwritersskenario, havingsetelah beenditurunkan demoteddari fromposisi hisawalnya initial position assebagai co-directorsutradara.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Millicent |date=August 28, 2020 |title=Disney changes Raya and the Last Dragon directors, writer, and leading actress |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/raya-and-the-last-dragon-disney-director-kelly-marie-tran/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925012334/https://www.gamesradar.com/raya-and-the-last-dragon-disney-director-kelly-marie-tran/ |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |access-date=July 6, 2021 |website=[[GamesRadar+]]}}</ref> In additionTambahan, [[Qui Nguyen]] joinedbergabung dengan Lim assebagai co-writerrekan andpenulis dan [[Peter Del Vecho]] joinedbergabung dengan Shurer assebagai producerproduser.<ref name="entertainmentweekly">{{Cite news |last=Yang |first=Rachel |date=August 27, 2020 |title=Get a first look at Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon starring Kelly Marie Tran |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |url=https://ew.com/movies/raya-last-dragon-first-look-kelly-marie-tran/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305202448/https://ew.com/movies/raya-last-dragon-first-look-kelly-marie-tran/ |archive-date=March 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Burt |first=Kayti |date=March 2, 2021 |title=How Blindspotting Led Carlos López Estrada to Raya and the Last Dragon |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/how-blindspotting-led-carlos-lopez-estrada-to-raya-and-the-last-dragon/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303003804/https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/how-blindspotting-led-carlos-lopez-estrada-to-raya-and-the-last-dragon/ |archive-date=March 3, 2021 |access-date=July 6, 2021 |website=[[Den of Geek]]}}</ref><ref name="variety dragon">{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=August 27, 2020 |title=Disney's 'Raya and the Last Dragon' Recasts Kelly Marie Tran as Lead |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/kelly-marie-tran-raya-and-the-last-dragon-star-disney-1234751119/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306060242/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/kelly-marie-tran-raya-and-the-last-dragon-star-disney-1234751119/ |archive-date=March 6, 2021 |access-date=June 8, 2021 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Steele wasjuga alsodigantikan replaced byoleh [[Kelly Marie Tran]] duekarena toperubahan changeskarakter in characters anddan plot. Shurer saidmengatakan thebahwa castpara mustpemeran embodyharus thememiliki samesemangat spiritsyang assama thedengan characterkarakter andtersebut thatdan Tran waslebih bettercocok suiteduntuk forperan the roletersebut.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Libbey |first=Dirk |date=January 26, 2021 |title=WhyMengapa Kelly Marie Tran ReplacedMenggantikan ThePengisi OriginalSuara Asli Raya Andand Thethe Last Dragon Voice Actress |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2561912/why-kelly-marie-tran-replaced-the-original-raya-and-the-last-dragon-voice-actress |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206024316/https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2561912/why-kelly-marie-tran-replaced-the-original-raya-and-the-last-dragon-voice-actress |archive-date=February 6, 2021 |access-date=February 6, 2021 |website=[[CinemaBlend]]}}</ref>
According toMenurut Hall, Disney recastmengubah theperan roletersebut becausekarena Raya waspada originallyawalnya aadalah "stoicseorang loner"penyendiri" buttetapi thetim teammulai beganmemberikan to infuse her with elements ofunsur "levityArrogance" andyang "swagger"mirip similardengan to the character ofkarakter [[Star-Lord]] indi [[Marvel Studios|Marvel's]] ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' (2014)''.<ref name="Sun">{{Cite news |last=Sun |first=Rebecca |date=March 3, 2021 |title=The Resurrection of Kelly Marie Tran: On Surviving 'Star Wars' Bullying, the Pressures of Representation, and 'Raya and the Last Dragon' |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/resurrection-of-kelly-marie-tran-on-surviving-star-wars-bullying-the-pressures-of-representation-and-raya-and-the-last-dragon |url-status=live |access-date=March 5, 2021 |archivedate=April 20, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420222833/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/resurrection-of-kelly-marie-tran-on-surviving-star-wars-bullying-the-pressures-of-representation-and-raya-and-the-last-dragon}}</ref> ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' saidmengatakan bahwa Tran wasdipilih selected for herkarena "lightnesslight and buoyancylight, buttetapi alsojuga badasserybadass.".<ref name="Sun" /> Tran hadharus tobelajar learnuntuk tomempercayai trusttim theproduksi productionkarena teamdia becausetidak sheberhasil hadmengikuti unsuccessfullyaudisi auditioneduntuk for the role ofperan Raya. ByPada JanuaryJanuari 2020, whenketika Tran replacedmenggantikan Steele assebagai Raya, sheia wasmenyadari awarebahwa Disney Animation hadtelah alreadymenolaknya rejecteddan her andmenggantikannya replaceddengan anotheraktor femalewanita actorlain.<ref name="Robinson">{{Cite news |last=Robinson |first=Joanna |date=March 3, 2021 |title=Kelly Marie Tran on the Empowering Anger of Raya and the Last Dragon |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/03/kelly-marie-tran-raya-and-the-last-dragon-interview-star-wars-social-media |url-status=live |url-access=limited |archivedate=March 21, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321214824/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/03/kelly-marie-tran-raya-and-the-last-dragon-interview-star-wars-social-media}}</ref>
Disney'sPilihan casting choicesDisney onuntuk ''"Raya and the Last Dragon''" weredirahasiakan keptdari secretpara from the cast memberspemeran; Disney hiredmempekerjakan eachmereka ofsecara themterpisah separatelydan andmeminta hadmereka themmerekam recorddialog theirmereka linessecara individuallyindividual. The castNamun, however,para accidentallypemeran discoveredsecara eachtidak other'ssengaja involvementmenemukan beforeketerlibatan satu sama lain sebelum Disney officiallysecara revealedresmi themengungkapkan castdaftar listpemain.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yang |first=Rachel |date=March 5, 2021 |title=Daniel Dae Kim, Awkwafina on 'secrecy' behind Raya and the Last Dragon casting, resemblance to their characters |url=https://ew.com/movies/raya-and-the-last-dragon-around-the-table/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306140514/https://ew.com/movies/raya-and-the-last-dragon-around-the-table/ |archive-date=March 6, 2021 |access-date=June 16, 2021 |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref>
TheFilm filmini isberlatar setbelakang innegeri afantasi fantasy land calledbernama Kumandra, inspiredyang byterinspirasi thedari Southeastbudaya AsianAsia culturesTenggara ofseperti Brunei, SingaporeSingapura, Laos, Thailand, Timor- Leste, CambodiaKamboja, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, and thedan PhilippinesFilipina.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rachel |first=Yang |date=August 27, 2020 |title=Get a first look at Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon starring Kelly Marie Tran |url=https://ew.com/movies/raya-last-dragon-first-look-kelly-marie-tran |url-status=live |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archivedate=March 5, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305202448/https://ew.com/movies/raya-last-dragon-first-look-kelly-marie-tran/}}</ref> ToUntuk domelakukan backgroundriset researchlatar belakang, thepara filmmakerspembuat andfilm dan tim productionproduksi teammelakukan traveledperjalanan toke Thailand, Vietnam, CambodiaKamboja, Indonesia, the PhilippinesFilipina, anddan Laos.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 20, 2021 |title=Raya and the Last Dragon: Lands of Kumandra inspired by Southeast Asian cultures |url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/entertainment/1414656-raya-and-the-last-dragon-lands-of-kumandra-inspired-by-southeast-asian-cultures |url-status=live |access-date=July 5, 2021 |website=Devdiscourse |archivedate=January 20, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120125701/https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/entertainment/1414656-raya-and-the-last-dragon-lands-of-kumandra-inspired-by-southeast-asian-cultures}}</ref> ThePara filmmakerspembuat formedfilm themembentuk Southeast Asia Story Trust, asebuah collectivekelompok ofkonsultan culturalbudaya consultantsuntuk forfilm thetersebut filmyang whichterdiri includeddari Dr. Steve Arounsack, anseorang associateprofesor professorAntropologi ofLaos Lao Anthropology atdi [[California State University, Stanislaus]].<ref name="IGN">{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Nicole |date=February 4, 2021 |title=Raya and the Last Dragon: Creating Disney's First Southeast Asian-Centered Movie |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/raya-and-the-last-dragon-creating-disneys-first-southeast-asian-centered-movie |url-status=live |access-date=February 6, 2021 |website=[[IGN]] |archivedate=April 21, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421073800/https://www.ign.com/articles/raya-and-the-last-dragon-creating-disneys-first-southeast-asian-centered-movie}}</ref> Thai artist Fawn Veerasunthorn served as the head of story for the film.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hullender |first=Tatiana |date=January 27, 2021 |title=Fawn Veerasunthorn Interview: Raya and the Last Dragon |work=[[Screen Rant]] |url=https://screenrant.com/raya-last-dragon-fawn-veerasunthorn-interview/ |url-status=live |access-date=February 6, 2021 |archivedate=March 31, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331153115/https://screenrant.com/raya-last-dragon-fawn-veerasunthorn-interview/}}</ref>
ToUntuk choosememilih thenama protagonist's nameprotagonis, thepara pembuat film filmmakersmeninjau reviewedlusinan dozenssaran ofyang suggestionsdirekomendasikan recommendedoleh bypara expertsahli fromdari Disney's Southeast Asia Story Trust. ScreenwriterPenulis naskah Adele Lim hadmemiliki anreaksi emotionalemosional reactionketika whenpertama shekali firstmendengar heard the namenama "Raya", whichyang meansberarti "celebrationperayaan" indalam [[Malaybahasa language|MalayMelayu]].<ref name="IGN" /> ToUntuk preventmencegah furtherpenyebaran spread of thevirus [[SARS CoV-2]] viruslebih duringlanjut theselama [[pandemi COVID-19 pandemic]], thepara filmmakerspembuat practicedfilm mempraktikkan [[social distancing]], workingbekerja fromdari homerumah usingdengan digitalmenggunakan communicationperangkat softwarelunak suchkomunikasi asdigital seperti [[Zoom Video Communications|Zoom]].<ref>{{Cite web |lastpenyebut = Tuttle |firstpemberi = Brittani |datetanggal =March 5, Maret 2021 |titlejudul =Cast andPara crewpemeran ofdan 'kru film "Raya and the Last Dragon'" talk about theberbicara challengesmengenai oftantangan makingdalam amembuat moviefilm fromdari homerumah |url=https://attractionsmagazine.com/cast-and-crew-raya-and-the-last-dragon-talk-the-challenges-of-making-a-movie-from-home/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306153044/https://attractionsmagazine.com/cast-and-crew-raya-and-the-last-dragon-talk-the-challenges-of-making-a-movie-from-home/ |archive-date=March 6, 2021 |access-date=July 2, 2021 |website=Attractions Magazine}}</ref>
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