Paul Briggs and John Ripa serve as co-directors.
After her first recording session, he and Hall could only look at each other in stunned silence.
I’m never going to forget it, Lopez Estrada tells EW.

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Lopez Estrada says Trans session blew them away so much that they changed a scene to match her performance.
We had this little dramatic moment; it was written as a few lines.
Do you mind if I tried it a little bit differently?

She went for it, improvised for a minute, and had us all in tears.
Raya is totally a warrior.
When she was a kid, she was excited to get her sword.
And she grows up to be a really badass, gritty warrior and can really take care of herself.
Besides research, Nguyen says it was important that both his and Lims experiences inform the script.
Raya and the Last Dragonis set to premiere March 12, 2021.