“It’s about the characters. It’s about Raya versus Namaari. It’s almost two sides of the same coin. The decision to complicate Namaari as a character — and develop her unique ...

Raya and the Last Dragon sees Raya face off with Namaari, a girl from a neighboring village Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has ...

Namaari and Raya used to be friends until the fight over the Dragon Gem ripped them apart. Now they're bitter enemies, and their emotional dynamic is fierce and complicated in ways that ...

Disney’s plan seems to be to balance new animated movies with sequels, and one underrated 2021 hit could be the perfect candidate for a follow-up.

And when Raya (Kelly Marie Tran) marched up the steps of Fang’s parameters in search of Namaari (Gemma Chan), I doubt there was a single viewer who didn’t share her anger—and maybe her ...

Raya and Namaari look like the 20-something grown women that they probably are. Even more remarkable is the detail in the faces of the two rivals and Sisu in her human form — yeah, she does that ...

Raya's deceptive friend, Namaari (Gemma Chan), of the Fang realm, holds the key to that mystery. Raya, a lone warrior whose wit is as sharp as her blade, must track down the legendary last dragon ...

As for Raya’s formidable opponent Namaari (voiced by Gemma Chan) who is a rival princess from Fang, Nguyen explains he’s always been interested in villains that one could “sympathize with ...

As we developed the character of Namaari and understood the relationship, the interesting deep relationship between her and Raya and how they're sort of opposites of each other, we really wanted ...