Disney's Wish (2023, D: Buck & Veerasunthorn) V: DeBose, Pine, Tudyk
04-27-23, 10:13 AM
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Disney's Wish (2023, D: Buck & Veerasunthorn) V: DeBose, Pine, Tudyk
Check out the new trailer, plus a poster and new image for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Wish,” which opens exclusively in theaters on Nov. 22. The trailer introduces 17-year-old Asha, the powerful King Magnifico, Asha’s pet goat Valentino, and Star, a celestial ball of boundless energy that Asha’s wish calls down from the sky. It also features a snippet of the song “This Wish,” performed by Ariana DeBose; it’s one of several new songs written by Julia Michaels and Benjamin Rice for the film.
The all-new musical-comedy welcomes audiences to Rosas, a fantastical land located off the Iberian Peninsula. “Our heroine, Asha, lives in Rosas, known as the kingdom of wishes,” said director Chris Buck, who helms the film with Fawn Veerasunthorn. “People come from everywhere to give their wishes to a magical king who promises to grant their deepest desires—someday. Only he can decide which wishes will come true and when.”
Added Veerasunthorn, “We have been inspired by so many iconic films over Disney Animation’s 100 years, especially stories where we explore the power of someone with a wish, combined with the conviction to make that wish come true. Being able to honor that legacy with this incredible story and these amazing characters has been a joy for our entire team.”
ABOUT THE MOVIE
In “Wish,” Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force—a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe—the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico—to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen. Featuring the voices of Academy Award®-winning actor Ariana DeBose as Asha, Chris Pine as Magnifico, and Alan Tudyk as Asha’s favorite goat, Valentino, the film is helmed by Oscar®-winning director Chris Buck (“Frozen,” “Frozen 2”) and Fawn Veerasunthorn (“Raya and the Last Dragon”), produced by Peter Del Vecho (“Frozen,” “Frozen 2”) and co-produced by Juan Pablo Reyes (“Encanto”). Jennifer Lee (“Frozen,” “Frozen 2”) executive produces—Lee and Allison Moore (“Night Sky,” “Manhunt”) are writers on the project. With original songs by Grammy®-nominated singer/songwriter Julia Michaels and Grammy-winning producer/songwriter/musician Benjamin Rice, plus score by composer Dave Metzger, “Wish” opens only in theaters on Nov. 22, 2023.
The all-new musical-comedy welcomes audiences to Rosas, a fantastical land located off the Iberian Peninsula. “Our heroine, Asha, lives in Rosas, known as the kingdom of wishes,” said director Chris Buck, who helms the film with Fawn Veerasunthorn. “People come from everywhere to give their wishes to a magical king who promises to grant their deepest desires—someday. Only he can decide which wishes will come true and when.”
Added Veerasunthorn, “We have been inspired by so many iconic films over Disney Animation’s 100 years, especially stories where we explore the power of someone with a wish, combined with the conviction to make that wish come true. Being able to honor that legacy with this incredible story and these amazing characters has been a joy for our entire team.”
ABOUT THE MOVIE
In “Wish,” Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force—a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe—the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico—to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen. Featuring the voices of Academy Award®-winning actor Ariana DeBose as Asha, Chris Pine as Magnifico, and Alan Tudyk as Asha’s favorite goat, Valentino, the film is helmed by Oscar®-winning director Chris Buck (“Frozen,” “Frozen 2”) and Fawn Veerasunthorn (“Raya and the Last Dragon”), produced by Peter Del Vecho (“Frozen,” “Frozen 2”) and co-produced by Juan Pablo Reyes (“Encanto”). Jennifer Lee (“Frozen,” “Frozen 2”) executive produces—Lee and Allison Moore (“Night Sky,” “Manhunt”) are writers on the project. With original songs by Grammy®-nominated singer/songwriter Julia Michaels and Grammy-winning producer/songwriter/musician Benjamin Rice, plus score by composer Dave Metzger, “Wish” opens only in theaters on Nov. 22, 2023.
09-27-23, 02:49 PM
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Re: Disney's Wish (2023, D: Buck & Veerasunthorn) V: DeBose, Pine, Tudyk
09-27-23, 04:16 PM
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Re: Disney's Wish (2023, D: Buck & Veerasunthorn) V: DeBose, Pine, Tudyk
I’m sure it’ll be cute. The style looks a little too much like Frozen but I guess that’s not a surprise.
The trailer only gives a brief snippet of the Wish song but based on what little I heard, it doesn’t sound great.
The trailer only gives a brief snippet of the Wish song but based on what little I heard, it doesn’t sound great.
09-27-23, 04:33 PM
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According to Grammy.com, there are actually two Grammy-nominated artists named Julia Michaels. If I had to, I'd guess it's this one, as she co-wrote the theme to a Disney Channel show called Austin & Aly.
11-20-23, 07:02 AM
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11-24-23, 09:03 PM
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Re: Disney's Wish (2023, D: Buck & Veerasunthorn) V: DeBose, Pine, Tudyk
Saw it today and it was pretty disappointing. I liked the lead character and the title song is fantastic but the plot and writing is forgettable. Nothing terrible but definitely in the bottom 10-20 of Disney animated films.
11-24-23, 09:11 PM
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I plan to see this tomorrow. I’m really surprised the critics score is so bad on RT. Probably going to scare off some people to “just wait for streaming”
I saw a review from Grae Drake on Instagram and she is also stumped why critics are so hard on it. She liked it.
I saw a review from Grae Drake on Instagram and she is also stumped why critics are so hard on it. She liked it.
11-24-23, 09:13 PM
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I saw this today at 3pm and besides my wife and I there were only 2 other families in the entire theater and both families didn't even make it 2/3 of the way through the film before walking out.
11-24-23, 11:52 PM
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11-25-23, 10:53 PM
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I saw it this afternoon. I thought it was pretty good. 
I’m kind of stumped by the scathing reviews on RT.
There were a lot of kids in my showing. And nobody walked out.
Ariana DuBose is really good as Asha. And I liked Tudyk as Valentino. He was funny I know I’m not 10 years old, but I thought “Star” was kind of adorable 😊 And Pine was fine as the villain.
And I know some of the reviews say the songs are forgettable. But I liked them. Is this top tier Disney? Probably not, but it’s definitely not bottom in my opinion.
Again this is all highly subjective. It kind of sucks that Disney movies aren’t as valued as they were in the past and many just view it as content I can stream later.
I’m kind of stumped by the scathing reviews on RT.There were a lot of kids in my showing. And nobody walked out.
Ariana DuBose is really good as Asha. And I liked Tudyk as Valentino. He was funny I know I’m not 10 years old, but I thought “Star” was kind of adorable 😊 And Pine was fine as the villain.
And I know some of the reviews say the songs are forgettable. But I liked them. Is this top tier Disney? Probably not, but it’s definitely not bottom in my opinion.
Again this is all highly subjective. It kind of sucks that Disney movies aren’t as valued as they were in the past and many just view it as content I can stream later.
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11-27-23, 01:51 AM
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Re: Disney's Wish (2023, D: Buck & Veerasunthorn) V: DeBose, Pine, Tudyk
I saw it this afternoon. I thought it was pretty good. I’m kind of stumped by the scathing reviews on RT.
There were a lot of kids in my showing. And nobody walked out.
Ariana DuBose is really good as Asha. And I liked Tudyk as Valentino. He was funny I know I’m not 10 years old, but I thought “Star” was kind of adorable 😊 And Pine was fine as the villain.
And I know some of the reviews say the songs are forgettable. But I liked them. Is this top tier Disney? Probably not, but it’s definitely not bottom in my opinion.
Again this is all highly subjective. It kind of sucks that Disney movies aren’t as valued as they were in the past and many just view it as content I can stream later.
I’m kind of stumped by the scathing reviews on RT.There were a lot of kids in my showing. And nobody walked out.
Ariana DuBose is really good as Asha. And I liked Tudyk as Valentino. He was funny I know I’m not 10 years old, but I thought “Star” was kind of adorable 😊 And Pine was fine as the villain.
And I know some of the reviews say the songs are forgettable. But I liked them. Is this top tier Disney? Probably not, but it’s definitely not bottom in my opinion.
Again this is all highly subjective. It kind of sucks that Disney movies aren’t as valued as they were in the past and many just view it as content I can stream later.
11-27-23, 09:54 PM
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Re: Disney's Wish (2023, D: Buck & Veerasunthorn) V: DeBose, Pine, Tudyk
Went with my six year old and her friend. Both begged to leave around the half hour mark - they were bored out of their minds by this whilst happy to watch and re-watch Disney animations on Disney Plus. Audience consisted mostly of parents and young children and whilst we were the first to leave I believe it likely others would have left as well before the end.
