Wish (film)

Wish is an upcoming American animated musical film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 62nd animated film produced by the studio, it is directed by Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn (in her feature directorial debut), produced by Peter Del Vecho and Juan Pablo Reyes, and written by Jennifer Lee and Allison Moore. The art style combines computer animation with Disney's classic watercolor animation. Featuring the voices of Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, and Alan Tudyk, it focuses on a 17-year-old girl named Asha (DeBose) who makes a passionate plea to the stars in a moment of need when she senses a darkness in the Kingdom of Rosas that no one else does.

For the South Korean film also known as Wish, see Hope (2013 film).
For the cruise ship owned and operated by Disney also known as Wish, see Disney Wish.

Wish
Teaser poster
Directed by
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Music byDavid Metzger
Production
companies
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release date
  • November 22, 2023 (2023-11-22)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Development of Wish began in January 2022 when Lee was writing the original film at Walt Disney Animation Studios. In September 2022, the project was officially announced, with the title being revealed alongside the voice cast. It is inspired by Disney's 100th anniversary, which ties together a major theme across all Disney films—of wishes becoming reality. Julia Michaels and Benjamin Rice were hired to write the songs for the film, while frequent Disney orchestrator David Metzger composed the score.

Wish is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on November 22, 2023, by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

Premise

In the Kingdom of Rosas, located off of the Iberian Peninsula, a 17-year-old girl named Asha senses a darkness that no one else does, leading to a passionate plea to the stars in a moment of need. An actual star from the sky named Star answers Asha's wish.[1][2][3]

Voice cast
  • Ariana DeBose as Asha, a 17-year-old girl who wishes on a star to help save her kingdom by sensing a coming darkness[4][2]
  • Chris Pine as King Magnifico, the ruler of the Kingdom of Rosas who is the sole keeper of hundreds of wishes entrusted to him by people from all over the world[5]
  • Alan Tudyk as Valentino, a goat whose wish to communicate comes true by gaining the ability to talk[4]

Production

On January 21, 2022, it was reported that Jennifer Lee was writing an original film at Walt Disney Animation Studios.[6] On September 9, 2022, during the 2022 D23 Expo Presentation, Disney Animation announced a new film titled Wish, with Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn directing and Peter Del Vecho and Juan Pablo Reyes producing. It was also announced that the art style would combine Disney's classic watercolor animation and computer animation, which the company utilizes in its modern period.[4] Veerasunthorn said that she was "excited about honoring Walt Disney with the feature. Our art and technology team would come together to figure out how to combine the 20th century illustration look that inspired Walt [Disney] with the CG technology we have now."[7]

On March 26, 2023, it was reported that Wish was in post-production.[8]

Casting

On September 9, 2022, during the 2022 D23 Expo Presentation, Ariana DeBose and Alan Tudyk were announced to have been cast in the leading roles of Asha and Valentino, respectively.[4] On April 26, 2023, at CinemaCon, it was announced that Chris Pine was added to the cast as the voice of King Magnifico.[5] Lee said of Pine "As the most powerful person in the kingdom, King Magnifico needed to be played by someone who could give all the charm, cleverness and charisma to this magnanimous character, and Chris is beautifully bringing all of that and then some."[5]

Music

Julia Michaels was announced to write original songs for Wish at D23 Expo in September 2022.[9] By April 2023, David Metzger was confirmed to compose the film's score, while Benjamin Rice joined Michaels to write the songs; Metzger previously worked as a composer for Disney's direct-to-video animated films such as Tarzan II (2005) and Brother Bear 2 (2006), as well as orchestrating theatrically-released Disney animated films such as Tarzan (1999), Frozen (2013), and Frozen II (2019).[10] At CinemaCon in April, Disney showed a clip of Asha singing the song "This Wish", which reporters from Deadline Hollywood described as "a very pretty, powerful anthem."[11]

Release

Wish is scheduled to be theatrically released on November 22, 2023.[12] On February 16, 2023, following the commercial failures of the company's Strange World and Pixar Animation Studios' Lightyear (both 2022), Disney reportedly considered extending the theatrical windows for both Wish and Pixar's Elemental in hopes of bringing families back to theaters.[13][14]

References
  1. Couch, Aaron; Kit, Borys; Odman, Sydney (September 10, 2022). "Ariana DeBose to Star in Disney Movie Wish from Frozen Team". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  2. Whitten, Sarah (September 9, 2022). "Everything We Learned at D23 Expo's Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Panel". CNBC. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  3. Petski, Denise (April 27, 2023). "'Wish' Trailer: Ariana DeBose & Chris Pine Star In Disney Animated Musical". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  4. Valentine, Rebekah; Kim, Matt (September 10, 2022). "Disney's 2023 Animated Film Is Called Wish". IGN. Archived from the original on September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  5. Lang, Brent (April 26, 2023). "Chris Pine to Play Ruler of Magical Kingdom in Walt Disney Animation's 'Wish'". Variety. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  6. Keegan, Rebecca (January 21, 2022). "The Magic Maker: Jennifer Lee's Plan for Walt Disney Animation — and Finding the Next Frozen". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  7. Soliman, Michelle Anne P. (December 13, 2022). "Disney to release Ant-Man, Elemental, Wish and more in 2023". BusinessWorld . Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  8. Hodges, Jake (March 26, 2023). "'Disney's Wish': Release Date, Cast, Story, and Everything We Know so Far". Collider. Archived from the original on April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  9. Grobar, Erik Pedersen,Matt; Pedersen, Erik; Grobar, Matt (September 10, 2022). "Ariana DeBose Leads Disney Toon Musical Wish from Frozen Team – D23". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  10. "Dave Metzger Scoring Disney's Wish". April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  11. D'Alessandro, Anthony; Tartaglione, Nancy; Goldsmith, Jill (April 26, 2023). "Disney At CinemaCon: 'Marvels', 'Wish', 'Little Mermaid', 'Haunted Mansion' & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  12. Chapman, Wilson; Chapman, Wilson (September 10, 2022). "Ariana DeBose to Star in Disney's Wish, with Songs by Julia Michaels". Variety. Archived from the original on September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  13. Couch, Aaron; Kit, Borys (February 16, 2023). "How Much Is Too Much Marvel and Star Wars? Disney Rethinks Franchise Output". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  14. Crowley, Liam (February 16, 2023). "Disney Reportedly Considering Longer Theatrical Windows for Upcoming Animation Releases". ComicBook. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
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