Walt Disney Animation Studios’ new trailer for Wish unveils new scenes, provides more details on the main characters – including an adorable goat – and includes a snippet from “This Wish” performed by the film’s star, Oscar winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story). Disney dropped the trailer, new photos, and a poster online one day after announcing during a presentation at CinemaCon that Chris Pine (currently seen in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves) has joined the cast.
Pine is lending his voice to King Magnifico and DeBose voices Asha. The voice cast also includes Alan Tudyk as Asha’s pet goat, Valentino.
Oscar winner Chris Buck (Frozen) and Fawn Veerasunthorn (Raya and the Last Dragon) direct, and executive producer Jennifer Lee (Frozen, Frozen 2) and Allison Moore (Night Sky) wrote the screenplay. Peter Del Vecho (Frozen) serves as producer, with Juan Pablo Reyes (Encanto) co-producing. Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Julia Michaels and Grammy-winning producer/songwriter/musician Benjamin Rice wrote the film’s original songs, and Dave Metzger composed the score.
“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,” stated Fawn Veerasunthorn. “Being able to honor that legacy with this incredible story and these amazing characters has been a joy for our entire team.”
Wish is set in Rosas, a country described as a fantastical land located off the Iberian Peninsula. “Our heroine, Asha, lives in Rosas, known as the kingdom of wishes,” said director Chris Buck. “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.”
Wish opens in theaters on November 22, 2023.
Disney released this synopsis of the 2023 the animated musical:
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.
