It’s the New Frozen: Info, Release, Casting… Everything You Need to Know About Wish, Disney’s Christmas!

Disney is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, the studio will release a magical original movie called Wish – Asha and the Good Star in theaters.

For their sixty-second feature film, Walt Disney transports us to a fantasy realm for a grand adventure full of color, magic and song. Everything you need to know about this animated movie in anticipation of Frozen 3.

What is Wish – Asha and the Lucky Star about?

Directed by Chris Buck, co-director of Frozen 1 and 2, and Fawn Veerasunthorn, the film follows Asha, an idealistic and intelligent 17-year-old girl who lives in Rosas, a fantasy kingdom located on the Iberian coast. peninsula and in which literally all wishes can come true.

In a moment of desperation, he sends a sincere and powerful wish to the stars, which is answered by a cosmic force: a small ball of infinite energy called a star. Together, Star and Asha will face their most formidable enemy, King Magnifico, and prove that a determined person’s desire, combined with the magic of the stars, can indeed bring about miracles.

Produced and co-written by Jennifer Lee, screenwriter and co-director of Frozen 1 & 2, now creative director of Walt Disney Animation Studios, Wish – Asha and the Lucky Star is set to incorporate the studio’s previous work.

An anniversary film with many eyes

The trailer (seen above) makes it clear: this “story” is already “ages old.”

During an interview on a Spanish website CarteleraJennifer Lee admitted that Wish was hiding other Disney animated films. However, this was not to the detriment of the story.

“I can’t reveal all the Easter eggs, but I will say that the priority was the narrative. Then we had the opportunity to add certain elements to the script as they fit the narrative, and others as a result of the work. animators“- he declares.

And since the launch of the trailer, fans have been having fun with more or less gross easter egg references. So Asha makes her wish with the wishing well, a direct reference to Snow White’s wish and sequence.I wishAs Asha looks up at the sky, we see a star that shines brighter than the others, a shot similar to a shot from the movie The Princess and the Frog when Tiana talks to Star Evangelina.

Wishes at Disney

As you can tell, the film contains plenty of references to the century-old studio’s previous films, whether it’s plot or simple nods.

The theme of the feature film, namely wish-fulfilment, is a favorite theme for the studio and links the films together, from Snow White to Pinocchio to The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and The princess and the frog.

Title “When we pray to a lucky starTaken from Pinocchio, it has become a true symbol of the studio since the first notes of music composed by Lee Harline accompany the studio logo before each film.

music Wish – Asha and Lucky Star Composed by Dave Metzger, who notably worked on Wreck-It Ralph, Frozen and Moana. There are 7 original songs written and composed by Julia Michaels and Benjamin Rice, including the title track “This Wish” heard in the trailer.

Who are the Voices of Wish?

Ariana DeBose, Oscar winner for Best Supporting Actress for Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, lends her voice to the heroine in the original version.

Chris Pine recently starred in Don’t Worry Darling and Dungeons & Dragons: Thieves’ Honor stars as King Magnifico, Alan Tudyk – who has already voiced Tuk Tuk in Raya and The Last Dragon and Iago in Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin, dub. Goat with a velvety voice Valentino.

Actor Evan Peters doubles as Simon, and Angelica Cabral voices Queen Amaya. On the other hand, Victor Graber voices Sabino, and Harvey Guillen is Gabo.

Wish – Asha and Lucky Star Coming to our theaters on November 29th, Disney’s perfect gift to audiences. A bit more If you go to see a film at the Grand Rex, the animated film is preceded by the show La Féérie des eaux.