Wish follows Asha and a star to reclaim the town’s wishes. This is a charming, animated musical that celebrates the power of dreams.
A young girl Asha applies to become the King’s apprentice. However, in the interview, she discovers his nefarious motivations.
In the kingdom of Rosas, wishes are ‘kept safe’ by the tyrannical ruler Magnifico.
Asha wonders how she can help her family reclaim their wishes, and a mischievous star arrives to help her.
Together they must stop Magnifico from stealing Star’s magic for his own evil purposes. The King becomes suspicious and wants to know who has betrayed him.
Suddenly the pair need to start recruiting her friends.
This film celebrates 100 years of Disney animation.
The characters are cuteness overloaded. There are lots of catchy upbeat tunes. But ‘The everyone is a star’ harks back to the useless pop positive psychology of the nineties.
Wish is a classic tale of overcoming the baddie. You might like to take the kids to see Wish in cinemas, this school holidays.
Release date: Boxing Day 2023
About Wish
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Wish is an all-new musical-comedy welcoming audiences to the magical kingdom of Rosas, where 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 favourite goat, Valentino, the film is helmed by Oscar®-winning director Chris Buck (Frozen, Frozen 2) and Fawn Veerasunthorn (Raya and the Last Dragon), and produced by Peter Del Vecho (Frozen, Frozen 2) and 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 a score by composer Dave Metzger, Wish opens only in cinemas on Boxing Day!
Rating: PG (Consumer Advice: Mild themes and fantasy violence)
Running time: 95 minutes
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