Wish

[Farerb]

The men's design seems similar to that of Strange World.

[Pokenonbinary]

Once again talking about how boring and basic are the clothes for all the characters

Only the royals have good designs

I hope Asha gets a Disney princess final dress

[MoonMarc21]

Even if we don't see the Teens very much, except Dahlia as she is Asha's best friend, I'm excited about those characters, all different, and I love that the heroine has a groupe of friends in her life. It's very rare in Disney's animated movies.

I blame Big Hero 6 for my love of ensemble characters. How each character in a group of 5 or more embodies an archetype (jerk, nice one, himbo, emotional, etc.) and how their personalities bounces off one another is just so...I don't have a word to describe that feeling It's just that it's a good trope to me. This is why I love movies like Encanto and shows like Fairy Tail and Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous because it allows for some great character dynamics from funny to serious to endearing moments during it. As for this ensemble group, I like how they paid homage to the 7 dwarfs but I just wish that they picked another good name than "The Teens". I also hope that they also do some important stuff in the screen time they're given. Aside from that, I don't care, just give me good character dynamics between them and I'll be happy

[D82]

You’re right D82, we still have more songs to listen and we still need to know how it plays out in the movie visually. Having to judge all of the musical numbers just by one song would seem kinda unfair tbh. It will be okay for me if “This Wish” is just fine as long as the other musical numbers are better than that one, but still I do think that it’s a nice song and I’m still listening to it in repeat since I really like the instrumental of the song

I'm glad you're enjoying the song.

The second song was sang by animals in the forest if I remember well and it's the typical Disney foolish song with animals or objects we use to have in many films, which I'm not particularly fond of.

Do you mean like "The Work Song" from Cinderella or "Be Our Guest"? I personally like that type of song. Perhaps, I'll like this one more than you did.

The I want song is better to me and Ariana's voice is great as well as the lyrics (I can hear castanets : aren't they supposed to be Mediterranean, Spanish or Portuguese?

Oh, I hadn't noticed the castanets. Yes, they're very typical of Spain.

Well, on a total of 7 songs in the overall movie, I guess there are probably 4 during the 1st act as I suppose one at the very beginning to introduce the settings and characters of Rosas, then "This Wish" and "You're a Star" which both happen in the 20 minutes footage I attended at Annecy's festival where the song of King Magnifico was not shown and cut to us, but should be there as well.

I think an opening number was already confirmed, so you're probably right most of the songs will take place during the first act.

Here's attached a visual of the Teens on a puzzle from the illustrated style guide (not the final look of the characters) and a drawing of Asha, Valentino and Star for an upcoming figure.

Great find! Thanks for posting! Those drawings are quite nice. They make me wish the movie was hand-drawn.

Even if we don't see the Teens very much, except Dahlia as she is Asha's best friend, I'm excited about those characters, all different, and I love that the heroine has a groupe of friends in her life. It's very rare in Disney's animated movies.
Pocahontas has Nakoma and Tiana has Charlotte and... that's all, except the Big Hero 6 team and the friends Raya made during her journey.

It's true it's not very common. I like that too. And as I said before, I personally don't have a problem with large casts. In fact, it's one of the aspects I liked the most about Raya and the Last Dragon or Encanto. What I don't like are the references to the seven dwarfs. The Teens having the same personality traits as them is a bit too much for my liking. More than referencing the film, it seems to me they're copying from it. I would've preferred something more subtle like them crossing the river on a log in one shot like the seven dwarfs or something like that. But we'll see, hopefully it's all more subtle than it sounds.

[D23ExpoVisitor25]

About the trailer, my guess is that it might pop up next week between Tuesday and Thursday.
We still have a few days to wait...

I hope they drop it during Monday Night Football so it can get more viewers around the world rather than botch the marketing by putting it on a morning show that barely anyone watches anymore like Good Morning America.

[PatrickvD]

I like the melody of the song, although it’s not amazing. But those ChatGPT lyrics are a mess.

[D23ExpoVisitor25]

A new behind the scenes update on Wish from its co-Director Fawn Verasunthorn: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxM3RdYrk5e ... BiNWFlZA==.

[D82]

Better look at Mattel's Asha travel doll: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxN49tst-tO/

The back of the box reveals the little satchel Asha has on her belt apparently serves to hide Star. I already suspected that's what it was used for, but I wasn't sure if Star could fit in there. I think it was Disney's Divinity who noticed a while back Asha only wears the satchel in some images and not in others. Back then I checked the trailer again to see if she wore it there and she doesn't, what made me suspect she only wears it after meeting Star to hide it when she returns to the city.

I wonder where she will travel to. Will she just go around the island? Will she go to a neighboring kingdom by boat? Will she travel thanks to Star's magic? I also wonder what's the objective of that trip. Does she need to find some magical object or something which she'll need in order to defeat Magnifico?

I think what looks like a purple box is actually Asha's notebook because the cover is like the one in the Lego set.

Chris Pine also sung in Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, too.

I wrote a reply to you comment in my last post, but apparently I accidentally deleted it or something, because now I see it's not there.

You're right, he sung a bit there too. I quite liked that movie, by the way.

[Mooky]

I really like that Traveling Asha doll. It may be the first post-2013 Disney doll I buy.

[reee9948]

What the are chances of the trailer dropping next week instead of the last week of September?

[Thumper_93]

The user that has the dolls have posted a history where you can see the basic Asha too. It seems that they are available in France so in a few weeks they should be in other countries too.
The face looks amazing, it's a pitty that the details on her dress are printed but I'm sure that the shop Disney one is going to have a wonderful gown. Can't wait to see all the merchandise.

[DisneyFan09]

Thanks for posting that video, D82! The doll looks amazing and it will be the first Disney doll since Frozen that I will buy.

[D82]

Thanks for posting that video, D82! The doll looks amazing and it will be the first Disney doll since Frozen that I will buy.

You're welcome. I agree it doesn't look bad. The face in particular looks quite accurate.

The user that has the dolls have posted a history where you can see the basic Asha too. It seems that they are available in France so in a few weeks they should be in other countries too.

Oh, it's true. I saw the story, but didn't notice the other doll was next to the travel one in that photo. I'm surprised it's already available in France. Perhaps the store where that person bought it put them on sale earlier by mistake. I think things like that have happened before.

By the way, I've noticed Asha's dress was slightly different in some of the concept art. The under layer was plain and more pink, neither it nor the belt had the symbol of Rosas, and she had some kind of hair ornaments. She even wears that earlier version in the test footage shown at D23. Personally, I'm glad they changed it. I think the final design is more harmonious.

Very minor but Asha having a shawl/scarf reminds me of Meg from Hercules. Specifically from this scene:



(Probably not a reference on Disney's end - I think it's just my own internalized purple dress comparisons )

Who knows, maybe it's not a coincidence. Since this movie has so many references, I wouldn't be surprised if Asha's dress paid homage, for example, to all the Disney heroines wearing purple. If you think about it, the lacing at the neckline is a bit like Rapunzel's; apart from the shawl, the detail on the dress creates some ruffles which also remind a bit of Megara's outfit; and she has an ankle bracelet like Esmeralda (not to mention a goat as a pet ).

[D23ExpoVisitor25]

If any of you guys are interested and are willing to help me out by signing and sharing this all over the internet, I have a petition I just made that I hope you can sign and share all over social media. It's the petition to Bob Iger of Disney and SAG-AFTRA to grant an interim agreement for Walt Disney Animation Studios' Wish so the film can be properly marketed by having its cast of actors & actresses promote the movie around the world - https://chng.it/PZMfJbDqrM via Change.org.

Would you guys please sign my petition? I really don't want this film and I need all the help I can get or find to make sure it can be a hit through this petition being signed, now more than ever.

[Disney's Divinity]

The back of the box reveals the little satchel Asha has on her belt apparently serves to hide Star. I already suspected that's what it was used for, but I wasn't sure if Star could fit in there. I think it was Disney's Divinity who noticed a while back Asha only wears the satchel in some images and not in others. Back then I checked the trailer again to see if she wore it there and she doesn't, what made me suspect she only wears it after meeting Star to hide it when she returns to the city.

Sounds right. I wonder if perhaps, if she travels anywhere, it's through various wish orbs (perhaps she goes inside them and they are their own imagined "world" in a way).

By the way, there was a concept art image of Magnifico surrounded by the wish orbs a few pages back that was very nice. The secret dungeon / lab is definitely Evil Queen-esque (and Yzma, who was an homage herself). I haven't had a chance to listen to the song yet to comment. It's weird to think this movie's only 2 months and a week or so now. I'm glad the time has passed so quickly, looking forward to finally seeing both both it and the preceding short!

TBH, I'm also looking forward to Frozen III and Zootopia 2 since I liked those two original films, but I'm curious to learn what WDAS's next original project will be. They have to be working on something, I imagine, they always keep their projects under wraps in a lot of ways.

[PatchofBlue]

TBH, I'm also looking forward to Frozen III and Zootopia 2 since I liked those two original films, but I'm curious to learn what WDAS's next original project will be. They have to be working on something, I imagine, they always keep their projects under wraps in a lot of ways.

Come to think of it, do we even know what the next WDAS film will be after Wish? Original or otherwise? I was under the impression F3 and Z2 were still years away.

[D23ExpoVisitor25]

TBH, I'm also looking forward to Frozen III and Zootopia 2 since I liked those two original films, but I'm curious to learn what WDAS's next original project will be. They have to be working on something, I imagine, they always keep their projects under wraps in a lot of ways.

Come to think of it, do we even know what the next WDAS film will be after Wish? Original or otherwise? I was under the impression F3 and Z2 were still years away.

We’ll probably find out around the time of Wish’s release.

[MoonMarc21]

Whatever the original movie after Wish will be, I just hope that they use the new graphical style and improve on it as they make their originals. Who knows, maybe they’ll implement it in their upcoming sequels.

Also, I forgot to give my opinion of Asha as a face character in the Disney parks. The performer is just as pretty as the one from the movie although I do think that when she was called out to come to the stage, her performance was a bit awkward as she was sometimes flailing her arms around and did that weird “Hi” sign (That should’ve been Mirabel’s mannerism)

[D23ExpoVisitor25]

Whatever the original movie after Wish will be, I just hope that they use the new graphical style and improve on it as they make their originals. Who knows, maybe they’ll implement it in their upcoming sequels.

Also, I forgot to give my opinion of Asha as a face character in the Disney parks. The performer is just as pretty as the one from the movie although I do think that when she was called out to come to the stage, her performance was a bit awkward as she was sometimes flailing her arms around and did that weird “Hi” sign (That should’ve been Mirabel’s mannerism)

I kinda hope they go back to hand-drawn animation, specifically in 2027 for a new Winnie the Pooh movie (to celebrate his first movie’s 50th Anniversary) or in 2028 for a Mickey Mouse movie (to celebrate the character’s 100th Birthday), maybe that movie about the search for Mickey Mouse that was in the works all those years ago.

[MoonMarc21]

Whatever the original movie after Wish will be, I just hope that they use the new graphical style and improve on it as they make their originals. Who knows, maybe they’ll implement it in their upcoming sequels.

Also, I forgot to give my opinion of Asha as a face character in the Disney parks. The performer is just as pretty as the one from the movie although I do think that when she was called out to come to the stage, her performance was a bit awkward as she was sometimes flailing her arms around and did that weird “Hi” sign (That should’ve been Mirabel’s mannerism)

I kinda hope they go back to hand-drawn animation, specifically in 2027 for a new Winnie the Pooh movie (to celebrate his first movie’s 50th Anniversary) or in 2028 for a Mickey Mouse movie (to celebrate the character’s 100th Birthday), maybe that movie about the search for Mickey Mouse that was in the works all those years ago.

That can be cool as well. If anything, they could use both mediums for their upcoming features since they can have a distinct and memorable style for each movie. Both mediums have their strengths and weaknesses but that doesn’t mean they should favor one over the other just because it is “outdated” or such.