Wish

[D23ExpoVisitor25]

New trailer debuts Wednesday 12PM EST

Where did you read that it was coming out at 12?

[D82]

I'm the same. I don't think they have ever managed to make something as beautiful or as iconic as Cinderella's dress or Belle's dress in CGI.

I agree. Those are my two favorite Disney dresses, by the way. My third one is probably Snow White's, which is not as spectacular as those two, but also very iconic.

I dislike reused names as well. Another pet peeve of mine is when too many main characters have names that start with the same letter (Aurora, Ariel, Alice, Asha, Anita, Anna). I’m fine with it if a character comes from a pre-existing source material, but for original characters they should try to come up with something more unique.

I never realized that, but it's true there are many female Disney protagonists whose names begin with "A." Probably, the filmmakers don't pay much attention to these details when it comes to selecting a name for their main characters.

Edit: now that I think even if Dahlia is of filipina ancestry they will still cast an East asian actor, like they did with Raya that was explicitly South East Asian and not a single cast member was from the region

Well, Kelly Marie Tran at least is from South East Asia, but yes, most of the other actors were from East Asia. It'll also be interesting to see if there's any actor from Spain in the cast, though I don't have high hopes. Most likely, they think that with Ariana DeBose and the actress who voices Amaya they already meet the quota.

For anyone who missed it, here is the poisoned apple:

The cauldron and the cobwebs also remind of Snow White. In the article, Chris Buck says Magnifico can do other things apart from granting wishes; I wonder what those other things will be. I also wonder what he's doing with the magic spheres in that still. I bet that's from his villain song.

[Pokenonbinary]

I agree with you, the directors who have no relation to hispanic culture (or literally anyone working in the movie) probably feel like casting USA hispanic people is enough (Ariana fakes being hispanic for diversity points when her biological dad is half Puertorican and she hasn't met him ever in her entire life)

I would be okay if the voice cast was hispanic from hispanic countries, like Sofía Vergara, Salma Hayek etc, those are totally fine choices

I hope that the actress they got for Queen Amaya at least knows how to pronounce spanish right, because most of the time they speak horrible Spanish and sound so cringey


Edit: Wait I just remembered that Jennifer Lee is married to Alfred Molina who has spaniard ancestry, makes sense he would be someone like Asha grandpa

[Farerb]

More leaked images:
https://twitter.com/crypticguy1324/stat ... Hr9JQ&s=19

https://twitter.com/crypticguy1324/stat ... az_ag&s=19

[Pokenonbinary]

Magnífico and Amaya skin tone changes in every picture and toy (Asha's too but less)

In one pic/toy they're brown skinned and in the other one pale

I know lightning affects skin color in movies but not to this level

[ElMaximo13]

I wasn’t sure if I should tell anyone this because they might think it’s kind of random, but I’ve decided to do it now. I’ve been getting into the British TV show Peep Show lately, and two of the distinctive elements of it are that it only contains shots that are from each character’s POV and that you can hear each character’s thoughts as a voiceover. Basically, this has made me want to see a version of Wish in the same format, i.e. where each shot is from a different character’s POV and you can hear their thoughts through a voiceover. Any thoughts on this?

[Farerb]

From tomorrow, my favorite time period of a new Disney animated musical release is about to begin. We're gonna get the full trailer, and then clips and featurettes, spoilers from books...
And then the fake critics will post their reactions on social media, the soundtrack will be released, we'll post our thoughts on the songs, and the embargo will be lifted and the real critics will publish their reviews.
Culminating in us, in theaters, watching the film and then post our thoughts here.
Fun times ahead.

[Musical Master]

It's going to be an interesting two months once the trailer arrives tomorrow. I'm honestly quite happy that we got a straight up fairytale film from WDAS again, it's been a while. Frozen I think was the last time they released a film like this. The difference being that Wish is an original fairytale made from the ground up in comparison to just adapting one.

[D23ExpoVisitor25]

From tomorrow, my favorite time period of a new Disney animated musical release is about to begin. We're gonna get the full trailer, and then clips and featurettes, spoilers from books...
And then the fake critics will post their reactions on social media, the soundtrack will be released, we'll post our thoughts on the songs, and the embargo will be lifted and the real critics will publish their reviews.
Culminating in us, in theaters, watching the film and then post our thoughts here.
Fun times ahead.

Let's just hope they actively market the movie from here on out.

Also, they should kick off ticket presales on Monday, October 16th since it's the official day of #Disney100, which is what Wish will be the big finale of.

[UmbrellaFish]

Farerb, I like the way you put that.

I’m looking forward to all the Easter eggs. If nothing else, picking them out will be fun to geek over.

[PatchofBlue]

Yeah, there's a whole ritual to the experience of welcoming a new Disney entry into the fold.

[D82]

Better look at the Doorables figures and the Christmas ornament.

More leaked images:
https://twitter.com/crypticguy1324/stat ... Hr9JQ&s=19

https://twitter.com/crypticguy1324/stat ... az_ag&s=19

The links have been taken down, but I guess the leaked images were these ones, right?

https://www.deviantart.com/lonely-boysenberry-6/gallery

It seems the trailer will reveal many new things. We finally know how Asha knows which magic sphere contains her grandpa's wish. Apparently, the faces of the people who made the wish can be seen in them. And it seems Dahlia indeed works in the royal kitchen.

From tomorrow, my favorite time period of a new Disney animated musical release is about to begin. We're gonna get the full trailer, and then clips and featurettes, spoilers from books...
And then the fake critics will post their reactions on social media, the soundtrack will be released, we'll post our thoughts on the songs, and the embargo will be lifted and the real critics will publish their reviews.
Culminating in us, in theaters, watching the film and then post our thoughts here.
Fun times ahead.

I don't know what my favorite time period is. Learning about a project for the first time, seeing the first look at the characters, the teaser trailer, first toys, book covers, etc, is also a lot of fun. But it's true that from this moment on a lot more content will be released, and listening to the soundtrack and, of course, finally seeing the film are some of the best parts.

I'm honestly quite happy that we got a straight up fairytale film from WDAS again, it's been a while. Frozen I think was the last time they released a film like this. The difference being that Wish is an original fairytale made from the ground up in comparison to just adapting one.

I don't know, Wish doesn't feel like a fairytale film to me, perhaps it's because it's not based on a preexisting story, but maybe it will when I see more from it.

[Farerb]

Yes, those were the images.

[Farerb]

Disney made a special hashtag:

[D82]

Yes, those were the images.

Thanks for confirming. I thought the trailer would come out now, but now I see you posted it'll be released at 12PM EST. I won't be able to watch it until several hours later then. Anyway, I'm looking forward to watching it, but I think I'm even more interested in all the new press info we're going to get today. One thing, for instance, I hope we get some new details on are the symbols in the film. Here are the ones I've noticed so far, but I'm not sure what all of them mean:

Rose



This clearly represents the Kingdom of Rosas. Asha wears it everywhere and even has a little flag of it.


Star with and without the rose symbol inside



I think this represents royalty and their ties to the magic of the stars in this kingdom. Sabino also seems to wear a badge with a star symbol, so who knows, perhaps he has some connexion to the stars or royalty too.


Symbol of three roses



This one can be seen over the gate to the castle. Perhaps it explains the origin of Rosas or something like that.


Diamond



It reminds me of the symbols of the four elements from Frozen II and the way they appear in the sky. It can be spotted, for example on Magnifico's outfit and what he's handing out to the public in the ceremony of wishes also has that shape. I have a theory that those things he's handing out might be the magic orbs that contain people's wishes, but before people make their wishes and they're "filled" with them, but I guess it could also be just some magic effect he does to create a spectacle.

Speaking of that ceremony, I also noticed when the teaser trailer was released that the place where the ceremony takes place seems to be located next to the castle and attached to it by a bridge, while the magic spheres are stored in the highest tower.

[Farerb]

Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyRxxpD3yNw&t=1s

[Farerb]

https://twitter.com/DisneyWishMovie/sta ... xiAcQ&s=19

[Farerb]

More casting details have also been released:

Cast members include:
Angelique Cabral as Queen Amaya, the wife and sounding board of King Magnifico.
Victor Garber as Asha’s grandfather, Sabino, who—at 100 years old—is patiently waiting for his wish to be granted.
Natasha Rothwell as Asha’s loving and supportive mom, Sakina.

Plus, Asha’s tight-knit group of confidants, protectors and forever friends:
Jennifer Kumiyama as Asha’s dearest friend, Dahlia, who’s an accomplished baker and unofficial leader of their group.
Evan Peters as the strong guy with a big heart and bigger yawn, Simon.
Harvey Guillén as Gabo, who may be cynical, but he has a heart of gold.
Ramy Youseff as Safi, who’s plagued by allergies.
Niko Vargas as Asha’s joyful, always smiling buddy, Hal.
Della Saba as the seemingly shy teenager, Bazeema, who’s full of surprises.
Jon Rudnitsky as Asha’s rosy-cheeked, wiggly-eared pal, Dario.

[PatrickvD]

Trailer looks good! I’m feelin this one.

[Musical Master]

The animation in the newest trailer does seem to be a bit more defined/finished in comparison to the teaser back in April. It's all going to look beautiful on the big screen and King Magnifico is looking like a promising villain. The poster is really nice and quite simple in comparison to the other posters of previous WDAS films.

Not to mention that the cast we got is very solid.