Wish

[Disney's Divinity]

Well, from one old dog to another, I'm very proud of that!

[Sotiris]

Let's cut it out with the personal jabs, everyone.

[blackcauldron85]

I'm just catching up on the past few weeks' Disney news. Sabino's version of "A Wish Worth Making" made me teary-eyed. Why did they cut it? It was beautiful. It's not like it was that long.

They really were going to use a narrator setup for the Valentino-as-Star scene?

While I prefer Star being mute, I did enjoy the shapeshifting scene.

[Farerb]

It's nice to see you're back, blackcauldron85

[twihard]

I do not watch new "Disney." I didn't even know this movie was a thing until recently. came to this forum to ask if it is worth watching as a classic Walt Disney fan. is it really a tribute to the classics??

Mostly interested in hearing @carolinakid's opinion because their tastes seem most like mine.

[blackcauldron85]

It's nice to see you're back, blackcauldron85

Thank you! . Been lurking a bit but I've just been busy and I missed you guys. I'm super excited for Wish to come on Blu!

[Disney Duster]

I'm glad you thought the film was okay, Duster! I can't wait to get the Walmart steelbook, it's very pretty. The one plus side of BestBuy killing off all their physical media is now steelbooks can be sold at Walmart instead, I guess? Which makes them easier to get for me. It's too bad TLM's Walmart exclusive cover couldn't have been a steelbook as well rather than the sort of papery substance it was, that cover was very pretty.

Thanks, and I am glad you thought the film was good. I am also glad you can now get steelbooks you want. I guess I'll get the Wish one at my local Walmart, mostly to support the film, and because I liked the designs and the magic and the whole Fairy Godmother thing. Plus Dario was so cute.

[Vlad]

I'm so surprised they didn't announce when they'd drop this on Disney+. I want to watch it so bad.

[UmbrellaFish]

I'm so surprised they didn't announce when they'd drop this on Disney+. I want to watch it so bad.

I think that’s deliberate. Disney thinks the streaming service is cutting into their box office, so they’re going to begin widening the gap between theatrical and streaming.

It’s a shame they didn’t do this before— it would have been much smarter to have started this with Elemental which got better reviews.

[PatchofBlue]

I think that’s deliberate. Disney thinks the streaming service is cutting into their box office, so they’re going to begin widening the gap between theatrical and streaming.

It’s a shame they didn’t do this before— it would have been much smarter to have started this with Elemental which got better reviews.

I agree on both accounts. Disney+ didn't NEED to be this huge drain on their brand, but the way they've used it has just hemorrhaged both their creative resources and their financial returns. It'll be years before they dig themselves out of this hole.

[Disney's Divinity]

Thank you, Duster. And I agree that a longer time before being added to Disney+ is a good thing in the long run.

[Warm Regards]

Another deleted scene.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2YeldbOWHU/

In this one, Asha and the friends go to the dungeon to save Asha's mom and Sabino, and they come across an ex-character who was the 8th friend and a sorcerer's apprentice named "Flazeeno"(?).

They removed him because Asha already had 7 friends, and "adding one more was too many."

[The Disneynerd]

Another deleted scene.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2YeldbOWHU/

In this one, Asha and the friends go to the dungeon to save Asha's mom and Sabino, and they come across an ex-character who was the 8th friend and a sorcerer's apprentice named "Flazeeno"(?).

They removed him because Asha already had 7 friends, and "adding one more was too many."

Wow really interesting deleted scene! If Ashas family was thrown in the dungeon, it would have made her journey to stop him more impactful and personal, and would have made Magnifico look more evil thinking Sabino and her mom have done nothing wrong. Disney almost made the movie watchable
Now we know that the limit for best friends for a Disney character are 7. (literally they think 8 is too much but keep it by 7 for the dwarf reference...)

[DisneyJedi]

So am I the only one who hopes that, if Disney ever adapts Wish to Broadway, they take the unused concepts (such as Star being Star Boy or whatever his name would have been and "At All Costs" being a love duet between him and Asha) and adapt them to the stage like how Aladdin ended up using concepts from Howard Ashman's original version for its Broadway production?

[Warm Regards]

So am I the only one who hopes that, if Disney ever adapts Wish to Broadway, they take the unused concepts (such as Star being Star Boy or whatever his name would have been and "At All Costs" being a love duet between him and Asha) and adapt them to the stage like how Aladdin ended up using concepts from Howard Ashman's original version for its Broadway production?

I doubt Disney is going to do a Broadway version of Wish anytime soon, if ever. Especially not with music as contentious as this. Asha will probably be added to the Disney Princess line when the movie is not the newest film.

That said - the Wish fandom is wild.

I've seen several animatics on YouTube and Tumblr where "At All Costs" is a love duet for human star ("Starboy") and Asha.

It may be just a few die-hards but there's a clear level of adoration for a character and subplot that never even appeared in the final movie.

[Disney's Divinity]

I would think a Broadway show ever happening is unlikely, too, but who knows. I feel like Encanto will get one at some point though. Frozen, Tangled, and Moana always felt like certainties in that regard.

[Sotiris]

Migration has surpassed Wish at the global box office, becoming the 4th highest-grossing animated film of 2023.

Top Animated Films of 2023 (Global)

01. The Super Mario Bros. Movie: $1,363,377,030
02. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: $690,615,475
03. Elemental: $496,444,308
04. Migration: $254,830,000
05. Wish: $246,610,225
06. Chang'an: $241,270,000
07. Boonie Bears: Guardian Code: $221,982,308
08. Trolls Band Together: $208,749,012
09. PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie: $202,324,839
10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem: $181,721,383

[twihard]

Migration has surpassed Wish at the global box office, becoming the 4th highest-grossing animated film of 2023.

Good.

[Disney's Divinity]

Aw, that's a shame. At least Spider-verse was massive anyway.

[Sotiris]

Wish's Harvey Guillen Talks Disney's Future and Representation
https://comicbook.com/movies/news/wishs ... ion-lgbtq/

Interview: NiKo Vargas on Landing Their Role in Disney’s “Wish” and More
https://www.laughingplace.com/w/disney- ... interview/