Wish

[PatrickvD]

We haven’t seen the parents outside of these Lego sets, right?

This movie could really go in any direction for me. I really don’t know what to expect. Asha and the wishing star look well designed, I’ll give ‘em that.

[Farerb]

They appeared in the teaser.

[blackcauldron85]

Asha from Disney’s “Wish” Coming to Disney Parks
https://wdwnt.com/?p=987680

[D82]

We haven’t seen the parents outside of these Lego sets, right?

Like Farerb said, Asha's mother and grandfather can be seen among the public in the teaser trailer. She looks a bit like Ariana Debose to me in this screenshot.



The recent TV spot also gave us an almost full-body look at them.

This movie could really go in any direction for me. I really don’t know what to expect. Asha and the wishing star look well designed, I’ll give ‘em that.

I feel the same way. Some aspects look good, but others not so much. Also, most, if not all, of the images and story details we've gotten so far seem to be from the first act of the movie. We still don't know much about the rest or what the main adventure will be. I think there was some mention of a journey Asha has to embark on and there's an Asha travel doll, so probably there'll be some kind of journey. Maybe the first full trailer will give us more info about that.

By the way, searching for Asha dolls to see if I remembered correctly about a travel doll, I saw there's one listed as "Disney Wish red dress doll." Maybe Asha has a red dress in the movie, although it could also be a Dahlia doll.

[PatrickvD]

Thanks! Sorry I missed that. Not sure about these designs.

[Pokenonbinary]

I hate the clothes, they all are so basic, the only ones having fun with the Al Andalus period of time are Amaya and Magnífico

And yes I guess makes sense that the royals have money to have the better designs of clothes, but it's a Disney movie I don't want boring clothes, Encanto had really colorful and beautiful clothes and I'm sure people in Colombia at that time had more simpler clothes

BTW trailer confirmed for tomorrow, they said they will show stuff about the movie and what else would they show if not a trailer?

[reee9948]

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[D23ExpoVisitor25]

I hate the clothes, they all are so basic, the only ones having fun with the Al Andalus period of time are Amaya and Magnífico

And yes I guess makes sense that the royals have money to have the better designs of clothes, but it's a Disney movie I don't want boring clothes, Encanto had really colorful and beautiful clothes and I'm sure people in Colombia at that time had more simpler clothes

BTW trailer confirmed for tomorrow, they said they will show stuff about the movie and what else would they show if not a trailer?

That was from Hollywood Handle who sometimes twists information and words to make it look like they actually said that, but didn’t. Be careful in assuming as such or you will be disappointed.

[D23ExpoVisitor25]

Well, I asked Cryptic4KQual if he knows for sure that the new Wish trailer drops online tomorrow. Here’s his response in 3 pictures

[Farerb]

In my opinion the trailer will be released on Monday.

[D23ExpoVisitor25]

In my opinion the trailer will be released on Monday.

Nah. That would be in bad taste as Monday is 9/11. And they don’t wanna ruin the somber mood with a trailer dropping in a way that would come off distasteful.

[D23ExpoVisitor25]

Both directors of Wish on their way to Destination D23 in Florida: https://instagram.com/stories/fawnv/318 ... BiNWFlZA==.

[Pokenonbinary]

In my opinion the trailer will be released on Monday.

Nah. That would be in bad taste as Monday is 9/11. And they don’t wanna ruin the somber mood with a trailer dropping in a way that would come off distasteful.

In Spain where Wish is based, 9/11 is the national holiday of the Catalunya region, it's a day to celebrate

Btw D23ExpoVisitor or whatever is his name needs to relax because on twitter and in this forum you're being very weird, it's just a movie

Disney adults need to calm down for real

[D23ExpoVisitor25]

Nah. That would be in bad taste as Monday is 9/11. And they don’t wanna ruin the somber mood with a trailer dropping in a way that would come off distasteful.

In Spain where Wish is based, 9/11 is the national holiday of the Catalunya region, it's a day to celebrate

Fair point, but still.

[D82]

While we wait for a potential trailer or new info from Destination D23, I'll comment on some points from Prince Kido's footage description, which I said I would do long ago, but never did. I'll quote the whole description in case someone wants to read it again, even though I'll only reply to some things.

Speculation/mild spoilers ahead

My personal feelings do not let me think that Queen Amaya can be a Villain because her attitude is soft, and very passive, not to say faded.
I wouldn't be surprised if the King manipulates her like he manipulates the citizens of Rosas and that thanks to Asha, she ends up opening her eyes.

I imagined her personality would be like that. The fact that Jennifer Lee said she ends up making a decision "which is really about good leadership" made me think she would probably be quite passive up to that point and that's when she'll finally stand up to her husband.

Concerning Magnifico (great voice by Chris Pine!), from what I could see, he is not an antagonist like Namaari can be (I haven't forgotten Raya and the Last Dragon whom I love a lot despite his flaws ) but he reminds me more of Mother Gothel as he seems complex at first and probably scary and dangerous at the end.
The king has a narcissistic evil side that may not be aware that he is doing wrong. His way of responding to Asha is alternately warm and intimidating, guilt-inducing, and you can clearly sense that he's going to get nastier and nastier.
When Asha is brought by the Queen to the room of the King who is also a magician, she begins to look at the objects there while waiting for the King to arrive for the interview.
We see a large book placed in a glass case and protected by a spell that Asha unintentionally provokes: the patterns in the shape of white petals on the glass come to life and turn into a swarm of insects (like mosquitoes or butterflies - note that the excerpts were not finalized!) which are agitated around Asha who struggles in all directions, even after Magnifico who has entered in the meantime has restored order.

Asha (an aspiring assistant to a magician) causing chaos in Magnifico's laboratory, the large book and him having to restore order makes me think of The Sorcerer's Apprentice segment from Fantasia. I wonder if that scene is an homage to it.

When they talk and at one point, Asha explains that she lost her father when she was little because he was sick (we see drawings where Asha and her father from back on a branch of a tree, the one where she sings later...), Magnifico is compassionate since he too has gone through mourning and we see a tapestry on the wall of which a section at the bottom is burnt and we see a drawing, probably of Magnifico's family towards the top .

I wonder if all his family died because of a wish he made (perhaps in a fire when he was little?) and that's why he thinks some wishes are dangerous and wants to protect his subjects from them.

Cute little detail: Asha has an interesting side because although she has the attractions of all the Disney heroines (Anna, Rapunzel, Mirabel, etc.), she also has a certain candor while being very wise. For example, proud of herself, she shows the King a notebook where she has drawn a little goat that runs in the corner of a page and scrolls through the pages like a flipbook. So cute and funny.

Maybe the flipbook is a tribute to Disney animation.

The Magnifico song was not shown to us but the excerpt resumes after obviously and the spheres containing the wishes of the people are at Asha's height and she finds and holds her grandfather one and is touched.

I guess the song that was omitted from the footage at that point is the duet he has with Asha. His solo will probably take place later when he turns truly evil. By the way, I don't know if you'll read this, Prince Kido, but how does Asha know that's his grandfather's wish? Can people see images or something inside the spheres? I hadn't thought about it before, but they remind me of the balls from Inside Out, only that those held memories instead of dreams.

She then asks if it would be possible to realize the wish of Sabino who is celebrating her 100th birthday today during the vows ceremony which is just after. Magnifico reacts badly telling Asha that in fact she is interested, like everyone else and she is very embarrassed and intimidated. She insists however because Saba is old and he has waited so long and his wish (I don't know if this one is said because it is rather vague from memory) deserves to be carried out but the King says that the intention of the wish of her grandfather may be ill-intentioned and too dangerous, which Asha defends herself against.
The Queen interrupts them as the ceremony is about to begin and everyone is waiting. Asha is invited to sit next to them on stage but she has lost her joy and is suspicious.
The King begins his show as in the trailer and he begins by accepting the wishes of a young couple then he will choose a person to carry out his wish and after a little suspense, chooses a woman who wants to become a seamstress (she climbs on stage and the magic operates around her in the form of scissors then a fabric which turns around her and which is a nod to the fabric to make Aurora's dress because it twirls in the air with magic) . Everyone applauds, but we see Asha's family and friends disappointed because it seemed logical to grant an old man's wish.

I guess they had probably been disappointed a few times before already since Sabino is so old, but perhaps they thought Magnifico would finally grant his wish because turning 100 years old is such a milestone.

The ceremony ends with Magnifico telling Asha that she is not being kept to be his apprentice.
Later, we find Asha, her mother and her grandfather having dinner at home (the scene recalls dinner at Mulan's) and it's very pretty.

Asha being rejected by Magnifico as her new apprentice also sounds reminiscent to me of the matchmaker scene in Mulan.

Asha wants to tell Sabino about her wish that she saw it and she can tell him what it is since people who offer their wish to the king in the hope that they will one day come true, is forget over time.

Does everyone forget about a wish or just the person who had it? Because if others like relatives or friends don't, they could remind them of it. Or are all secret dreams?

He gets angry because he does not want to know because he would be too sad then since he is not realized it and he is now too old. Asha tries to convince her grandfather but he gets mad and asks her if she is trying to hurt him and she leaves the table then runs outside and that's where her song starts.
The song stays in mind and we can see Asha singing, running, going to the tree where she was going with her father and her hair is in the wind then a star in the sky lights up and its light radiates all Rosas and we sees the pleasant reaction that all the inhabitants feel (we also see Dahlia at her house, we see Asha's mother and the grandfather smile while going to see at their window) up to Queen Amaya who goes to see her husband in him asking if he saw and felt the same as her and he replies that it is a big deal or something and that he is very worried and upset.
Later, we see Asha and Valentino discovering Star manifesting without speaking and using a yarn in the trees to draw a star to explain who it is. Star is so funny in its mute acting and animation.
We see the part where Valentino starts talking thanks to Star, then all the animals of all kinds and sizes start talking to Asha too thanks to Star and another song, You're a Star, starts. Very typical of old Disney with all these animals everywhere which explain to Asha the common point that all living beings have in themselves: hope, desire. The hearts of each being light up in yellow and everyone sings, runs, gallops, etc. in short, the classic sequence! There are also talking trees which I found very creepy because of their design but the images were not finalized and I wondered if they were not a nod to the trees of Fun and Fancy Free but I'm not sure.
At the end of the song, a bear and a deer talk to each other saying it's nice that they didn't eat each other (the bear calls the deer Bambi I believe).

It's funny Star can give others the ability to speak, but can't speak itself.

[D82]

This account is posting updates about the Destination D23 presentation: https://twitter.com/RockEmSocks/status/ ... 1631686860

[blackcauldron85]

This account is posting updates about the Destination D23 presentation: https://twitter.com/RockEmSocks/status/ ... 1631686860

Thank you! This one is as well:
https://twitter.com/SammonNews
(I'm sure there are a few)

[D82]

Thank you! This one is as well:
https://twitter.com/SammonNews
(I'm sure there are a few)

Thanks! Yes, there are several accounts that are posting updates from the event. Here are more, though maybe it's easier to follow the hashtag #DestinationD23:

https://twitter.com/laughing_place
https://twitter.com/chipandcompany
https://twitter.com/Attractions
https://twitter.com/MousePlanet
https://twitter.com/screenrant
https://twitter.com/LandonProducer
https://twitter.com/rob_keyes
https://twitter.com/AshleyLCarter1

[blackcauldron85]

Pic of what's on the screen at Destination D23:

https://twitter.com/LandonProducer/stat ... 65857?s=20

[blackcauldron85]

Theme park Asha at Destination D23:
https://twitter.com/AllEarsNet/status/1 ... 70912?s=20

And attendees are watching 10 minutes of Wish:
https://twitter.com/updates_loki/status ... 76845?s=20

*edit*

Ten minutes from Disney's upcoming Wish movie were shown at #DestinationD23. It included two songs, including 'This Wish,' which is sure to be a hit.

https://twitter.com/AshleyLCarter1/stat ... 99832?s=20