Several books based on the movie are now listed on Amazon. All of them have the same synopsis we have already heard except the last three, which don't reveal much new info, but one of them is about Valentino the goat and one "is told from the perspective of a character close to Asha". Here are the links to the books and the new book descriptions:
Disney Wish Little Golden Book
Disney Wish: The Junior Novelization
Disney Wish: The Deluxe Junior Novelization
Disney Wish Step into Reading, Step 2
Disney Wish Step into Reading, Step 3
Disney Wish Pictureback
Wish Picture Book
Wish Middle Grade Novel
Disney Wish Ultimate Sticker Book
Based on Wish, Walt Disney Animation Studio’s Fall 2023 feature film, this middle grade novel follows the events of the movie told from the unique perspective of a character close to the story's heroine, Asha.
Source: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1368093647/ref=sr_1_5
Inspired by Disney's Wish, this brightly illustrated and enchanting picture book features an original story about Valentino the goat.
This original story features Valentino the goat and and an array of characters from Wish.
Source: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1368093655/ref=sr_1_4
Follow Princess Asha and her goat Valentino on an epic starlit adventure in Disney’s Wish with this book packed with stickers.
This fun activity sticker book features images and artwork from Disney’s movie Wish. Wish upon a star and celebrate Disney’s 100th year with all the key characters, locations, and moments and relieve the movie magic with more than 100 stickers.
Source: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0744086450/ref=sr_1_6
Farerb wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 9:30 pm
By the way, I was thinking about what I said previously, about how the movie might be about immigrants facing deportation, and it made me wonder if this was actually the movie Carlos López Estrada was working on since this might be a personal topic for him, cause I just assumed his movie got shelved but perhaps that wasn't the case.
Asha seeing "a darkness in the kingdom that nobody else does" makes me think the problem she has to face could be something supernatural, but I guess it could also be something like what you said. Anyway, I too have been wondering if
Wish could be the movie Carlos López Estrada was going to direct and I think it's possible it is. One thing that makes me suspect that is that the main character is Afro-Latina (or at least it looks like she is), as well as the fact that Chris Buck is one of the directors. Well, maybe he wanted to do something new that wasn't related to
Frozen, but I get the impression he might have come to the movie's rescue after there were problems with it and Carlos left or Jennifer Lee replaced him. If it's an immigrant story, that could be another indication it's the same film. We'll see. Maybe we'll learn whether it is or not from some interview when the filmmakers start doing press for the movie.
carolinakid wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:01 pm
I always thought Naveen was an Indian Prince. (I know a couple guys from India who have that name, but they spell it Navin.)
I guess if Naveen is supposed to be from Europe, he’s what I call “generic Mediterranean”. He could be Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Greek or even Lebanese or Arabic.
According to
Wikipedia, Naveen is an Indian name that can be spelled Naveen or Navin. Do they say in the movie he's from Europe? I don't remember if they do. Well, it's true the name of Maldonia seems to be a combination of Malta and Macedonia, so the fictional kingdom could be located in Southeast Europe. I think people have darker skin in European countries like Turkey, Armenia or Azerbaijan, but I don't know if they're as dark skinned as he is. He looks more like someone from India or near that region to me too. Curiously, his voice actor is Brazilian, so he's not even from the same continent as the character.