Wish Trivia | 40 facts about the Disney movie

«Wish» is a 2023 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.

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1. This film is dedicated to Burny Mattinson, a Disney legend who died on February 27, 2023, and has worked at Walt Disney Animation Studios for over 70 years.
2. The third Walt Disney Animation Studios film to be produced at 2.55:1 aspect ratio, after Lady and the Tramp (1955), and The Sleeping Beauty (1959).
3. The name of the lead character “Asha” means “hope” in the Hindi language.
4. The film’s setting is based on Spain.
5. It’s Walt Disney Animation Studios’s 62nd animated feature film.
6. Chris Pine’s 3rd theatrically released animated film.
7. The design on King Magnifico’s cape fastenings resembles ancient symbols such as St. Brigid’s Cross.
8. The eighth Walt Disney Animation Studios film to be rated PG for thematic elements.
9. The voice Alan Tudyk uses for Valentino the goat is virtually identical to the one he uses for Clayface in Harley Quinn (2019).
10. Harvey Guillén’s third-time voice acting in a theatrical film, after Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) and Strays (2023), the latter of which was also released in 2023. It’s also his first time not voicing a talking dog in a film distributed by Universal Pictures.
11. This is second Walt Disney Animation Studios film to feature a lead princess of African descent after The Princess and The Frog (2009).
12. In the UK release, Rochelle Humes from The Saturdays voices Rochelle.
13. She joins UK singer Ann-Marie, who voiced a character in the UK version of Turning Red, and This Morning presenter Alison Hammond, who voiced Frankenstein’s cousin in Sony’s Hotel Transylvania 3.
14. A buck in the one of the singing portions of the movie is revealed to have the name Bambi. This is in reference to the hit Disney film Bambi in which the main character was named Bambi.
15. Development of Wish began in 2018.
16. It was not publicly disclosed until January 2022, when it was revealed that Lee was writing an original film at Disney Animation.
17. In September 2022, the project was officially announced, with the title being revealed alongside the involvement of DeBose and Tudyk.
18. Buck and Veerasunthorn, who had worked with Lee on Frozen (2013) as co-director and story artist, respectively, were confirmed as directors the same month, with Moore later hired to join Lee in writing the screenplay.
19. The film is inspired by Disney’s centennial, which ties together a major theme across most Disney films—of wishes coming true.
20. Additionally, it has been described as the origin story for the wishing star.
21. Julia Michaels and Benjamin Rice wrote the songs, while frequent Disney orchestrator Dave Metzger composed the score.
22. Wish premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on November 8, 2023.
23. The movie is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on November 22, by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
24. The film’s animation was originally intended to be fully traditional.
25. It was later decided to be blended with computer-animation when 2D alone had too many limitations in terms of camera movements and characterization.
26. On September 9, 2022, during the 2022 D23 Expo, Ariana DeBose and Alan Tudyk were announced to have been cast in the leading roles of Asha and Valentino, respectively.
27. On April 26, 2023, at CinemaCon, it was announced that Chris Pine would voice King Magnifico.
28. On September 18, 2023, Angelique Cabral was announced as the voice of King Magnifico’s wife, Queen Amaya.
29. The rest of the cast was announced with the release of the full trailer.
30. Julia Michaels was announced to write lyrics and partial music to original songs for Wish at D23 Expo in September 2022.
31. By April 2023, Dave Metzger was confirmed to compose the film’s score, while Benjamin Rice joined Michaels to write the songs by contributing additional music.
32. At CinemaCon in April, Disney showed a clip of Asha singing the song “This Wish”, which reporters from Deadline Hollywood described as “a very pretty, powerful anthem.”
33. On October 18, 2023, it was revealed that Michaels’ ex-boyfriend JP Saxe had also joined the songwriting team to make additional music for the song “This Wish.”
34. On Good Morning America on October 16, 2023 (the official 100th anniversary of the Disney studio), it was announced that songs from the soundtrack would be releasing every Wednesday beginning on October 18, 2023, with “This Wish”.
35. The soundtrack was released on November 17, 2023, by Walt Disney Records.
36. The movie lasts gor 95 minutes.
37. The total budget of the movie was $200 million.
38. The art style combines computer animation with the look of Disney’s historical watercolor animation.
39. In the kingdom of Rosas, vaguely inspired by cultures of the Iberian Peninsula, King Magnifico (Chris Pine) is the keeper of his subject’s wishes.
40. Each resident of Rosas relinquishes their deepest desire to the magical ruler upon turning 18, hoping that someday he’ll choose to grant it.