Plot: Young Asha makes a wish so powerful that it’s answered by a cosmic force, a little ball of boundless energy called Star. With Star’s help, Asha must save her kingdom from King Magnifico and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.
Genre: Kids & family, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, Animation, Musical
Directed by Chris Buck, Fawn Veerasunthorn
Screenplay by Jennifer Lee, Allson Moore
Story by Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck, Fawn Veerasunthorn, Allson Moore
Voices by Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk, Angelique Cabral, Victor Garber, Natasha Rothwell, Jennifer Kumiyama, Harvey Guillén, Evan Peters & Ramy Youssef.
Cinematography: Rob Dressel (layout), Adolph Lusinsky (lighting)
Edited by Jeff Draheim
Music by Dave Metzger (score), Julia Michaels (songs), Benjamin Rice (songs)
Production Companies: Wait Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Distributed by Wait Disney Motion Pictures
The Disney’s Wish Movie was so bad.
Pros: I like the little creatures sidekicks was a enjoyable.
Cons: This film didn’t succeed with its execution of its premise. King Magnifico was a unmemorable villain. The song this time around not that excellent and the full film wasn’t the best way to celebrate 100 years of Disney.
Casts & Characters:
- Ariana DeBose as Asha, a 17-year-old girl who wishes upon a star to help save Rosas after sensing a coming darkness. Director Chris Buck says Asha is “energetic—an enthusiastic member of her community who proudly shows off this incredible place where she’s grown up”.
- Chris Pine as King Magnifico, the king of Rosas who is the sole keeper of peoples’ wishes. Writer Allison Moore says his motivations are not honorable, stating that “Magnifico seems to think wishes are just ideas. But they are a part of your heart—the very best part of your heart! Yet he’s holding them inside these wish bubbles—hundreds of them—and most will remain there forever because that’s how he controls the kingdom—by giving false hope.”
- Alan Tudyk as Valentino, a goat whose wish to communicate comes true after Star’s magic grants him the ability to talk.
- Angelique Cabral as Queen Amaya, King Magnifico’s wife and the queen of Rosas.
- Victor Garber as Sabino, Asha’s 100-year-old grandfather who is waiting to be granted his wish.
- Natasha Rothwell as Sakina, Asha’s mother.
- Jennifer Kumiyama as Dahlia, Asha’s disabled best friend who is the royal baker and the unofficial leader of the group. She was inspired by Doc from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
- Harvey Guillén as Gabo, a boy who is cynical but has a heart of gold. He was inspired by Grumpy from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
- Niko Vargas as Hal, a joyful girl. She was inspired by Happy from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
- Evan Peters as Simon, a strong boy with a big heart. He was inspired by Sleepy from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
- Ramy Youssef as Safi, a boy who is plagued with allergies. He was inspired by Sneezy from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Jon Rudnitsky as Dario, Asha’s rosy-cheeked and wiggly-eared friend. He was inspired by Dopey from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.[14][11]
- Della Saba as Bazeema, a shy girl. She was inspired by Bashful from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Additional voice cast includes Keone Young as Mountain Climber, Tall Man Tourist, and Guard #1, Lucas Sigler as Bunny and Baby Mushroom, Holland Watkins as Mouse and Mountain Climber Wife, Woody Buck as Stag, Guard #2, and Citizen #5, Efé as Ship Captain and Fan Tourist, Nicole Lynn Evans as Mountain Climber’s Wife and Mother Tourist, Heather Matarazzo as Flying Woman, Nasim Pedrad as Sania, and Abraham Sigler as Tourist Boy.
Singer and television presenter Rochelle Humes cameos in the UK version of the film as Rochelle, a villager who wishes to become the captain of a ship. Yvette Nicole Brown and James Monroe Iglehart have vocal cameos during “I’m a Star” and are credited as the featured singers of the Choir alongside Woody Buck.
I worse skip this film.
Rating: 1 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
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