DisneyIt’s a wish come true for many - a new Disney animated musical just in time for the holidays: Wish hits theaters Wednesday, starring the voices of Oscar winner Ariana DeBose and Star Trek s Chris Pine.
The movie s writer and Chief Creative Officer of Disney Animation Studios, Jennifer Lee, tells ABC Audio that a couple of years ago they started planning for a new animated Disney movie for 2023 that would honor this year being Disney’s 100thanniversary.
"Once someone hit on the idea of wishing on a star, they were off and running," she explains. "Disney is so connected to the concept of wishing, but what is that? And as you think about a wish, the purpose, your purpose in life, that courage to try to fulfill it, all the things that can be destroyed and exploited I m like, There s so much story in that, just a single word. "
Lee then adds, "And that s when I was like, Okay, can I write it? "
Co-directors Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunt
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DisneyIt’s a wish come true for many - a new Disney animated musical just in time for the holidays: Wish hits theaters Wednesday, starring the voices of Oscar winner Ariana DeBose and Star Trek's Chris Pine. The movie's writer and Chief Creative Offic.