Wish

About Wish

Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force – a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe - the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico - to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.

Wish is a 2023 animation fantasy film directed by Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn. Ariana DeBose takes the lead as Asha (voice), Chris Pine as King Magnifico (voice), Alan Tudyk as Valentino (voice), and Angelique Cabral as Queen Amaya (voice).

It runs 95 minutes and was released in November 2023. Written by Allison Moore and Jennifer Lee. It was produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Shelv files it under hopeful, black magic, wish, and betrayal by friend. In the United States it streams on Disney Plus. It scores 6.2 out of 10 from 1,856 TMDB voters and it carries a PG rating.

Frozen, Big Hero 6, and Brave make useful companions to Wish, all filed under musical and villain.