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‘Wish’ Directors on the Power of Making Wishes and Honoring Old and New Animation Techniques

September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 Michael Lee

Disney recently held a special presentation of their forthcoming Wish for a select group of journalists. And we walked away from the experience feeling excited to see generations of visual artistry and wonderful music merging together to commemorate the studio’s 100th anniversary. So it seems fitting that Chris Buck (Tarzan, Frozen) and Fawn Veerasunthorn (story artist for Raya and the Last Dragon) be paired to direct Wish. And we got to talk to Buck and Veerasunthorn about the upcoming film and what it means to celebrate such an occasion.

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‘Wish’ Footage Celebrates Generations of the Classic Disney Animated Musical

September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 Michael Lee

The wishing star is a timeless way to make your dreams come true. It is also the source of visually stunning and recurring thematic magic for almost all Walt Disney Animation Studio features, past and present. So, it only makes sense that Disney would be celebrating its centennial anniversary with Wish. The studio’s 62nd film is an all-new original animated musical that honors when you wish upon a star while blending watercolor techniques and contemporary 3D animation to create a unique look 100 years in the making.

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‘Wish’ Trailer Celebrates 100 Years of Disney Through Animation and Song

April 27, 2023April 27, 2023 Michael Lee

Disney’s no stranger to reminding us what happens when we wish upon a star. It’s an iconic song whose theme introduces each of their projects. And to celebrate 100 years of Disney, the studio has released the first trailer for the forthcoming film, Wish.

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Chris Pine Confirmed for Walt Disney Animation Studio’s ‘Wish’

April 26, 2023April 28, 2023 Michael Lee

Disney stopped by CinemaCon today to show attendees whats in store for them in the upcoming year. And they made a big announcement by confirming that Chris Pine would be joining the cast of Wish as King Magnifico.

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Osnat Shurer, Adele Lim, and Fawn Veerasunthorn Keep ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Authentic

January 27, 2021February 6, 2022 Laura Sirikul

Raya and the Last Dragon is being celebrated for being the first Southeast Asian-inspired story produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Set in the fantasy world of Kumandra, where long ago humans and dragons coexisted in harmony. After an evil force called the Druuns threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity with the creation of the Dragon Gem. Raya’s family are the Guardians of the Dragon Gem and must protect the gem at all costs. When conflict arises within the clans, the same evil returns and causes a path for destruction. It is up to Raya (Kelly Marie Tran) to track down the legendary last dragon Sisu (Awkwafina) to restore the fractured land and defeat the evil surrounding it.