“Wish”, interview with producers Peter Del Vecho and Juan Pablo Reyes Lancaster Jones

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Juan Pablo Reyes Lancaster Jones, producer of Wish: “The thing about Disney Movies is that they’re beloved around the world and generationally. This movie represents all of us as a world united”.

“Wish”, interview with producers Peter Del Vecho and Juan Pablo Reyes Lancaster Jones Chiara Nicoletti

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In Italy to introduce “Wish“, their latest Disney Movie coming out on December 21st, producers Peter Del Vecho (“Frozen,” “Frozen 2”) and Juan Pablo Reyes Lancaster Jones (“Encanto”) prove how the film is the perfect celebration of Disney Animation Studios’ 100th Anniversary.

Directed by Oscar®-winning director Chris Buck (“Frozen,” “Frozen 2”) and Fawn Veerasunthorn (“Raya and the Last Dragon”), the film is homaging the Disney tradition of quality animation and values by portraying a story about the power of wishes and how they should be put out there into the world to really come true.

As the film combines some traditional and classic Disney animation styles with the newest techniques, it is moving as it reminds us of all the Disney movies we grew up with and powerful as it relies on universal concepts that make Disney and its audience stronger than ever: representation, diversity, family, friendship, dreams, hopes and finally, love.

It is not only the story of a young heroine, Asha but it also shows us how we should always remember our wishes as they define us and who we can be in life. “It’s never too old to make your dreams come true” says Juan Pablo Reyes Lancaster Jones.

Plot

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Wish” is an all-new musical-comedy welcoming audiences to the magical kingdom of Rosas, where 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. Featuring the voices of Academy Award®-winning actor Ariana DeBose as Asha, Chris Pine as Magnifico, and Alan Tudyk as Asha’s favorite goat, Valentino, the film is helmed by Oscar®-winning director Chris Buck (“Frozen,” “Frozen 2”) and Fawn Veerasunthorn (“Raya and the Last Dragon”), and produced by Peter Del Vecho (“Frozen,” “Frozen 2”) and Juan Pablo Reyes Lancaster Jones (“Encanto”)

Written by: Chiara Nicoletti

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