‘Wish’ Producers Peter Del Vecho & Juan Pablo Reyes Lancaster-Jones On Star Being An “Animator’s Dream” & Magnifico’s Villainous Turn
08.01.2024 - 20:02
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As the producers of Disney‘s Wish, Peter Del Vecho and Juan Pablo Reyes Lancaster-Jones say that every aspect of the film was inspired by each Disney animated film for the past 100 years. This included the animation style, the character of Star, and especially the villainous turn of Magnifico.
Wish follows Asha (Ariana DeBose), a young girl who disagrees with how the kingdom’s ruler Magnifico (Chris Pine) treats the wishes of her fellow citizens. She wishes upon a star for change, but is surprised when that star comes down from the sky to answer her call. Even though Wish brings back the idea of the traditional villain, it was important for Magnifico to still stand out and have that turn from hero to villain.
DEADLINE: Where did the story come from?
PETER DEL VECHO: It actually came from Jennifer Lee. She became our chief creative officer back in 2018 and realized that she was going to be here during the hundredth anniversary in 2023. So, we had a chat with her fellow director of Frozen, Chris Buck, and that was sort of the genesis of an idea. How do we create a movie that will celebrate everything we love about Disney animation, and yet be an original fairytale with original characters and songs? And that was sort of the beginning.
DEADLINE: Can you talk a bit about the animation style?
JUAN PABLO REYES LANCASTER-JONES: Well, as part of the many ways we were bringing the classic flavor of Disney, one of them is through the visual style. To celebrate the hundredth and knowing that it was a fairytale, it was really dictated by story. So, organically we looked at our first fairytales, Pinocchio and Snow White, which at the same time were influenced by Walt Disney looking at the paintings in the fairytale books. That’s
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