Disney returns to form with Wish's new villain.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Wish directors Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn explain why they wanted to include a big villain in the new movie and what Chris Pine brings to the role. Wish follows Asha, a teenager in the Kingdom of Rosas, who is disheartened when she learns a dark secret about King Magnifico and his ability to grant wishes. When Asha wishes upon a star for a solution, one answers, falling to Earth.
Chris Buck: So Magnifico was born out of our desire to have a villain in our movies that you knew was a villain from early on and that you could love to hate them the entire movie. Which is some of our favorite Disney villains.Chris Buck: We've done movies in the past where, yeah, it was a little bit hidden, but this one was like, let's just do it. And we also like a lot of our fans, we went, "This what is what they've been asking for. So we were asking for it also.
Chris Buck: Yeah, it's a little different than some of the villains we've done where when those villains show up on screen, they are fully formed villains. And this one you see it. Related: Disney's Wish Has Dozens of References To Company's Long Animation History, Including Their Very First Movie
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