Certainly, some characters naturally stand out more than others, but through the screening process, we find that right balance."Feel This Moment" is a song by the American rapper Pitbull, the recording of which features the American singer Christina Aguilera. We have a limited amount of time, so finding that right balance is important. You want each character to be fully developed, and yet you obviously have a story to tell. When you have so many great characters, is it challenging to not let them just totally take over the story?ĭEL VECHO: It is a challenge to find that right balance. And Chris Pine was masterful in all of that. You had to believe people would entrust the wishes with him, he had to be able to sing and sing well, and he had to be able to be smart and also be able to devolve into a true villain. We were trying to figure him out, and then she was like, “I really want this person that’s really full of himself and that’s really into himself, so that he thinks he’s a big deal.” She really infused the character through her lyrics, and then Jen and Allison latched onto that.ĭEL VECHO: Magnifico was not an easy character to cast because he had to be charming and charismatic. LANCASTER JONES: I think Julia really helped shape Magnifico. If you have a character that comes down from the sky with all the wisdom, then it’s not giving her the freedom to guide her own destiny.ĭEL VECHO: It was amazing when Julia sang it, but it certainly evolved once we got Chris Pine to sing it. We were just like, “How do you make a star a character?” And then, we finally landed on that it needed to be a nonverbal character that was there to guide and inspire, instead of telling Asha what to do. It was sometimes a human and sometimes a shapeshifter. That’s a character that started as a talking character. LANCASTER JONES: Without a doubt, we all can agree that it’s Star. What would you say was the biggest change that was made throughout this process? Mike Giaimo, one of the production designers, and myself both worked on Pocahontas, so it’s in our DNA. We weren’t necessarily saying, “That was a Pocahontas moment,” but those moments are there. It’s interesting, even though we’re creating something original, there are moments throughout the movie that we created. Were you thinking of those kinds of things, as you were making this?īUCK: It’s a gorgeous moment in that song. There’s a moment in Wish where we see Asha’s hair blowing in the wind, which I just love, and it reminded me very much of Pocahontas. We dove deep into the acting and the singing because we thought it would make Asha very multidimensional. We loved that aspirational quality about this person, on top of being such a powerhouse. That part of her, we were like, “That’s very Asha.” And in between takes, she would talk to us through the microphone. VEERASUNTHORN: With each production record, we would have breaks and we would talk to her and we’d sometimes eat lunch together, and her sense of self, she’s not afraid to say whatever is on her mind and she’s very comfortable with who she is. When I spoke to Ariana DeBose, she said the character’s quirkiness was a bit unexpected for her because she didn’t realize she was bringing all of that to it.īUCK: Maybe she doesn’t know she’s as quirky as she is. Some of the other characters took a little bit longer. That really helped craft it, so we had a very clear thought of who Asha was. And then, casting Ariana was the next big step in the evolution. You can look at Pinocchio and Snow White and the watercolor look, but it also pushes into the future.ĭEL VECHO: Asha, we landed on pretty early, in large part thanks to Julia writing “This Wish.” It grounded who we wanted this character to be. LANCASTER JONES: One of the biggest is also the look of the picture, which is inspired by the legacy. It’s an original story with original characters and music, but it evokes so much of what we love about Disney animated movies, like hope, dreams and wishing. PETER DEL VECHO: For me, it’s stepping back and looking at the bigger picture. The destiny of some of our favorite characters have a very Disney feel to them, but it’s all because it fit within the storytelling. Because of that reason, some of my favorites happen towards the end. If they didn’t, then we weren’t putting them in. JUAN PABLO REYES LANCASTER JONES: All the Disney nods were done in a way that felt organic to the movie. The last credit rolls and there’s an animated tag at the very end that’s near and dear to my heart. CHRIS BUCK: I cannot say what my favorite is, but you have to stay for after the credits.
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