‘Wish’ Directors Chris Buck And Fawn Veerasunthorn On The Journey To Create Star: “It’s That Simplicity And The Essence Of Animation”
deadline.comAs the directors of Disney‘s Wish, Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn were in charge of creating a film to honor 100 years of Disney animated features.
After looking at every film that came before it, they decided to use the theme of wishing upon a star and created a watercolor storybook style of animation to match.
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. The character of Star took on many forms, before finally becoming a simplified version that exemplifies the essence of animation. DEADLINE: Where did the story come from? CHRIS BUCK: The story sort of originated from knowing we were doing the 100th anniversary film.
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