"Wish" is a 2023 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures
. The film is directed by Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn, with a screenplay by Jennifer Lee and Allison Moore, and is based on a story by Lee, Buck, Veerasunthorn, and Moore
. The movie stars the voices of Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk, Angelique Cabral, Victor Garber, Natasha Rothwell, Jennifer Kumiyama, Harvey Guillén, Evan Peters, Ramy Youssef, and Jon Rudnitsky
. The story follows a 17-year-old girl named Asha (voiced by Ariana DeBose) who makes a passionate plea to the stars in a moment of need after sensing a darkness in the Kingdom of Rosas that no one else does
. Asha's wish is answered by a cosmic force, a little ball of boundless energy called Star, which she confronts alongside 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
. The film is inspired by Disney's centennial and has been described as the origin story for the wishing star
. It features original songs by Grammy®-nominated singer/songwriter Julia Michaels and Grammy-winning producer/songwriter Benjamin Rice, as well as a score by composer Dave Metzger
