Chris Pine To Play King Magnifico In Disney Animation’s ‘Wish’ – CinemaCon
deadline.comDisney distribution boss Tony Chambers said Wednesday during the studio’s CinemaCon presentation that Dungeons and Dragons and Star Trek star Chris Pine will voice King Magnifico in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ new musical comedy Wish.
Pine joins already cast Oscar winner Ariana DeBose and Alan Tudyk. Pine’s character is the ruler of Rosas, a magical kingdom where wishes really do come true. “As the most powerful person in the kingdom, King Magnifico needed to be played by someone who could give all the charm, cleverness and charisma to this magnanimous character, and Chris is beautifully bringing all of that and then some,” said Jennifer Lee, Wish‘s executive producer and one of the pic’s scribes.
Wish opens in the traditional Disney corridor of November 22. The film also helps mark the culmination of Disney100, a yearlong celebration honoring the legacy of Walt Disney.
Wish introduces Asha (DeBose), a sharp-witted idealist who makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force — a little ball of boundless energy called Star.
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