What Disney's Wish Could've Been (redesign, speedpaint, commentary)

[@emmasaurt]

thanks for watching everyone! Some people have brought up the change in ashas hair, I do think I should’ve played around with more ideas to get it closer to the original, my mind was just going to the most simple I could go with it still being braids as the classic Disney style relies more on shapes then smaller details, so I made them thicker and less rendered than I usually would. It was a oversight on my part, I’m sorry if this took away from the design at all, I’ll try to be more thorough in the future❤

[@Moon-Ducky]

Wait..... *WE COULD'VE HAD A HOT GUY AND DISNEY SAID NO!?*

[@r1nsstuff178]

I loved your designs for everyone, but a side note about star boy is What I really love about your version of Stars’ design is that their necklace chain part for the cape could’ve added as a hidden Mickey in the movement too it looks so cool and fits so well!

[@axel4320]

​@@r1nsstuff178HO- LY YOURE RIGHT 😭😭😭 WOULDVE BEEN SO GOOD

[@silvercrystalrose28]

I love the dress design you made for Asha in this rewrite of Disney's Wish. 🤩

[@sonofendergameplayandanima3388]

Ain't no one deserving to be single

[@lisbethperez2212]

I would absolutely LOVED if Star-Boy could communicate with Asha through sign language!!! That could make Asha be more expressive with movement and not be so awkward about it lollll

[@txwtw]

I want to make a scene of Asha and Starboy meeting for the first time and Starboy using a bunch of hand gestures and expressions while Asha being confused lol.

[@FurKid_the_Gg_roo_99]

Well, I've heard about this demo of one of the songs from the film being a kind of romantic duet with Asha & presumably Starboy, so perhaps he just isn't used to speaking & communicates differently from humans, he can learn how to communicate with Asha while being able to pick up on nonverbal cues, & the duet can be this moment where Star & Asha have this romantic heart to heart thingy! Idk about how I'd fix the plot yet.

[@akimie3169]

He could be like the Sandman in the Rise of the Guardians very happy go lucky but is very strong and can shape shift to humanoid and use like star dust to grant wish and also to communicate via stardust also to use star dust as weapons and once he learns Asha’s language he’ll talk to her when she’s feeling vulnerable he’ll comfort her carry on a little and boom starboy gets kidnapped Asha saves him they do the song they fight the villain couple honestly I want both villain and hero to sing while fighting 😂

[@sicklittlebanban]

YES!!!!!!!!! someone else said this too and it is such a good idea!!! AND amazing representation ALSO WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN COOL is like if both the main characters Asha and Star were on the spectrum I think that would have been really cool! like the artist Asha being more shy and reserved and it being hard to talk to people and with that being hard to help them and everything and Star communticating through sign language but being all fidgety and not being able to stay still and getting stressed and pasing and just very happy and excited all the time but could also include them like finding it hard to like show other emotions that arent happy and humorous!!!!!!! GHHHHHHH THAT WOULD MAKE ME SO HAPPY like NONBINARY AAAND AUTISM REP LITERALLY MEEEE that would have been so cool to see ommggg

[@usonohoshi6165]

OH!! That would have been a nice evolution (on top of being a nice subtle nod) to Ariel and Eric's relationship. They can even foreshadow it with Asha communicating with a mute civilian. And to explain why the star knows sign language. Either the same civilian or Asha herself teaches him.

[@dibujante2.071]

I absolutely love the idea of making Asha a shy, soft and reserved person. Sounds really cool. Not only that, seeing the starboy being energetic and playful is absolutely perfect, a good character dynamic with the " Quiet energy " and the " TOO MUCH ENERGY "

[@Kenny-bu4uv]

Kinda a Tiana and Naveen dynamic! Would’ve loved that

[@sicklittlebanban]

YESSSSS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SO CUTTTEEE

[@SieMiezekatze]

My favorite ship dynamic

[@shark_bee]

Yees! It would have been a good way to differentiate her from the last Disney princesses, who are all “quirky and fun”

[@2Navalie]

sun and moon

[@marveludus]

okay I know Disney would never, but imagine if Star spoke in sign language... talking with their hands, making more exaggerated gestures the more excited they get I imagine Star would get so overwhelmed by emotion and joy in particular, they would pace and turn around when talking, making them impossible to understand at times

[@aleahlrb]

That would have also been a nice callback to another sparkly flying character of Disney's, the original Tinker Bell from Peter Pan. It would have been another great idea for their 100th anniversary and trying to call back to everything that has made Disney, Disney.

[@L0rdOfThePies]

NEED THAT- we love an autism/ other neurodiversity coded character in this house!!

[@missplayer30]

It's hard to imagine him as a mute when he has a duet with Asha.

[@txwtw]

Maybe it could be like the flea dude from A Monster In Paris where he can’t speak but can sing. @@missplayer30

[@marveludus]

i didn't consider that, but my first thought is that they could instead play an instrument? just as emotional and musical@@missplayer30 oh, and I am of course talking about humanoid star, I hope that was clear. didn't think about that before

[@Sabrina-ts4lz]

Imagine she always faced a bit of discrimination because she wasn't a legitimate child (she would probably receive smark remarks from the court, "friends"). This along with the pressure from her parents. She would feel the constant need to prove herself and achieve more. Therefore, causing her to be more anxious, scared of disappointing them, low self esteem, grow even more reserved as she got older etc. Then our little star boy is going to slowly break her out and help her to see she doesn't need to prove herself. Help her see her worth and build her confidence. This show could have been so good

[@hiimapotato123]

YES OMG

[@littledog3553]

Perfection

[@thecamillarose9806]

Waouuu

[@LovelyHorizons]

LOVE THIS yessss!! It would've been so relatable and inspiring

[@Hazels_Dream]

I would’ve loved to see this ❤

[@aqueousmutivity]

I actually think having Star be human but nonverbal would be great! We had Ariel who was nonverbal for like 70% of little mermaid. I think having a male lead be nonverbal, would both make things more difficult and intriguing, while being a recall to past movies like they want, (bonus points because as a nonverbal kid myself I would have fallen in love with him 😭😭)

[@katiebacon1763]

you're right and you should say it

[@Munchi3moo]

Yess

[@growingupwithdisney]

sorta like Tinkerbell, she was very expressive though, and Starboy could be too

[@nixxie119]

I also saw someone else point this out, but added that because Disney wanted Wish to be a call back to their other movies, Star could've used a fork to brush his hair and that would've been so cute 😭

[@MicaNonbinaryWriter]

Or selectively mute, they only talk to people they trust, sign language even

[@sketchyghost_yt]

Asha and Stars relationship could’ve been so BEAUTIFUL. Give me “I like them but they’re not even human”, give me “you’ve captured my heart and I will make sure to protect yours” GIVE ME A SAD GOODBYE SCENE WHERE STAR GIVES HER A SOFT KISS ON THE CHEEK ONLY FOR ASHA TO GRAB THEM AND HOLD THEM IN A TIGHT EMBRACE AS THEY FADE AWAY. Give me a closing scene of her from a castle or tree, looking up at the sky and seeing a new constellation of them both. PLEASE Disney. I just wanna feel invested in a heartbreaking and emotional character relationship.

[@lighttheangel7955]

Your one comment of a general idea for a concept of a movie gave me more feels than the actual movie, well done. Also yes, you are a galaxy brain, a goodbye scene like this would have just been MWAH

[@sketchyghost_yt]

@@lighttheangel7955 thank you !!!

[@BrokensoulRider]

It would also be a good reference to Princess and the Frog of the star and Ray's romance... so a little snapshot later in Asha's life where maybe, at the end of her life, she returns to him in the stars. :)@@lighttheangel7955

[@Kittymittie]

NO! DON'T GIVE ME TRAGEDY AND HEARTBREAK! 😭😭 My fragile soul can't take it- (nor can my pillow, but I can always replace them- ☺️) But it sounds like a good idea tho! 🥺🫶

[@sophiadellacroce9445]

REALLLLL

[@ridley1230]

Remember how the rise of the brave tangled dragons crossover became a fandom on its own? Hoping the same thing can happen for Asha and the humanoid star because I’ve already seen a fair amount of art for them :)

[@Luna-Taxers]

Duuuddeee now I want to see that

[@bella_daze3092]

BRO YAS❤❤❤ I REMEMBER THAT BECOMING ITS OWN FANDOM ❤❤❤

[@sleepy.timaeus.arts.]

im ready to be apart of the “concept wish” fandom lol

[@amateurbarnaby]

yo that sounds interesting can you recommend me some fanfictions on that, i recalled hearing this fandom years ago but never really got into it

[@Dan-zc3ou]

After Starboy and Asha, i would ship starboy with Jack Frost lol

[@Userwithaname964]

We were so robbed of the star man , i love how you drew him though, your art is so freaking good

[@emmasaurt]

THANK YOUUU

[@sleepy.timaeus.arts.]

ever since i found out about the starguy, i felt SO robbed. im glad there are some fanfics including star in their rewrites! edit: minor spelling error!

[@ncteno]

no exactly?? it feels like the movie is missing the core without him smh

[@Damians_art]

Ikr like it could have been great

[@cardboardcutout]

The thing is, the star creetur could’ve been the star man’s pet or something. So we could still have marketable plushies SEE DISNEY? I HAVE BETTER MARKETING THAN YOU HEHEHE

[@steamenginestudios]

I think having Star be Invisible during daytime would open up some HILARIOUS comedic potential, but my first thought was that it could be more of a "Glow in the dark" situation. Like, if they're in direct sunlight they're almost indistinguishable from an normal human, but in shadowy/dark places, or in the dark of night, he'd Glow like the shining star he is.

[@Game_Hero]

So...like Luca but without water?

[@vramdeensingh]

​@@Game_Hero That just tops off how much potential this movie had.... Like, it already had the hype (before it was released)

[@dacocodeer]

the movie is called “wish” because we wished disney went with the concept art

[@moon7shinev150]

I wish that they had kept the concept designs for Asha with her natural hair out and the red orange color palette. When I think purple Disney princess I think Rapunzel and Isabella. The story would have worked so much if she was Magnifico and Amaya's actual daughter since not only is she a princess but there's conflict. I would've definitely gone the sympathetic route with Magnifico and have him be a paranoid man who is just trying to protect everyone. I also would've made Asha's personality more similar to Elsa and Mulan rather that Anna and Rapunzel

[@sleepy.timaeus.arts.]

yeah i mean, i like the concept of his motives being good, but he went about it the wrong way. someone said it wouldve been cool if he was trying to protect the city bc if everyone got their wish, it could have negative affects on the city. furthermore, asha wouldve tried to grant these wishes but then see those affects for herself as the city began to fall apart, and then they see another solution

[@kaikiwwi]

@@sleepy.timaeus.arts.ooooooooh I hope someone writes a fic or makes a comic with that idea because it's really cool

[@sleepy.timaeus.arts.]

@@kaikiwwi 👁️ i could. i already have a lot of fics im working on, but whats one more?

[@ariannasatler9389]

the way i saw the cover for this movie and thought it was an issabella sequel.

[@petethecat4356]

isn't isabella pink

[@vyckygy6626]

A shy princess and a curious star?? 🥺 Why didn't we get this??? 😭 This is so beautiful and sweet!!

[@queenb2450]

It would've been GREAT because both the characters would've benefited from each other. Shy Asha would've felt more confident and the curious star would've had his curiosity quenched with Asha showing him around AND you could've had a significant 7 dwarves, I mean, her friends, teach the star some things so they would've had some kind of relevance and make her friends likable to us, the audience.

[@vyckygy6626]

@@queenb2450 RIGHT!! I love this already, I really wish we could get such a story. The concept is so simple and so sweet, it just WORKS. Arghh... Still sad we didn't get it..

[@cupcakedoce956]

Their dynamic would be kinda like Peter and Wendy (Star Boy would actually be inspired in Peter Pan, in first place)

[@vyckygy6626]

@@cupcakedoce956 yeah, I guess kinda! Just make "Wendy" (the princess) not so stoic/mature and "Peter" (star boy) not so arrogant/rude.

[@RoseBaggins]

Right?? It would have been perfect!!

[@tomatosoup1304]

I would've loved to see Asha as this shy, reserved and soft-spoken princess whilst Star is this hyperactive ball of energy

[@zenaairaleroh]

Reminds me of Gohan and Videl from Dragon Ball Z kinda

[@Firebender554]

He’s her manic pixie dream boy

[@heidihlm4707]

That will be fitting sice asha's voice is kinda soft spoken(i only like her voice)

[@rey6526]

kind of like tiana and naveen?

[@giftofthewild6665]

Would have been awesome if he pushed her to be more outgoing and she managed to get him to calm down a bit.

[@GrimReaperPTD]

They could have kept the plushie merchandise idea and just made it so the "star" shape is what he used to hide while trying to help and guide her. Then when she rely needed someone to talk to, or comfort her he could have changed back. They could have it that the reason she had to take the whishes one by one is to insure that they don't just grant destructive or dangerous whishes since she still believed her farther and mother wanting to protect the people.

[@captain-insano]

Exactlyyyy, he can be both star boy AND disney's oh so marketable plush

[@julia8222]

I am so here for the evil parents concept. Magnifico and Amaya being horrible people but also devoted parents adds so much depth. They don't have to be redeemable, just two powerful people amassing even more power for their daughter's inheritance. Maybe Asha is initially close to her father who is both paranoid about protecting her and puts a ton of pressure on her to follow in his footsteps, until she realizes what he's actually doing. It's kind of an inverse Mother Gothel situation, in that Magnifico and Amaya genuinely love their daughter but it's still totally toxic.

[@octosquid48]

You describing them as horrible people but devoted parents made me think of Mother Gothel but married

[@captain-insano]

Yyooooo I love that! It really would give all their characters SO much depth

[@dragonsman4733]

Asha's design was basically a mix between Isabella's (with the dress design and swept black hair) and Rapunzel's with facial shape and purple colour. your redesign was a major improvement

[@soffisoffy2709]

Ngl I thought it was a “What if” movie with Isabella being the protagonist

[@reynarodriguez9742]

That's what I exactly thought of when I first saw the teaser trailer

[@dimensionalmagic]

The hair texture is missing/ neglected tho, an unconscious personal bias input from the artist despite the concept art displaying the curls or coarse hair. it's understandable if they didn't catch some biased choices that contradict the point of applying the original concepts' point. it's a fanart attempt after all, not a professional purpose.

[@urmomeatmysoap3843]

When i saw the trailer in yt shorts, i thought she was Isabella

[@reynarodriguez9742]

@@urmomeatmysoap3843 Same here, this redesign of Asha is better, Disney should've thought of that even if we got a lot of references in their movies

[@leavemealone802]

The idea Disney refused to put a romance in this movie is both sad and disappointing

[@blisserio]

They’re so afraid to step out of their comfort zone and take a creative risk, it shows 😢

[@dragonsman4733]

Well if the snow white and little mermaid remake interviews are anything to go off of, they've decided that it makes the female character weak if she has a love interest with a male, which is silly to do for wish since the first Disney movie started with romance, and since its supposed to be the anniversary film they should've put one in. Or at least have a Disney prince, even if he's not in a romance

[@cardboardcutout]

What romance? Huhhh?!?!

[@cardboardcutout]

@@dragonsman4733or hell, if Disney wasn’t a total wuss about China, make it a girl? Who knows?!

[@leavemealone802]

​@dragonsman4733 this is the stupidest thing I ever heard. Love doesn't make you weak, nor did any of the old princesses weak. In fact, the love they felt for the romantic interest made them stronger, braver Romance was never their sole motivation, nor it should've been. But the idea of "romance makes you weak" shows me they not only don't understand their movies, but that they forgot what made Disney good

[@mollietenpenny4093]

Maybe Asha and Stat could've had a forbidden romance. They could've fallen in love over the course of the movie and Star would have no choice but to go back up into the sky. Basically a message of loving someone is learning how to let them go. A happier scenario could be either Star becoming a human and marrying Asha, or Asha becoming a star herself and joining other stars in the heavens. Disney could've used different folklore and fairytales with similar scenarios as inspiration for Wish, other than the ones that they've already adapted.

[@precioustories03]

so...like a genderbent Cowherd and Weaver girl story?

[@jadamax4048]

Oh my gosh I'm so hooked on that part where she becomes a star with him. Because you know in the princess and the frog. There were two starts and that could have been Asha and the star😢

[@lilscenechick1995]

Yes! I love tragic love stories. It would be a beautiful message that not all relationships last forever, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t a beautiful and fulfilling love. That’s life ❤

[@mollietenpenny4093]

Another idea I had was have Asha and Star be either the parents or the ancestors of the fairy godmother from Cinderella. Think Ever After, the movie that starred Drew Barrymore (a retelling of Cinderella btw😉).

[@mollietenpenny4093]

I had another idea where Asha's father is King Magnifico's brother. Basically, a Lion King (or Hamlet) situation, with a bit of Macbeth, and some Romeo and Juliet.

[@jomommajo1323]

8:22 If they had went along with the villainous couple there would be so many people cosplaying them! Omg

[@hariromari]

i imagine star being a bit grey or dull in daylight and him being embarrassed about it (not wanting to show himself), then asha saying she doesnt care if star shines or not

[@missemilyy2]

if this had happened disney would be great again

[@BleistiftSchwert]

Right in the feels. I could also imagine an ending where Star decides to stay with Asha on earth and so Star turns human and is not longer super glowy and shiny. He lost a bit of confidence because of that. Fears about his beauty when he no longer shine. And then Asha tells him that he shines the most when he smiles 😭

[@helobejeweled]

Letting you know: the Disney style was PERFECT immaculate even

[@emmasaurt]

THANK YOU

[@suzygirl1843]

@@emmasaurt Funny thing is Asha is a small step into the direction that Disney was moving towards. They're gearing up to streamline African stories into the mainstream as Asha is actually African name. I can see the influences but they were definitely scared to make it more African. I guess we're still not ready for African Princesses in the lineup. However, tis makes me happy because there's a lot of studios that are launching in Africa. Disney would be a hard established competition for new studios. Now these stories can authentically be made and profited locally.

[@eviewalters9245]

@@emmasaurt perhaps the reason why they did not go full swing in the African elements is perhaps because it’s still delicate ground and has a very high chance of being improperly executed? Just a thought.

[@sicklittlebanban]

RIGHTT OMGG SO GOOD

[@dollydachshundart]

Yes!! I was so mad when I learned the star boy was turned into a marketable plushie. The romance could have been so cute 😭😭

[@emmasaurt]

YES WHYY

[@nwjeanz143]

Fr it should've been that they slowly catched feeling for eachother as the movie progressed more and more but then they separate and it becomes sad😭

[@cr1baby650]

the star boy was supposed to be her grandfather btw

[@lenhano]

@@cr1baby650I thought that was just one of the concepts

[@boo435]

They also could’ve just made it so star boy has the marketable plushie as a different form he turns into for convenience.

[@phantomkowai6621]

I really like that stars necklace/amulet thing looks like Mickey, which honestly fits with the whole 100 years of Disney motif

[@weepwoop11]

OH MY GOD I JUST NOTICED THAT- that’s so cool!! thank you for pointing that out :D

[@chelseacounsell]

Omg I didn't see that

[@growingupwithdisney]

I didn't even notice, good eye

[@samanthakim5035]

The more I read this, the more that I don’t want to watch the movie, it frustrates me lol I’d rather choose this creative ideas run my imagination rather than watching the movie.

[@Virtual.punk77]

Excluding the fact about a romantic partner, this movie is basically us watching from a villains perspective. Asha just comes off as a completely narcissistic person. She's so set on letting everybody have their wishes back and thinks that whatever she thinks HAS to be correct. Meanwhile, the king built a town, lets everybody live there FOR FREE. NO TAX. He built a functional part of society, and giving your wishes to him was OPTIONAL. It wasn't even compulsory. He listened to his wife multiple times throughout the movie despite being "evil" and having lost his mind. Going to show that he still had basic humanity. Later on his wife was literally FORCED to join Asha's side due to the star. Her friends were also kinda forced to join her because they were outed infront of the town, and now if they didn't help her, they'd get caught for nothing. Every time he attacked someone, they never even got seriously hurt. When he destroyed the wishes, all people felt was fucking bad for like, 2 seconds, and they were back to normal. Also, just because he took one wish away, doesn't mean you cannot create another one. That's human nature. I found myself rooting for him tbh. This is why the animators so desperately made him look evil at the end because he just wasn't compensating in the evil personality section. This mans whole world just got ruined because some teenage girl one day just decided that the way he rules wasn't fit and everybody sided with her, giving him zero respect. Asha had to SING about how evil the king was for people to realise it. Which in reality, if he was actually evil, she wouldn't have had to do that. Thats just how i saw this film. Not at all a feel good movie. If anything, it was annoying. I really liked the potential Asha held, but they completely ruined it. She never even got a charactor arc for us to maybe relate to her more. No backstory. No nothing. The movie ended with the power being given to Asha. (Or something like that) so it basically just went from one dictator to another. I doubt Asha has any knowledge about ruling and running a whole town and seeing her selfishness throughout the movie, i doubt she would make good decisions.

[@hongjiae]

I haven't watched Wish (and I don't think I ever will), but I definitely would watch this version. I think what would make the plot even better is if Asha believed her parents' doctrine initially. She could be their little villain-in-training, instead of her being this perfect, good person right from the get-go. Through spending time with Star, leaving the castle walls and experiencing the world for herself, she could see the world for what it truly is (for the non-royals) and develop her own judgments. A story about growing up, making the difficult decision to turn your back on your toxic family, becoming your own person and establishing your own beliefs. Plus a love story with a celestial being? Wish could've been a favourite.

[@AAcetoneslaysz]

I watched it and it makes you feel empty 😭

[@offbrandsprite]

I feel like if the star man was real in the movie, he would probably become human, HIS wish, and then marry Asha. I mean, in most traditional Disney movies the princess marries the prince at the end. They could follow this with the star man :) Edit: holy crap how did I get 1.4k likes tysm 😭❤️

[@Fairy_Chord]

You. I like your idea.

[@itrashcant7947]

Yet another reason why Disney sucks. There was so much great content with Starboy and it genuinely hurts my soul they scrapped it. I might have to make my own story with similar star-crossed undertones out of pure spite.

[@ima-human9593]

That could have been in their uncomfortably large amount of sequels 😔

[@caril.9384]

yess!

[@scoopityboop]

One thing people forget when they mention the star boy concept was that it was also thrown around in the Disney development process that the star boy was also supposed to be like the reincarnated younger version of Asha’s grandpa, Sabino, who’s alive in the final movie. They even have a picture in the art book with star boy where his face looks like that of a younger Sabino

[@mushlii]

I love the idea of her being a more shy or just a socially distant character. Now she doesn’t have to be overly shy or the stereotypical “shy character” but a character who likes being reserved and is more soft spoken. One thing I think would be cool is if she used actions rather than words. Like if she saw someone struggling to lift something maybe she just walks up, helps them then walks away. Doesn’t say “oh let me help you with that”, and makes conversation, just helps then walks away. This would establish that she is considerate and kind, just doesn’t like speaking much or knows how to socialize well. It also makes sense since if she is the adopted daughter of the king and queen, it’s safe to assume she is used to being alone. I just think it’s a funny thought lol, imagine you are an older women trying to load your cart when all of the sudden the kings daughter walks up, picks up all your stuff, loads it for you. Then walks away without saying a word, maybe she lets out a smile but says nothing. Some people use actions rather than words and I think showing that in a character would be great.

[@jaden_klein]

That's why I liked Dune because Paul is quiet, thoughtful, reserved, and restrained, traits not often seen in sci-fi heroes. It was refreshing!

[@mushlii]

@@jaden_klein Haven’t seen dune but sounds like a cool character! Charismatic characters are cool too but we rarely get reserved characters who kinda do their own thing and prefer to stay quite then be out there.

[@haveagoodmourning]

I have a character like this and it’s absolutely delightful writing him, honestly. I feel like it’s an underused trait to have quiet, odd characters be… just, like, genuinely quiet at inappropriate times. Being shy causes issues! Trip-ups in communication! Or just the lack of communication at all. Or having to work around that mental block and find another, easier way to communicate.

[@jordanrichardson2367]

I mean….shy people do talk too-

[@mushlii]

@@jordanrichardson2367 I understand that lol, I’m just saying that a character who uses actions more than words would be really cool. Also we get a lot of “shy characters” who either don’t talk whatsoever because they get flustered or they are the really bad stereotypical shy character that can be a pain to watch because they are so unrealistic. With Asha however, she still can and will talk but she CHOOSES not to a lot of times because she doesn’t always want to use her words. For her she would be distant because she chooses to be. Also we tend to get alot of extroverted and or talkative bubbly characters so an introverted princess who likes her alone time, enjoys her own company and can be a bit socially awkward would be a nice change of pace,

[@queenmoreau2098]

Asha is supposed to be half black North African Maghreb. I wish they had added more Maghreb influence to her design. The black North Africans like the Haratin, the Tuareg, and other Sahelians have a lot of intricate headwear with beads and coins and shells adoring their braids. Frankly, I wish the whole movie was set in North Africa rather than Spain. Disney has lots of movies set in Europe or European inspired kingdoms. They missed the opportunity to set one in Africa which they have never done before besides Tarzan (who spends most of his time in the jungle) and the Lion King (which gave us the best Disney soundtrack) but they're all lions and you see nothing of the people in Tanzania where it takes place. Frankly, Asha's world looks just like Aurora's. I think it's the same time period in Europe. So they could have used this movie to do something different with the setting as well.

[@missplayer30]

Yeah, when I first saw the concepts of this movie, I thought we would have a Disney Princess movie set in North Africa or South Asia due to her design, and the fact that she has a goat.

[@jasminv8653]

This is literally the first time I hear or even visually register that anything in this story was meant to be inspired by the maghreb OR mediaeval iberia. AND I STUDY MEDIAEVAL FASHION. they fumbled the ball so badly here wtf

[@mirkohoble]

​​​@@jasminv8653yeah, same. The only time I noticed the "spanish inspiration" was the propaganda about how "Disney made her the very first Afrolatina princess!!" None of the characters have a Spanish accent, none of the writers is Spanish (as far as I know). Not even a song or dance inspired by Spanish culture. But, yeah, they say Asha is Afrolatina so she must be...

[@Sealgurl2002]

The lion king also has Zulu in some of the songs, mainly circle of life and he lives in you (from lion king 2 and the musical), and was also dubbed in it, so it might take place in a county that speaks both Swahili and Zulu, like Mozambique or Malawi.

[@phoebesekine4783]

Also if shes meant to be afro-latina, why spain instead of the numerous latinamerican countries?

[@346ego]

Disney is sitting on a GOLD MINE with this one. They could literally use the concepts for the movie and make it an animated series on Disney+. Tumblr would eat it UP.

[@nerdudi5745]

Omg Star being nonverbal like Sandman (from Rise of the guardians) would have been SO interesting! I want to watch this fan version of the story + art so badlyy

[@starsneptunexx]

Star Boy and Asha are the couple that could’ve saved Disney from its unnecessary remakes.

[@kiriiaa]

fr

[@PMIII]

Agreed

[@AnnieElizabeth-el4bj]

Yes.

[@_lLexa_l]

AND THE POWER COUPLE THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SO SO CUTE AND ICONIC

[@jalaarts]

yup

[@Plantlady92]

She should be a designer for Disney, her concept would’ve been so much more fun to watch! I love Asha and the star boys dynamic!

[@ladyrainicorn007]

I 100% agree! Her designs are so unique and amazing

[@bunnyellabell]

like you could see in this video, the issue with Disney movies lacking so much heart isn't because of bad character artists. the concept art shown in this video was amazing! but the higher ups decline those ideas and go for safer and safer routes each time :(

[@lunactiathemoth]

nah she'd be subjected to mfs in suits

[@heroyolkie]

I would've liked to see human-Star being invisible in the day -- but also still *technically* there, bumping into things. Like what if you could actively see things like pottery and wares getting knocked over because he's either panicking that he's getting in the way of people and stuff in closed spaces. And Asha, with her shy personality, would just constantly make reasons like "Oh, uh, sorry, my magic's a bit uh, out of control today hahah sORRY! I'M SO SORRY!" It would've been much more fun! Also, I love your redesigns and rewrites. 💖 Disney absolutely threw so much away without considering how good it could've actually been since they want to make sure it's a *safe* and *generic* movie.

[@yeime]

about the Starboy and Asha idea you wrote is amazing since Asha are the King and Queen's adopted daughter so she must have been taught about magic.

[@agatha6999]

Oh this is brilliant, I love this

[@heatherporter5515]

Yes! And a call back to Elliot the dragon being invisible in Pete’s Dragon

[@faeryeclair]

thats such a good idea and would add a lot more humor

[@jejo4911]

I love this. I need a fanfic with that fr

[@Sinister_Shortee]

oKAY BUT Energetic golden retriever star X Shy, overthinker Princess-

[@strawberryshortcakec]

ur so real abt wanting a shy princess. like we could have someone to relate to, not all girls are quirky or bubbly or "adorkable" like hello?? and it could inspire young girls who struggle and are also shy that they can do things too. ALSO YES STAR BOY and we need more humanoid characters 💗

[@iseeyou1067]

Star boy idea literally is so cute with the concept of the shy princess who was adopted. Like disneys just not doing it, it couldve been so good 😭

[@strawberryshortcakec]

@@iseeyou1067 RIGHT EXACTLYYY disney is flopping

[@darlingq6028]

not sure if this was intentional, but the pinks and blues of your Asha's dress reminded me a lot of Aurora's dress and the scene where the fairies fought over whether it should be pink or blue! i found it to be very nice and it could've served as a cool reference to Sleeping Beauty!

[@tiamystic]

IKR

[@__Zeniii__]

REAP

[@ArtisticCeleste]

YES! Like this film could've had references, they just needed to be a lot more subtle! Also the classic prince and princess dance-Disney has used the same waltz for a ton of their couples, that would've been so sweet! Expecially if it was during the demo version of 'At All Costs'. Like come on T_T

[@macklyon7476]

@@ArtisticCeleste And the subtle references could have added to the rewatchability trying to point them all out. So many lost opportunities.

[@vanesasteves6922]

For sureee, also Asha could have had only 3 friends that referenced Aurora's faeries in personality/color (still a reference, but much more managable and focused than 7)

[@jaredt.murphy8257]

if they made a peter pan-howl-robin williams' genie- tweed twink star boy it would have made BANK

[@selfryed]

THATS WHAT IM SAYINGGG i could smell the tumblr fanfiction not gonna lie

[@jaredt.murphy8257]

That style of art has been the bedrock of online art for the better part of a decade now, I genuinely don't understand why no major stuido has yet to make a fanfic-art-style romance movie yet. I genuinely think there NEEDS to be one. And the backbone of it's message needs to be something in the effect of a "real life boy" (it's time for a disney prince) who dreams in fanfic-art a la "Mitchell's vs the machine" @@selfryed

[@jaredt.murphy8257]

Also, your art is fantastic!

[@selfryed]

@@jaredt.murphy8257 thats so fr! disney really has to get out of their comfort zone oml 😭 and if you were talking abt my art (im not sure lmao😭) then tysm! :-)

[@paddyq3235]

Not tweed twink 😭

[@itzkaybug1881]

I'm about to make a long comment about what I would've done lol. My rewrite focused mostly on the idea that King Magnifico is a corrupted wishing star. I really liked your idea that wishing stars only have so much energy to use on earth before having to leave to "recharge" in a sense. So the way the king is able to stay on earth is that instead of granting wishes, he absorbs them. Hopes and dreams are powerful in this world, so a wishing star taking wishes will make him powerful. I also think he would be studying earth magic, so he is pretty much unstoppable(or supposed to be). His wife is the one who wished upon a star, which was him. She is the classic power-hungry villain and is last in line for the thrown so she wants to meet her true potential by bringing down those who looked down on her. So basically, Magnifico takes the "wishes" of Amaya's family and they just watch the kingdom burn since the royal family has no motivations or dreams to rule it, leaving the kingdom in ruin. This is the kingdom Magnifico says he is traumatized by, but he's actually about what really happened. Magnifico and Amaya make the kingdom of Rosas and have a daughter and live "happily ever after". That is until Starboy comes in and crashes the party. So in conclusion, King Magnifico and Queen Amaya would be seen as a generic fairytale couple that got their happy ending, but it's very clear that they're not telling the whole truth and are actually the villains. And now Asha would have to deal with standing up to her parents after listening to their lies for so long with the help of the star she wishished upon. I do like the idea that she's shy and reserved because she just agreed with what her parents wanted from her. She was basically being controlled like the rest of the kingdom. Oh, and I have a somewhat different way on how wishes work. Magnifico doesn't just steal away a small wish, he steals away a person's hopes and dreams which makes them feel hollow because they forgot a part of themselves. And even when Magnifico grants someone's wish, it happens instantly. The person doesn't get to expirience working up to their goals because someone already did it for them so they're sad no matter what when they give up their wish and get it granted. Real wishing stars *help* a person grant their wish. They help work for it, not make it come true instantly. But since Magnifico is a corrupted and powerful wishing star, he has the power to grant it immediately. So it brings a nice theme of people should be working to their goals instead of waiting for someone to do it for them.

[@Micakocho345]

I absolutely love this! And King Magnifico being a corrupted wishing star might be a good concept for the movie.

[@skrtskrt2708]

this is pretty good

[@Fairy_Chord]

Amazingg

[@gezz555]

Someone should hire you as the plot planner

[@moonlightbirdy]

Rewrite the entire thing at this point, this is amazing!!

[@chrisbacon1275]

I could imagine Asha being quiet, having a hard time expressing herself through words like the average person, making her seem more shy and timid to others than she might be, and then the Star Boy being this birstful of energy, and signing with her. It could make for some emotional moments, having a lot of meaningful expressions shown through physical expression. What we could've had!

[@chlorineii]

I’ve watched so many videos about what wish COULD have been that I don’t know if you mentioned this here, but one of the really awkward songs in the movie was initially supposed to be (iirc) a love song between Asha and Star where Star just wants to be human, which would have been a good reference back to Ariel with part of your world!! and also so sweet, especially if they went the route another commenter mentioned, where Star gets to grant himself a wish at the end of the movie and his wish is to become human with Asha. I cannot express how upset I am that this isn’t the route the movie took. I’m grieving for a movie that doesn’t even exist.

[@chlorineii]

how do we fight around copyright and make this right :’) I would’ve been fine with them being like best friends or like mentioned before a Judy/Nick ordeal I just want SOMETHING

[@qatmisalata]

dude, the way you just made the storyline so much better and enjoyable omg.. I would love to see this instead of the original 😭

[@DapperPhantom]

I love the fact that Star’s pendant makes the iconic Mickey shape. It genuinely makes me so upset that this movie is never gonna be made. Not unless someone who heads the company decides to do it. Star would have made them a killing in terms of merchandise, following, etc. People would be talking about that character for years. They had it in the bag and they dropped it. I really just wanna know what they think seeing how much of a response that concept art got. I can say I know that AI likely wasn’t used for this at least. I’ve spoken to some people who work at Disney and AI is not allowed to be used by their artists.

[@5ratsinatrenchcoat-dd1vk]

I'm in love with your art style! I definitely like these designs way better than the original!

[@emmasaurt]

aw thank youu 🫶🏻

[@tulip5210]

Oh i love the idea that shes adopted. That she may not know how what her dads actions are affecting the towns people bc shes mostly in the castle. If she stumbled out in some way and learned of the people from her accidental adventure earning her empwthy that would have a good emotional stake to it. Bc shed have to face something challenging.

[@GegNotGreg]

I think it would still be cool if the star character was non-verbal! it could create many funny scenes with either miscommunication or the star having a hard time explaining themself :))

[@kiiroi.o]

17:38 OMG they could've make a lovestory like Yue and Sokka from Avatar the last airbender , that would've been a really good bittersweet kind of ending

[@enhaskzbloom]

OMG YESSS

[@growingupwithdisney]

thats a great comparison

[@bumbabees]

"my boyfriend turned into a star." "thats rough buddy."

[@mrmacwaffles3803]

I feel like with your vision of Asha being Magnifico's and Amaya's (kinda) adopted daughter a dark blue, like the one they wear, fading into a sky blue, like the one in your design, would be better suited for her dress. Along with a cream colored corset.

[@everfluctuating]

i think wish [and disney as a whole] is struggling with an identity crisis. they want to remind people of all the masterpieces that made disney the household name it is today, but they also want to cast that tradition aside as "old news" for something new... but they have no idea what direction they want to go in. and their main appeal is still those classics, so they end up with a product that doesnt know what it wants to be besides a vehicle for nostalgia-bait. i love your redesigns! choosing not to make star humanoid was such a mistake on their part, i adore your design ❤️

[@879SCSP]

This! Plus it seems like Disney has lost its daring attitude and has gone full corporate. Encanto thrived because it was an interesting story that wasn't afraid to play it safe. Meanwhile, the writing is literally on the wall for how badly Wish wanted to be something but got pulled back for marketability reasons (completely also unaware of what the market is craving). The biggest example is the romance, people don't hate romance, they just get bored of samesy true love at first sight with nothing more past that. Make it fun, make it interesting but don't just say nevermind instead of trying.

[@rosecoloredbby]

You hit the nail on the head! I think this is how to perfectly describe the state that they're in right now. They want to appease both the side of the audience that misses those movies they grew up on, and the side that's looking for material with more diversity in both characters and their relationships, without realizing that both sides aren't necessarily opposing! They also seem to have one single idea of what it means to be diverse and empowering for women, which is what has led to a lot of their current issues in plot development and characterization.

[@animeROX08]

They're headed by a CEO who is too afraid to take creative risks because it could hurt their bottom line. Walt would be so disappointed.

[@CeyasStuff]

the idea of Star being invisible during the day is *SO GOOD*. The amount of hilarious and generally fun scenes that could generate really makes me wish this rewrite was real

[@kennae.t1575]

it would’ve been a lot more interesting to have the seven friends. Each have some amazing skill that somehow aids Asha throughout the story, but they had a natural disposition to the seven dwarves personalities if you catch my drift. But like the special skills or talents would be odd for that characters, personality like the angry one, really likes to crochet or make clothes or something, so they make disguises idk idk

[@Captain_Save]

I do like the ambiguous relationship route. It would give the fans the freedom to think whatever about them. For Disney, it would also stir up SOME discourse about their movie if people were to start arguments about what they are, lol. I like your redesigns and the rewrite concept. We NEED more shy princesses that slowly come out of their shells over time. It would give a lot of small children a comfort that a character like them can learn to interact with others and make friends. I do feel like if we maybe got an older princess, kind of sheltered, but still has placed expectations on her, we could actually feel less weird about a relationship between Star and Asha. If I had to choose 20-24 ish, instead of the regular 15-18 that we have a lot of the time. It would maybe give some of the older watchers comfort at a drawn adult princess who can still have the same struggles with social interactions as the regular person. I'm just talking shy, though, not crippling social anxiety, but that might be a nother angle, lol.

[@samanthakim5035]

Disney did this with Flynn Rider, they chose 60(?) females to describe their ideal guy. I hope they did this with the decade anniversary tbh,

[@Melon_Soda5]

I totally agree they should have given Asha a more shy and introverted personality 😭 it would be so cute especially with how friendly and energetic star is!!

[@rosalinesbrighteyes]

Same. I wish they would have done that instead.

[@kimichan5]

The whole shy girl with parents she’s pressured to perform for and being for is super relatable. It’s Elsa should’ve/could’ve been

[@deliri0um]

one problem i have with this is that i dont even see how the parents are villains? its no different than their subjects going to their castle and asking them something and them denying it because they dont see it wise. he is the king he has the power to decide whats best for his community?

[@hi.im.ana123]

I would have LOVED IT if Asha started out as an unlikable protagonist, and Star guided her to become likable while saving her kingdom, kinda like A Christmas Carol, but different

[@blueflare3848]

That’s difficult to do right. Very risky, and we all know that Disney doesn’t like taking risks.

[@myasmith1820]

@@blueflare3848They could have went the Kuzco route.

[@Mothzerella]

Omg I love your redesigns for Asha and Starboy! Amazing vid like always ^^

[@emmasaurt]

THANKK YOUU

[@elleramirez1373]

I hope that some fan or independent animator can use the concept art to make their own version of what the movie should’ve been

[@thaysvitoria5373]

I really hope that too, let’s pray that this happens someday 🙏🙏🙏

[@Your_L0cal-Editor]

Someone did. It’s called Alicia and the Kingdom of Starlight.

[@randomgirl8855]

I have seen a LOT of people rewriting songs and the story and characters, this movie had SO MUCH potencial 😭😭😭 I really wish we could’ve seen it

[@spicysoapts4572]

what i like about your redraws is that you also rewrite aspects of the stories, most people complain and talk about how the story could have been better, but you actually present ideas for how the story could be better, and honestly, i really really like it

[@Umbramus]

The problem I have with Asha is that she has no reason to be this quirky, "adorkable" character unlike Rapunzel, Anna, Moana, and Mirabel. Rapunzel and Anna were locked away for most of their lives and are thus naive and excitable. Moana strives to explore outside her island for most of her life but is kept from doing so, so her excitement is understandable. Mirabel uses her upbeat and bubbly personality as compensation for her being the only Madrigal child without a gift. She exerts herself to feel special like her family. But Asha? Aside from the day of her interview with King Magnifico, she has no reason to act the way she does. It's an oversimplification of the previous modern female protagonists because it's marketable, but like every other trope used in this movie, they forgot they had to add to it to make it special. Also I say Asha looks more similar to Isabela before 'What Else Can I Do'. Someone even compared their silhouettes and if you just fill in the few spaces of Asha's braids, there's basically no difference.

[@just...positiveuniq2ndacc499]

couldnt have said it any better.the way mirabel tries to make herself feel special is a thing most people do. The scene where she sees the house crackng is just as heartbreaking

[@llladybird.]

i rlly wish disney had kept close to Asha’s heritage (part North African Amazigh and part Iberian, mentioned in the concept art) and reflected it in her hair and clothes and character in general. from what i know, box braids are scarce in Amazigh culture, instead they braid hair in varying patterns and shapes with jewelry and ornaments braided in (just imagine Asha with little gold stars in her braids, how cute would that be???) and i could go on forever about how beautiful Amazigh/North African culture would look in a disney movie, especially in 2d (although i’m biased bc im North African myself lmao). but the Iberian culture as well, like, toreadors?? flamenco dresses?? like hello, North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula are like a goldmine of cultures and folklores and music, oh dont get me started on music, and so many opportunities for magical worlds and stories for disney to create, but they chose to make the most bland most marketable plain world and songs and characters to play it safe. and i’m pissed because we could’ve had a Disney princess from an overlooked minority in the world (Amazigh, let’s not even mention the mixed Amazigh) and brought at least a little light to their history and struggles, but unlike for example Esmeralda in the hunchback of notre dame, where it’s very clear that she’s Romani in France, it’s barely said or shown (aside from Asha’s earrings and one of her friends’ name) where the story takes place and how that reflects in the story.

[@mane53017]

THIIIIS Asha's current design says nothing, she's boring and I can't tell anything about her. It's boring, and honestky, Disney was scared of actually portraying a culture

[@llladybird.]

@@mane53017 frr same thing with Jasmine in Aladdin. is she Indian? Arab? Persian? now Asha was promoted as “afro-latina” which… no??? for one it’s set in SPAIN, for two she’s literally Amazigh (“berber”). also disney has a record of hiring voice actors/actresses who are from the same culture as the character/princess they’re voicing (Moana, Tiana, Mirabel, Merida, …) but when it comes to MENA characters they’re like “oh whatever just pick some popular actress to please the masses”

[@bloxxybaddie]

her hair would be so pretty like that !

[@Clownie_P]

I would have definitely made Star and the main lead gal in a romance. They start out as awkward friends, gradually become besties, and then star realizes he loves the princess. Star doesn’t tell the princess he’s kinda dying. He wants to stay on earth with her a little longer because he’s never felt this way before and he’s lived for 1000 years. At the end they defeat the bad guys but Star is dying. The Princess cries over the star and he tells her that “he will be okay”. But his light goes out and she mourns over him in tears. The princess then starts to wish for her friend (boyfriend) back with all her heart. Everyone in the whole town start to wish for the star to come back too. Star is brought back to life! He turns into a human! They get married, the end 💕💕💖

[@mer_acle8101]

I hope it makes you happy that you gave an aromantic goosebumps with that lol

[@yeime]

i love your idea because it features themes that the classic had (Non-human character becomes human)

[@Clownie_P]

@@yeime Thank you!!

[@jtm881]

Honestly everyone here needs to be hired👏

[@minisn3066]

Yes! I would’ve loved a romance between them where it ends with Star turning human and them being happy together. A classic Disney ending but with a twist because Star is a celestial being.

[@dancersupreme3023]

First video I’ve seen from your channel and I must say- you little character is giving Cinderella + early 2000-2010s vibes in the best way.

[@Manon627]

disney SHOULD hire you. i love the design you did for asha, especially her face. a thing that bugged me was asha's dress bc she is supposed to be in the mediterranean but her dress looks like wool (and yeah winter hits that part of the earth too but still). your dress was closer to what i would imagine. i do think purple is not a great choice for a dress bc if you look at the princesses we have multiple dresses in the pink/purple spectrum and it would be good to have some more variety. the biggest thing i liked that you did was the personality ideas you had for asha and starboy. i would like to see a women who is not adherent to society's current ideal women aka happy/bubbly. i am not a bubbly always happy girl and i feel bad about that sometimes bc media seems to put "good"women into 2 categories: bubbly or sultry/sexy. if you are not one of these things, you are the loser, nerd best friend or basket case. and i would freaking love a golden retriever/ himbo type male lead.

[@maddiekaty1189]

Disney needs more creative people like you so we don’t end up with movies that don’t do well

[@xxLJEGTxx]

The star boy would’ve been so cool as a character- the quirky nervous trying to help but always screwing up personality is just perfect and would have given this movie something to watch! Honestly I think the ‘platonic’ relationship idea would’ve been nice- but the star actually liking her just being way to scared to admit it to the point where he has to leave- (room for a sequel) would have been really nice! Great work on the redesigns btw ❤

[@hellopumpkin86]

“Do you not like interesting things to happen in your movies?” I AM SO HAPPY MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE FINALY REALIZING THIS! 😭👏👏

[@scarlettthorne229]

I also like the idea of getting more star lore or culture from Star Boy like we got from Yvaine in "Stardust" talking about how the stars always watch humanity and wonder about things like love and friendship but don't really understand because they're always stuck in the sky as silent guardians

[@whowantmuffin]

ahhhhhh this is amazing! Star could have been the Jack Frost of Disney AAAHHH. the 100th year anniversary movie totally could have gone with a bit more classic, cliché stuff . these drawing are amazing! If this would have been the movie plot i just know that little girls around the world would have dreamed about their star boyfriends watching them from above hahah cuteeee

[@sofithecartoonist4106]

OMGGGGG I ADORE THE DESIGNS AND HOW YOU CREATED A WHOLE NEW STORY 😭😭 I LOVE HOW U DRAW I CAN’T-

[@emmasaurt]

AW THANK YOU SO MUCHH

[@Vibee-ku6bj]

I think the main big weirdness is that she's essentially Cinderella's fairy godmother? Like why is Wish randomly the fairy godmother's backstory?? (Which is also why they kept her palette purple/blue.) As for my own gripes with the story...I feel that the king's backstory was sorta glossed over? And in doing that, we lost what would have been a very compelling villain! They made him esentially a altruistic narcissist, "after all I did for them, this is how they repay me?!" When they already had a much better motive built in for him. He had lost everything. Talk to any person with OCD on the hoarding end and they'll tell you that a crippling fear of loss is what triggered their spiral. He was hoarding his people's wishes because he had a very deep seated traumatic based fear of loss. Also, he has a valid point in feeling upset. Up until the point where he became corrupted, he actually had done a lot for his people. He was running a fairly happy, well off kingdom. The whole introduction of Asha playing tour guide showed this off. Going by the growth of the kingdom, it's probably somewhere between 20-50 years old. If you do the math, that means he had granted a minimum of 240-600 wishes. So he's done a lot for his people. The terror of him losing everything again would have made his descent that much more empathetic, rather than the portrayal of him fearing the loss of control and power over his people. It also bothered me that there was no possibility of salvation for him. Like what kinda message is that? That if you mess up once, you're permanently a bad person? That you can't change as a person if you were ever problematic? My head canon (since they want to force the lore that he's the magic mirror in Snow White,) is that they manage to make him come to his senses, as when everyone awakens the power of the star within themselves, his own internal star power wakes up in response to everyone else's and it frees him from the corrupted magic, like a purifying light piercing the darkness, but gets spent up freeing him. Also that the kingdom is actually older than we think, like at least 60-80 years old, and that he's been keeping himself and his queen youthful through his magic. Then once he loses his magic, all the years/aging that he had been keeping at bay (including those of his wife's,) come rushing back at him and he turns to dust (kinda like mother Gothel in Rapunzel,) and the only way to save him is to put his spirit in the mirror. So in the end, I would have loved a scene where she has continued to age and is now an old woman and asks him if he still finds her beautiful and he tells her that she "is the fairest in the land." (Cause it bothered me so much that she had been so loving in the beginning of the movie and then all her love instantly disappeared for him almost instantly when he got corrupted?? They were married for so long and went through so much together. Their love shouldn't have died off so easily and quickly like that!) ANYWAYS, I think Disney went for the much safer and boring message of "everyone should be free to try to make their own wishes come true," when they could have gone for the much more interesting message of, "you shouldn't always take the easy route to force things to happen; the end doesn't always justify the means, and that one should always be in charge of one's own destiny." Because the problem wasn't that the king had their wishes under his control, BUT THAT THEY HAD SURRENDERED CONTROL OVER THEM IN FAVOR OF HIM DOING THE HEAVY LIFTING FOR THEM. The people themselves were their own biggest problem! They had passed off any sort of personal responsibility and accountability over their own destinies. So really, the biggest problem this movie had was that it lacked nuance. A few tiny tweaks in the direction and perception of this movie could have made it actually great.

[@eureka2694]

The "Do you still find me beautiful?" Scene would have made me cry. Very good plot.

[@eureka2694]

Good idea for the villain also. That could give a very good lesson about letting go of past losses and fear.

[@petrichorbones]

i super agree, i really hated how they just put him in the mirror and left him in the dungeon heartlessly, it made no sense and just felt needlessly cruel. especially considering his wife seemingly didn't have any emotion about it whatsoever. and his backstory was basically like "uh something bad happened, i wont let it happen again dun dun duuuun" and that was it lmao we def needed more lore to make his actions make any sort of sense 😭

[@MILOCHEN-w6d]

I really admire when artists can chameleon different art styles! It's super impressive and it takes lots of skill! I LOVE how you studied the art style before you started the piece. Idk why but it scritches the perfectionist side of my brain for some reason.

[@Kim-qd5uw]

Disney been REAL quiet since this dropped.. but if this was a movie, I would watch it 5000000000000000 times a day 😭

[@lifekeepsflowing]

Seeing your concept art of Asha and the Star breaks my heart because your idea would have been a million dollar idea. 100 years they should have done the 2D animation, orchestra music, medieval clothing style and the romance. Your idea for their movie would have actually encapsulated 100 years of Disney magic. My heart is breaking because I need your movie!

[@SkellSeer]

Many people here have so many different ideas that could work with how Star communicates to Asha, so my proposal is that during the day, perhaps he becomes more transparent the direct the sunlight is, and consequently his ability to speak. That way we could get a good balance of of verbal and non-verbal communication.

[@tayh.6235]

Ooh, clever!

[@petrichorbones]

oh thats a good idea too !! i like it! i would have loved to see him use sign language too

[@SsLoage]

AHHH A SHY PRINCESS 😭 HAVE WE EVER HAD ONE AND SHE BLACK like omg as a shy black girl I would really appreciate it༎ຶ⁠‿⁠༎ຶ

[@mila6589]

I love how the whole fandom is having the same idea after watching this movie... and a better idea btw... we do miss a good love story!!

[@midnightfoxy3026]

My favorite princess was Merida. Because she was actually different. She was fierce and walked her own path, not needing a man in the end. She wasnt even originally from Disney either! I like how you redid Asha. I want a shy princess!

[@obehiikhigbonoaremen1241]

"Knowing What We Know Now" becomes 10 times more powerful when it's Aasha going against her parents! When I first saw the trailer, I thought Asha's 7 friends were a group of young people who didn't really trust the king, offering a different perspective from what she knows about it. And that they were gonna be really skeptical about him.

[@MAKKARANAMI]

Girlll i adore your artstyle

[@emmasaurt]

THANK YOUUU

[@MAKKARANAMI]

Just had to say it tho you’re drawing in disneys style 😢❤

[@ultimatelyblossombee]

FIRST why is disney so scared about love interests now a days- starboy couldve overtook tumblr/hj

[@nonbinarypapyrus]

HDXJUAHCJSJSNO

[@just...positiveuniq2ndacc499]

NO CAUSE FRR. stay boy on top 😌

[@quit-rt4vz]

Exactly! I think there kind of teaching people that love is weak (especially with the Rachel Ziegler thing) when it's not at all. We could've have had so many good characters and movies if they weren't so against love 😔🤚

[@samanthakim5035]

@@quit-rt4vz It felt like the reflection of Disney’s state.

[@Aurora-Welch]

I would love to see this concept in a future Disney movie.

[@domingathehuman1257]

Also they were making a whole deal in promo about Asha being a afro-Iberian/afro-Hispanic character but didn't really do anything with that, I think including those cultures more (like seen in Encanto) would have been really cool, and was a total missed opportunity.

[@gryffinclaw]

Asha and Star's relationship alone would make Wish ten times more enjoyable for the audience. That's how cute the relationship would've been! I'm already gushing thinking about your ideas for them ☺️ oh the wasted potential! Also how nice a callback it would've been to the first disney princess movies by including a romance. Disney literally rose with these romantic princess movies. So I don't get why suddenly they're so allergic to romance 😭

[@user-TocaHelli]

Frrr! The thing I love most about Disney movies are the lovestories ! Not the „I can handle it myself“ princesses😭🖐️

[@blisserio]

This feels so much more Disney-like than the original; in my heart, like you mentioned as well, the true root of Disney and what made it work was all of their unique characters and interactions-sitting down and watching a Disney movie used to be an immersive escapism to a fantasy world that was breathtaking and FEELS magical. Disney movies don’t give off the magical effect they used to anymore, and you pinpointed exactly what was lacking and what they could do to improve it! I need to feel the homely connection to Disney characters again; it’s a hole waiting to be filled! To see that wish had so much potential and what it could have been is so disheartening, but alas, I digress. I LOVED your ideas; thanks for warming my heart and reminding me what Disney used to feel like ❤

[@silly.24-7]

okay okay hear me out, when star boy has to leave he turns into a human because once the stars fulfill their quest to protect their person or help make the world be a better place they are granted the gift of life as a result of their hard work, and them star boy and asha can have their little romance scene and then star boy becomes the king. i know it falls into the classic princess falls in love trope but i feel if star boy were non-binary this would be able to convey a strong message. anyways i thought that idea was cute, and i love how you redesigned the characters the way you portrayed asha was so much better than disney’s adorkable trope

[@hummus_exual]

I don't even really care about this movie (haven't bothered to watch it) or Disney in general, but I seriously hope that the talents of the fandom will work together to bring justice to the original Wish concept. Outrage is a hell of a motivator for us artists lol

[@blueflare3848]

“Outrage is a hell of a motivator for us artists”. Accurate. This is literally the reason why I have an entire rewrite of HTTYD 3.

[@SayderCascading]

This is such a cool idea, I especially love the idea that Asha is an adoptee looking to connect to her bio family ❤️

[@ellemoonriver]

the movie was incredibly disapointing. I love your outfit for Asha and the two colors honor Aurora changing dress!! that would have been another fun cameo

[@GAMEBEATER6000]

Imagine Star having their own introduction song PLUS a confrontation song between them and Magnifico...I would of been especially hyped for a confrontation song

[@jashawnc4004]

The promise that Star will always look after Asha from the sky 🤧😭 aaa screaming sobbing! It’s so cliche but so cute! You did an awesome job designing these characters esp with the medieval elements.

[@cherrielyn_co]

While I haven't seen Wish, reading all the comments and seeing your rewrite with the human star, im actually sad that its not a real movie. I feel like this would have been such a cute concept and something I would have loved to watch. I agree with the romance! I know disney has done a lot in the past, but it doesn't have to just disappear!

[@samanthakim5035]

Same lol I’ll just let the creative ideas in this comment section run my mind than watching the movie.

[@WibblyWobblyEtc]

this is so wildly superior to the actual movie

[@WibblyWobblyEtc]

also casual they/them pronouns for Star would have been amazing!!! but people would have been so incredibly weird about it :/

[@artsyemaru1329]

Girl! You killed this! AND Disney should have kept the villain power couple! Encouraging good relationships!

[@Dummy_1]

I feel like if the concept you did was the real writing of the story DISNEYLAND WOULD BE 100 MILLION TIMES BETTER like Peter Pan rides weren’t that good cause the lines where endless and not worth it SO IMAGINE STUFF LIKE THIS IN DISNEY!? Truly a masterpiece must say Edit btw I know everyone has said this but YOUR STYLE IS SOOO CUTE IT REMINDS ME OF ANIMAL CROSSING

[@Kpracn0va]

8:42 If this had been in the movie, there would totally be cute scenes of Magnifico, his wife and Asha as a kid. It would have made a conflict for Asha, since she has good memories with her parents. Learning they aren’t as good people as she thinks they are would be world shattering. She might realize that some moments of her childhood were really messed up, but that most of her memories are positive because her parents did their best to be good parents so she wouldn’t find out their secrets.

[@toucandraws3959]

Your ideas are really fun; I especially love how Star would be invisible during the day and causing mischief lol

[@brittanyGrace-b8x]

No but like if Disney went with this concept instead, they could have pulled off the romance fabulously and have a great message for the viewers as well! So how I would do it, I would have like subtle banter, Star being flirty and curious and outgoing like Emma said. And I would keep the fact that star had to go, buuuut, I'd make it so that it would have a small timeskip, where she either works things out with her parents/that situation gets resolved somehow and she would get character development. She would become more sure and true to herself. And she would be granting wishes or looking through them, and somehow Star would've wished to be human, to be with Asha! And it's a happy reunion, we get to have romance, but also amazing character development and a great example for viewers.

[@faeryeclair]

this idea would have everything disney is remembered for, while still being its own movie! we've got a princess, your prince/love interest, a villain, and a good plot! and new things like a shy princess, the first villainous couple, a mute love interest, a cool unique lore! ARHGHGHGHGH DISNEY MAKES ME SO ANGRY SOMETIMES. as a writer i may just borrow this idea and write about it.