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Aug 3, 2024, 5:31:16 PM8/3/24

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Hi again. So that was pretty great, right? The animation so expressive, so imaginative, so dynamic, so fluid? And the vocal performance, by noted non-singer Jeremy Irons, remains just as show-stopping as ever, for one very specific reason: It's such a pure expression of the character.

Irons' Scar was theatrically sly, performatively unctuous, luxuriously fey. He reveled in his haughtiness, his condescending wit, his sneering contempt for those lesser than he. He not only embraced his status as Other, he wore it like a Bob Mackie gown. He was, in other words, not merely villainous, nor anything so mundane as simply evil. No, he was more fun than that: He was wicked.

The first thing you gotta know is that there were rumors that the new film had cut "Be Prepared" to make room for new (and thus, Oscar-eligible) songs. I, for one, was prepared to storm whatever barricades necessary in protest, and I was not alone. Turns out, they didn't cut it. It's still in the movie ... sort of.

Did this all bum you out? I didn't mean to. The new film does have some things to recommend it, which we'll talk about on the show. But my purpose in giving you a heads up vis-a-vis Scar's anthem was simple: service journalism. Odds are you're gonna see this new Lion King, so you should go into it clear-eyed. Manage your expectations. Adjust your parameters.

Wish, the latest musical adventure from Walt Disney Animation Studios, will introduce audiences to the magical kingdom of Rosas and its 17-year-old resident idealist Asha (voiced by Ariana DeBose). Her mission to save her community from villainous ruler King Magnifico (voiced by Chris Pine) sends her on an unexpected journey, accompanied by her favorite pajama-wearing goat Valentino (voiced by Alan Tudyk), where Asha will learn from a cosmic ball of energy called Star that a little inner courage can go a long way.

During this interview with Collider, producers Peter Del Vecho and Juan Pablo Reyes Lancaster Jones talked what makes being a part of Disney storytelling and its 100-year legacy so magical, how Wish evolved into what it is now, why they hope audiences will embrace Asha, working with Tudyk to discover who Valentino the pajama-wearing goat would be, what to expect from the original songs, how King Magnifico stands up against previous Disney villains, and how all of the color choices in the film were made for very thoughtful, specific reasons.

LANCASTER JONES: We had very early conversations about what classic Disney elements we definitely wanted in this movie, and stuff like a classic villain and being a musical were things that were in it, from very early on. And then, discovering that it probably should be a fairy tale because that is a quintessential aspect of what we do. And then, that idea of the fairy tale also informed the visual style of the movie, going back to that watercolor style and looking at Pinocchio and Snow White as references.

Every great Disney hero or Disney princess story has to have that fabulous villain to defeat or overcome, in some way. How does King Magnifico stand up to the lineup of Disney animated villains, over the 100 years of Disney?

LANCASTER JONES: Purple means hope. That is something that was done on purpose because Asha means hope and she brings hope to the people. All of those color choices are made for a reason and our art department does them very, very thoughtfully.