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She meets a living, magic fallen star, and together they face the kingdom's devious ruler, the sorcerer Magnifico (Pine). Wish has been criticized for listing poor quality or counterfeit goods, a common concern among major e-commerce sites which feature independent sellers. The products are usually smaller items that are cheaper to ship, aided by an agreement between Barclays Casino China Post and the USPS that lowers costs of shipping for goods weighing less than 2 kg (4.4 lb). More than 1 million merchants list their products on Wish's platform to sell directly to consumers. As of 2019, Wish was the third-biggest e-commerce marketplace in the United States by sales.
The film's animation was originally intended to be completely traditional, but it was later decided to be blended with computer-animation when 2D alone was considered, in the filmmakers' opinion, as having too many limitations in terms of camera movements and characterization. Singer and television presenter Rochelle Humes cameos in the UK version of the film as Rochelle, a villager who wishes to become the captain of a ship. Amaya becomes the sole ruler of Rosas, helping the citizens make their wishes come true on their own. The strength of their collective desire overpowers Magnifico, releasing the wishes from him and freeing Star. While her friends infiltrate Magnifico's study and open up the ceiling to free the wishes, Asha tries to distract Magnifico, only to be tricked by a disguised Simon, whom she defeats with the animals' help.
One of Asha's friends, Simon, is revealed to be the one who sold her out to Magnifico, in hopes that his wish to become a knight would be granted. Despite Amaya's pleas, he turns to a book of forbidden dark magic to maintain his position of power as his subjects begin to doubt his way of ruling. Distraught, she makes her own wish on a star, and to her surprise, the star descends from the sky in the form of an anthropomorphic star of light, which Asha names Star. Asha realizes Magnifico never intends to return the ungranted wishes to their owners, and when she questions his methods, Magnifico refuses to accept her apprenticeship. Having studied sorcery, Magnifico is able to grant the greatest desires of his subjects, but they have to give up the memory of their wishes to be sealed away and protected by the king until he can grant them.
The film was nominated for several awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. Wish premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on November 8, 2023, and was theatrically released in the United States on November 22. The film's art style combines computer animation with the look of traditional animation. Buck and Veerasunthorn, who had worked with Lee on Frozen (2013) and Frozen II (2019) as co-director and story artist, were confirmed as directors the same month, with Moore later hired to join Lee in writing the screenplay. Development of Wish began in 2018 but was not publicly disclosed until January 2022, when it was revealed that Lee was writing an original film at Disney Animation.