Wish: How Asha Differs from Other Disney Princesses, Explained by Director (Exclusive)

How exactly does Ariana DeBose’s Asha differ from other Disney heroes?

One of the directors ofWishconfirmed how Asha differs from the heroes and princesses ofDisneyAnimations past projects.

In retaliation, Asha wishes for a star to help set things right.

Ariana DeBose’s Asha from Disney’s Wish, Disney princesses

One thing she doesn’t know right away is that she has these leadership qualities.

Maybe she doesn’t believe them, whatever.

Asha in Disney’s Wish

But she definitely steps into them by the end of the movie.

I think what does make her unique is bringing in Ariana DeBose.

Ariana, bringing in her personality, a very unique personality.

Asha in Disney’s Wish

Someone who’s not afraid to speak her mind.

You blow out the candles, and you make a wish.

And then everybody says, ‘Don’t say wish out loud.

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Whatever you do, don’t say wish out loud, it will never come true.’

I would love the opposite to be true.

I love when people who blow out the candles, make a wish, say it out loud.

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We let people know.

We wanted to work at Disney, and we got a lot of help along the way.

It’s up to us to determine our destiny, but there [is help] from the universe.

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Though shes near royalty and tries to work under them at times, Asha has no royal heritage.

Obviously, she is far from the first not to hold the coveted title.

Asha certainly shares a lot with the heroes that come before her.

Then, of course, no one else has a goat like Valentino.

Wishhits theaters on Wednesday, November 22.