Cool Video Goes From Booth to Screen With Chris Pine's Villainous Song in Disney's Animated Feature WISH

Disney has released a cool video from the upcoming animated feature Wish, that goes from the booth to the screen with Chris Pine as he sings the villainous King Magnifico’s song, “This is the Thanks I Get.” The clip is a part of Disney's "Wish Wednesdays." Each week in the lead-up to the movie, they'll release another clip or song from the soundtrack.

Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Julia Michaels teamed with fellow Grammy-winner Benjamin Rice for the original songs from Wish. Pine plays the charming King who controls the wishes that people make. In a release (via CB), the minds behind the film discussed the new song. 

Director Chris Buck said:

"We just had a blast with it. The visuals are terrific—he's the King and he feels like nobody respects him. It's been a while since we've had a good villain song, so Julia and Ben just went for it."

Executive producer Jennifer Lee added:

"He's charismatic; he's handsome—and he knows it—but I think he truly believes their wishes are safest in his hands. So when Asha exposes the flaw in his philosophy, he feels underappreciated and threatened."

Director Fawn Veerasunthorn said:

"We'd provide a rough version of the script [to Julia and Ben] and they'd go away for a while and come back with a song. Their songs inspired us. For 'This Is The Thanks I Get?!' we knew we wanted Magnifico to be charming and, of course, evil. He's also funny! In the song, he cracks jokes—he's narcissistic. But it's all tongue-in-cheek and he's still somehow completely likable, which is great for a villain."

The film’s synopsis reads:

"With a nod to Walt Disney's musical legacy as the company marks 100 years, Walt Disney Animation Studios ‘Wish’ welcomes audiences to the magical kingdom of Rosas, where Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force—a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe—the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico—to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen." 

The film features the voices of Academy Award®-winning actor Ariana DeBose as Asha, Chris Pine as Magnifico, and Alan Tudyk as Asha's favorite goat, Valentino. The film is helmed by Oscar®-winning director Chris Buck (Frozen, Frozen 2) and Fawn Veerasunthorn (Raya and the Last Dragon), and produced by Peter Del Vecho (Frozen, Frozen 2) and Juan Pablo Reyes Lancaster Jones (Encanto). Jennifer Lee (Frozen, Frozen 2) executive produces—Lee and Allison Moore (Night Sky, Manhunt) are writers on the project.

Wish is set to hit theaters on November 22nd. Check out the clip below, and enjoy!