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NiKo Vargas (also known under their YouTube alias “Snazzle”, and more recently "Cove’s Grove”) is an disabled Afro-Latine nonbinary vocalist, voice actor, musician, producer, writer, and audio engineer. Growing up in New York City, they’ve had a passion for entertainment from a young age, taking part in many artistic endeavors such as ...
Niko Vargas. Actress: Wish. Niko Vargas was born on 24 February 2000 in New York City, New York. Niko is an actor and music artist, known for Wish (2023), Craig of the Creek (2017) and Our Life: Beginnings & Always (2020).
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Mar 4, 2024 · Ahead of the film’s home release, we had a chance to chat with NiKo Vargas (who voices Hal in the movie) and ask them what it’s like being in a Disney film, how they landed the role, and more.
Feb 28, 2024 · Actor NiKo Vargas plays Hal in the Disney animated feature Wish, and in this interview, they discuss their acting background and what the role means to them.
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By Cristina Alexander
Posted: Nov 10, 2023 11:30 pm
Walt Disney Animation Studios is celebrating 100 years of delivering spell-binding animated movies with unique storytelling to audiences young and old around the world, adapting and creating original fairy tales that are all about making wishes come true. What better way to celebrate that century-long message than to create a new movie aptly named Wish.
Wish dives into the origins of the bright star in the night sky that has been present in almost every Disney movie, there to grant the wishes and desires of the characters who speak to it. The lore of the star goes even deeper than that, however. Here’s everything we know so far about Wish, including its release date and most recent trailer.
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Wish is set to release in theaters on November 22, 2023 – just in time for Thanksgiving. Development on the film started in 2018, with the animation style originally intended to be in traditional 2D as a way to honor Disney’s roots in hand-drawn animation. Walt Disney Animation Studios ultimately decided to blend watercolor illustration with CGI an...
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As Wish executive producer/writer Jennifer Lee explained to IGN back in September, “What happens in hand-drawn is that you have the incredible hand of the artist, but also limitations in what you could do on screen. What happened in CG is you'd have incredible, boundless opportunities, visually, that elevated it — even to the point for some — into realism, which is not what we wanted to do. The more important thing to us was to have a way to find technology that can do everything. Connect to the true vision of the artist, but bring in technology that could finally take away limitations.”
During the 2022 D23 Expo, Ariana DeBose (Hamilton, West Side Story) and Alan Tudyk (Wreck-It Ralph, Frozen, Zootopia) were announced to have been cast as Asha and Valentino, respectively. Asha is a 17-year-old girl who makes a wish to the stars after sensing a darkness in the kingdom that is oblivious to everyone else, and Valentino is Asha’s pet g...
•Ariana DeBose - Asha
•Alan Tudyk - Valentino
•Chris Pine - King Magnifico
•Angelique Cabral - Queen Amaya
•Victor Garber - Sabino
•Natasha Rothwell - Sakina
The initial marketing for Wish revolves around the origins of the star that has been present in most Disney movies for the last 100 years. The story of Wish goes even deeper than that.
Wish takes place in the Kingdom of Rosas off the Iberian Peninsula between 1200 and 1300, where Asha senses something off about King Magnifico, who has the power to take and grant wishes – even though he does more of the former than the latter. When Asha makes a passionate wish to the stars in the night sky in a time of great need, an actual star named Star falls from the sky and answers Asha’s wish. Together, they team up to face King Magnifico and fight for a better future in the kingdom.
Looking for news about other upcoming Disney movies? Check out everything we know about Frozen 3.
Cristina Alexander is a freelance writer for IGN. She has contributed her work to various publications, including Digital Trends, TheGamer, Twinfinite, Mega Visions, and The Escapist. To paraphrase Calvin Harris, she wears her love for Sonic the Hedgehog on her sleeve like a big deal. Follow her on Twitter @SonicPrincess15.
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Nov 22, 2023 · Niko Vargas - Hal Niko Vargas. Hall is Asha’s friend who is perpetually happy, always bringing a little joy to every situation. She is voiced by actress Niko Vargas, Screenwriter Allison Moore shared that “even when [Hal’s] really nervous or scared, she smiles.” Vargas can also briefly be seen in Craig of the Creek and Monkey Wrench.
Niko Vargas was born on February 24, 2000 in New York City, New York. Niko is an actor and music artist, known for Wish (2023), Craig of the Creek (2017) and Our Life: Beginnings & Always (2020).
