“World’s Best” The Disney+ Original Movie Will Premiere June 23

“World’s Best” The Disney+ Original Movie Will Premiere June 23

On June 23, Disney’s new comedy adventure “World’s Best,” directed by the man behind “Hamilton,” will premiere exclusively on Disney+. Utkarsh Ambudkar (“Ghosts,” “Free Guy”) stars in this Disney+ Original Movie directed by radiation oncologist turned filmmaker Roshan Sethi (“7 Days”). Ambudkar also co-wrote the film’s original songs.

Newcomer Manny Magnus, Punam Patel, Jake Choi, Max Malas, Piper Wallace, Kayla Njeri, Dorian Giordano, Kathryn Greenwood, Christopher Jackson, and Doug E. Fresh also star in the film alongside Ambudkar.

What is World’s Best about

In “World’s Best,” Prem Patel (Magnus), a 12-year-old math prodigy coping with the challenges of adolescence, learns that his recently deceased father was a famous rapper and decides to follow in his footsteps. While his actions may seem reckless and the quickest way for him to lose everything, Prem is inspired to find out if hip-hop is truly in his DNA by hip-hop music-fueled fantasies in which he performs with his father (Ambudkar). He was taught by his father that “the world’s best never rest.”

What does Utkarsh Ambudkar say

Ambudkar says, “We are all really excited to be bringing this film to Disney+. It’s got dope music and great comedy, and it brings up some important themes in a really accessible way. It’s emotional, it’s full of love and amazing energy, and is a film the entire family can watch together. Plus, it presents for the first time a South Asian family at the core of a Disney movie–something I never had growing up–and was something I really wanted to give young people today.”

Who is making World’s Best

“World’s Best” was written by Jamie King & Ambudkar, with original songs by Ambudkar and Charlie Wilder. Produced by Thomas Kail, who directed the Broadway smash “Hamilton” and produced and directed the 2020 film version, and Kate Sullivan, the film reunites Kail and Ambudkar who first collaborated as director and performer, respectively, of the improvisational hip-hop comedy musical group Freestyle Love Supreme. Terry Gould and Ambudkar serve as the film’s executive producers.

Featured Image Credit: (L-R): Manny Magnus as Prem and Utkarsh Ambudkar as Suresh in WORLD’S BEST, exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Ben Mark Holzberg. © 2023 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.