G. Allen Johnson December 16, 2020Updated: December 17, 2020, 8:27 am
Joe (voice of Jamie Foxx) gets a haircut before a big gig in the new Pixar film “Soul,” which premieres on Disney+ on Christmas. Photo: Pixar
Jamie Foxx says he had a lot of fun making “Soul,” in which he portrays Joe, a jazz musician straddling the point between life and death. And it’s not just because Joe happens to be the first Black lead character in a Pixar film. For the first time in years, Foxx is in a film that’s about his first love, music.
“That’s what I came out here to do,” said Foxx, referring to Hollywood. “So I know my grandmother, who’s looking down, would be proud.”