Pixar adviser, theologian on defining 'soul' in, out of film | Arts & Entertainment
The Rev. Suzan Johnson Cook, longtime Baptist minister and former religious freedom ambassador, took on another role with the recent animated movie “Soul.” She was not an actor or a director, but an adviser. In late 2019, she traveled to Pixar’s studios to watch a rough cut of the film. She was joined by other notable experts, including Fuller Theological Seminary President Mark Labberton, United Negro College Fund CEO Michael Lomax and musicians Yo-Yo Ma and Quincy Jones. More than a year before its recent release on Disney+, Johnson Cook joined in giving feedback to Pixar’s director...