'Soul' producer explains how Pixar's 1st Black lead for studio was developed
EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- With Pixar's newest feature film, "Soul," the animation studio finally has its first Black lead character. From the barbershop where he gets his fade to the design of his facial features, the writers, creators and animators went to great lengths to make the film's protagonist, Joe Gardner, authentic. And yet, when "Soul" was first pitched, Joe wasn't the movie's star. In fact, Joe wasn't even in it. Instead, it was the character 22, a soul residing in the film's "The Great Before." "22 was kind of the main character, and the whole point of that first treatment was like, ...
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