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The production team includes director Pete Docter, co-director Kemp Powers and producer Dana Murray. Pixar's short "Burrow" Pixar is known for pairing its feature films with animated shorts, and "Soul" is no exception. The film will premiere on Disney+ alongside "Burrow." Here's how Disney+ describes the short: "A young rabbit embarks on a journey to dig the burrow of her dreams, despite not having a clue what she's doing. Rather than reveal to her neighbors her imperfections, she digs herself deeper and deeper into trouble. After hitting (bed)rock bottom, she learns there is no shame in aski...

By John Boone‍ Entertainment Tonight In Pixar's Soul, Jamie Foxx's animated avatar, Joe, becomes a mentor to reluctant new soul 22 (Tina Fey) in the Great Before. But here on Earth, it's Joe who's in need of guidance, which comes courtesy of two women in particular: Renowned jazz saxophonist Dorothea Williams, and his strong-willed mother, Libba. To fill the roles, Soul tapped none other than the incomparable Angela Bassett and Phylicia Rashad, respectively, proving that behind even a historic man -- Foxx's Joe Gardner is the first Black character t...

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, ...

Foxx on what aspects of himself he brought to the character of Joe: Just enthusiasm. I feel like living in the world of what I live in. When it comes to art, when art is your trade. That is a death-defying, unpredictable place to be in. Well, I sing, but do I sing good enough? Well I play, but do I play enough, I act but do I act good enough? You never know. But you know that is your passion. And you won’t know until something falls your way. Sometimes it takes a short period of time, or it could take a lifetime. So that’s what I brought to Joe. The fact that I have that enthusiasm and it...