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Pixar’s chief creative officer Pete Docter announces “Incredibles 3” is in development during the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23. Disney Animation’s portion of the presentation also included Ginnifer Goodwin teasing “Zootopia 2” and the studio’s chief creative officer Jennifer Lee sharing news about “Frozen III”. Marvel Studios hasn’t forgotten television Ali Ahn, left, Kathryn Hahn, Aubrey Plaza and Sasheer Zamata …

Elemental, Disney and Pixar’s upcoming release, closed the 76th International Cannes Film Festival on May 27 and the team descended on the iconic Carlton Beach. Director Peter Sohn, producer Denise Ream and Pete Docter joined English-language voice talent Leah Lewis and Mamoudou Athie, plus members of the French-language voice cast Adèle Exarchopoulos and Vincent Lacoste on the beach. The story …

Pixar's Soul has won the heart of Oscar voters, continuing the Disney division’s dominance in the best animated feature category. “This film started as a love letter to jazz, but we had no idea how much jazz would teach us about life,” said Docter, who accepted the Oscar with producer Dana Murray. But we can, like a jazz musician, turn …

LOS ANGELES — Pixar’s “Soul” has won the heart of Oscar voters, continuing the Disney division’s dominance in the best animated feature category. “This film started as a love letter to jazz, but we had no idea how much jazz would teach us about life,” said Docter, who accepted the Oscar with producer Dana Murray. But we can, like a …

Pete Docter and Dana Murray's Soul bagged the award for Best Animated Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards. The nominees for Best Animated Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards were Onward, Over the Moon, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Soul, and Wolfwalkers. Meanwhile, the nominees for Best Original Score were Terence Blanchard, Da 5 Bloods, Trent Reznor …

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Like his most recent film, “Inside Out,” Pete Docter’s “Soul” follows in the director and Pixar chief creative officer’s tradition of expressing intangible concepts and ideas within a palatable, kid-friendly story. “But then we realized pretty quickly, ‘Well, we don’t want this to seem rooted in any particular culture because we’re saying everybody came from the same place.” Movies Review: …

Soul Directors - Pete Docter, Kemp Powers Cast - Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Phylicia Rashad, Daveed Diggs, Angela Bassett, Graham Norton, Rachel House, Alice Braga, Richard Ayoade Soul movie review: Jamie Foxx voices aspiring jazz musician Joe Gardner in the new Pixar movie. This image released by Disney-Pixar shows the character 22, voiced by Tina Fey, left, and Joe Gardner, …

“Music and life operate by very different rules.” Those words are spoken by Joe Gardner, the protagonist of Pete Docter’s new animated comedy, “Soul,” and as such they should be received with some skepticism. “Soul” is Pixar’s 23rd feature and its first to center on a Black protagonist — a precedent the movie embraces with wit, sensitivity and a lovingly …

Why Disney Pixar’s ‘Soul’ was a tough one for Oscar-winning filmmaker Peter Docter

At the thought of a Disney original for India, Peter Docter beams, “You know what? And working with Indian filmmakers is a great opportunity too.” But for now, the Academy Award-winner — known for Inside Out, Up and Coco — and Pixar’s Chief Creative Officer, is eager to release Disney Pixar’s Soul, which stars Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey. Kids …

Last week, Pixar’s Chief Creative Officer, Pete Docter announced on Disney Investor Day that Chris Evans will voice the iconic action figure Buzz Lightyear in an all-new animated film, titled Lightyear. The news happened to have upset a few fans of the Toy Story character Buzz Lightyear, which was previously voiced by actor Tim Allen. By Evans’ casting as the …

How Pete Docter and Kemp Powers brought the first Black Pixar protagonist to life in ‘Soul’

Disney, Pixar announce new film Soul for 19 June, 2020; to be helmed by Inside Out director Pete Docter

Pete Docter, director of Soul, Up and Inside Out, is also Disney-Pixar’s chief creative officer. Titled Soul, the animated movie will take audiences “on a journey from the streets of New York City to the cosmic realms to discover the answers to life’s most important questions.” Reports state that Inside Out and Up director Pete Docter, who is also Pixar’s …

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