Soul (re-release) Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Life is full of possibilities, you just have to know where to look.

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Last modified: Dec. 21, 2023

Soul (re-release)

Release Date: Friday, December 25, 2020 Disney+ Friday, January 12, 2024 Theaters

Takes place between New York City and the cosmic realms

Director: Pete Docter

Starring: Jamie Foxx • Tina Fey • Quest Love • Phylicia Rashad • Daveed Diggs

PG Adventure N/A

4.05 / 5.0

86% WILL SEE 14% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Soul introduces Joe Gardner, a middle-school band teacher whose true passion is playing jazz. “I think Joe is having that crisis that all artists have,” says Powers. “He’s increasingly feeling like his lifelong dream of being a jazz musician is not going to pan out and he’s asking himself ‘Why am I here? What am I meant to be doing?’ Joe personifies those questions.”

In the film, just when Joe thinks his dream might be in reach, a single unexpected step sends him to a fantastical place where he’s is forced to think again about what it truly means to have soul. That’s where he meets and ultimately teams up with 22, a soul who doesn’t think life on Earth is all it’s cracked up to be. Jamie Foxx lends his voice to Joe, while Tina Fey voices 22. “The comedy comes naturally,” says Murray. “But the subtle emotion that reveals the truth to the characters is really something special.”

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Who stars in Soul (re-release) – Cast List

Jamie Foxx
... Joe Gardner (voice)

Back In Action, Tin Soldier
Tina Fey
... 22 (voice)

Mean Girls, A Haunting in Venice
Q
Quest Love
... Curly (voice)
Phylicia Rashad
... Libba Gardner (voice)

Ruth & Boaz, Creed
D
Daveed Diggs
... Paul (voice)

Wonder, In the Blink of an Eye
G
Graham Norton
... Moonwind (voice)
R
Rachel House
... Terry (voice)

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Moana 2
Alice Braga
... Counselor Jerry (voice)

The Shack, Ardor
R
Richard Ayoade
... Counselor Jerry (voice)

The Bad Guys 2, The Phoenician Scheme
Angela Bassett
... Dorothea (voice)

Zero Day (limited series), Survivor

Who is making Soul (re-release) – Crew List

A look at Soul (re-release) behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Pete Docter last helmed Inside Out and Up. The film's writer Pete Docter last penned Monsters, Inc. 3D.

Director: Pete Docter
Screenwriters: Pete Docter
Mike Jones
Kemp Powers
Producer: Dana Murray

Studios: Walt Disney Studios
Production Company: Pixar Animation Studios

Production – What we know about the Soul (re-release)

Key Facts

Directed by two-time Academy Award-winner Pete Docter, co-directed by Kemp Powers and produced by Academy Award-nominee Dana Murray, Disney and Pixar's Soul opens in theaters on June 19, 2020. According to Docter, the idea for the story is 23 years in the making. "It started with my son-hes 23 now-but the instant he was born, he already had a personality," says Docter. "Where did that come from? I thought your personality developed through your interaction with the world. And yet, it was pretty clear that we're all born with a very unique, specific sense of who we are".

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Mar 2020

Completed

Changed Soul (re-release) movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

May 2019

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Oct 2015

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. Disney has announced an untitled Pixar Animation for June 2020.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG Parental Guidance Suggested for thematic elements and some language
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Life is full of possibilities, you just have to know where to look.
Also known as: Untitled Pixar Animation Jun. 2020
Language: English

Soul (re-release) Trailers and Clips

Official Trailer #3

Official Trailer #2

Official Trailer

Teaser Trailer

Clip: Joe Teaches Class

Soul (re-release) Release Date: When was the film released?

Soul (re-release) was released in Disney+ on Friday, December 25 , 2020. There were seven other movies released on the same date, including Wonder Woman 1984, News of the World and Promising Young Woman.