Jamie Foxx reacts to Pixar postponing the release of Soul until November: 'I pray we will all be safe and healthy, watching in theaters together'
Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios announced Monday they're postponing the June 19 US release of their animated flick Soul until November 20 due to the coronavirus.
Jamie Foxx was 'honored' to make history as the first African-American lead in a Pixar movie voicing middle school music teacher Joe Gardner, who suffers a mysterious 'soul-separating' accident.
'I pray we will all be safe and healthy, watching in theaters together,' the 52-year-old Oscar winner Instastoried.
Due to COVID-19: Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios announced Monday they're postponing the June 19 US release of their animated flick Soul until November 20
Trailblazer: Jamie Foxx was 'honored' to make history as the first African-American lead in a Pixar movie voicing middle school music teacher Joe Gardner, who suffers a mysterious 'soul-separating' accident (pictured Sunday)
'I cannot wait for you all to see this beautiful story.'
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In the existential fantasy, Gardner's soul travels back to soul-academy You Seminar, where he meets other souls-in-training that help him find his way back to Earth to play a jazz gig at the Half Note Club.
Directing duo Pete Docter and Kemp Powers' adventure flick also stars Phylicia Rashad, Quest Love, Tina Fey, Daveed Diggs, and Angela Bassett.
The 52-year-old Oscar winner Instastoried: 'I pray we will all be safe and healthy, watching in theaters together...I cannot wait for you all to see this beautiful story'
Afterlife: In the existential fantasy, Gardner's soul (R) travels back to soul-academy You Seminar, where he meets other souls-in-training that help him find his way back to Earth to play a jazz gig at the Half Note Club
D23 Expo reunion: Directing duo Pete Docter and Kemp Powers' adventure flick also stars Phylicia Rashad (L), Quest Love (2-L), Tina Fey (M), Daveed Diggs (R), and Angela Bassett (pictured August 24)
Disney and Pixar also postponed the November 25 release of Paul Briggs and Dean Wellins' ancient animated flick Raya and the Last Dragon, which is now due to hit US theaters on March 12, 2021.
Disney and Pixar's last big-screen effort Onward - which earned $103.2M at the box office and scored 88% on Rotten Tomatoes - began streaming on Disney+ and VOD on April 3 just two weeks after its theatrical release.
The COVID-19 global pandemic has postponed much of the world's events indefinitely and as of Monday there are 1.9M confirmed cases and 118K deaths from the fast-spreading respiratory illness - according to Johns Hopkins University.
Coronavirus concerns: Disney and Pixar also postponed the November 25 release of Paul Briggs and Dean Wellins' ancient animated flick Raya and the Last Dragon, which is now due to hit US theaters on March 12, 2021
Now streaming! Their last big-screen effort Onward - which earned $103.2M at the box office and scored 88% on Rotten Tomatoes - began streaming on Disney+ and VOD on April 3 just two weeks after its theatrical release
- Soul on Twitter: "Disney and Pixar’s Soul in theaters November 20, 2020. #PixarSoul… "
- Jamie Foxx on Instagram: “Honored to be the first ever African American lead in a Pixar film. 100 days away. I cannot wait for you all to see this beautiful story.…�
- Jamie Foxx (@iamjamiefoxx) • Instagram photos and videos
- Onward (2020) - Rotten Tomatoes
- Raya and the Last Dragon on Twitter: "Raya and the Last Dragon in theaters March 12, 2021.… "
- COVID-19 Map - Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
