What is it that makes you...YOU? Pixar Animation Studios' all-new feature film SOUL introduces Joe Gardner (voice of Jamie Foxx) – a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town.
If we talk about firsts, we have to talk about the first movie all about a Black superhero for Disney. This movie transcends any superhero movie I've seen and it is in a realm of its own in terms of impact.
HOLLYWOOD -- "Iwájú" is a six-part animated series set in a futuristic Nigeria. The men behind the production are co-founders of African entertainment company Kugali, a comic book and augmented reality business. However, they also harbored big plans for the future. Enter Disney Animation.
Soul is a 2020 American animated fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Pete Docter and co-directed by Kemp Powers, both of whom co-wrote it with Mike Jones, and produced by Dana Murray.
The now 20-year-old actor starred in Disney TV shows and films – such as Jessie – for 7 years. Jackson has voiced several animated characters since then and will be starring in the upcoming horror film The Man in the White Van.
Yara Shahidi has made history by becoming the first ever black actor to portray Tinker Bell is Disney's live-action remake. It's a great moment for film and another important step in the right direction.
'Soul' Features Pixar's First Black Lead Character. Here's How It Happened. Mindful of animation's history of racist imagery, the studio aimed to make the jazz pianist at the center of the film as specific as possible.
Machiavelli is a minor character in the 2021 Disney•Pixar animated feature film Luca. He's the pet cat of Giulia's dad, Massimo, and the first of the Marcovaldo family to learn that Luca and Alberto are sea monsters.
Arguably the darkest film in the entire Disney animated canon is the 1996 film The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The movie opens with Frollo killing Quasimodo's mother and attempting to kill an infant Quasimodo before he's forced to stop. He attempts to atone for the sin of murdering Quasimodo's mother by taking the boy in.
Niles Fitch is stepping into the record books as Disney's first Black prince in a live-action film, a feat which is long overdue. The This Is Us actor portrays Prince Tuma in the Disney+ original film Secret Society Of Second Born Royals.
Dr. Facilier is the first black Disney Villain. Amos Slade, John Silver, and Yokai are so far the only Disney Villains who redeem and learn the errors of their ways.
Orlando Jones was born on 10 April 1968 in Mobile, Alabama, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Evolution (2001), The Time Machine (2002) and Drumline (2002). He has been married to Jacqueline Staph since 2 January 2009. They have two children.
When breaking down Black Disney Channel shows, one must start with “The Famous Jett Jackson.” Premiering in 1998, the series was the channel's first minority series in its history, starring the late Lee Thompson Young, Montrose Haggins, Ryan Sommers Baum, Kerry Duff and Gordon Greene.
There are 13 official Disney princesses and six are women of color. Only one (Princess Tiana) is Black. “The Princess and The Frog” inspired actor Halle Bailey to play Arielle in last year's live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid,” she said.
Who is the Black actress playing the Disney Princess?
The new version stars Halle Bailey, most known for her role in the Grammy-nominated Chloe x Halle R&B duo, as Ariel in the actress's first starring feature film role.
The film focuses on the life, work and legacy of Mississippi-born writer, Richard Wright. The film focuses on the life, work and legacy of Mississippi-born writer, Richard Wright.
“Soul” introduces Joe Gardner (voice of Jamie Foxx) – a middle-school band teacher who has a passion for jazz. “Joe wants more than anything to become a professional jazz pianist,” says director Pete Docter.
In 1985, a single movie almost killed Disney animation. With an announced budget of $25 million—later accounts place it closer to $40 million— The Black Cauldron was at the time the most expensive animated film ever made.
