Pixar bares itsSoulin first look at film with Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey

Jamie Foxx voices Joe Gardner, a middle school teacher more focused on becoming a jazz musician. Every musician knows the phrase suffer for ones art. Thats whereSoul, one of two original Pixar feature films premiering in 2020, begins. Disney/Pixar But, as Pixar movies tend to do, things get existential. On the surface,Soulstrikes similar notes to that of PixarsInside Out(2015) andCoco(2017). Despite the similarities to past Pixar films, Powers reiterates Murrays sentiment....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Jamie Taylor

Pixar's newSoultrailer with Jamie Foxx unlocks the music of life

Jamie Foxx and Pixar are here to remind us that “life is full of possibilities. You just have to know where to look.” “Life is full of possibilities,“Jamie Foxx’s Joe Gardner says in the latestSoultrailer from Pixar. Disney/Pixar “You just have to know where to look.” It’s definitely the kind of message people could use right about now. Like the film’s main character, the trailer is able to find music in everything....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 103 words · Aaron Rose

Pixar'sOnwarddirector hopes film can bring 'some joy' during coronavirus lockdown

Fate had not been kind to Pixar’sOnward. Monsters Inc.director Dan Scanlon developed the film over several years with a story inspired by his own familial loss. “It’s been wonderful on Twitter and social media, seeing images of families watching the movie. Disney/Pixar Scanlon lost his father as a child, before he was even old enough to remember him. And so the brothers embark on a quest to assemble the necessary materials to complete the enchantment....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Jasmine Rice

Pixar'sSoulreveals cast: Tina Fey, Jamie Foxx, Daveed Diggs, and more

The cast of Pixars nextnextfilm is overflowing with its very title. Where did I come from? And what am I here for? Walter McBride/WireImage, Karwai Tang/WireImage; Vera Anderson/WireImage But who would make a cartoon about that? Joes adventure will make him think again about what it truly means to have soul, said Docter. LikeCoco,Soulis a musical movie, if not exactly a movie musical. Wait til you hear Jamie Foxx in this movie, guys....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 103 words · Jennifer Pacheco

Playing with fires: Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington join forces for Hulu'sLittle Fires Everywhere

Showrunner Liz Tigelaar is behind the red-hot adaptation of Celeste Ng’s 2017 novel. “Through the story, that notion gets unraveled in both of them. But nothing’s quite as it seems. Erin Simkin/Hulu “I met Celeste at a conference,” remembers Witherspoon. “It was clear that she had really incredible skills as a screenwriter.” As Ng writes in the book, the city has rules. Erin Simkin/Hulu And that’s where Mia comes in: She’s going to pop that bubble....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 203 words · Kristin Green

PlayThe Masked Singerdrinking game (yes, it involves crazy audience reactions)

The outrageous costumes (The Black Widowoutfit is still causing nightmares for some EW staffers). The panelists unpredictable guesses (Celine Dion?? Really Ken?). FOX The fact that arapping White Tigeris one of the top contenders on season 3. Its all so unbelievable and we love it. So lets suspend reality, and just enjoy the zany show! Example, from last season: 2. A panelist makes a truly awful guess (e.g. Celine Dion, Jamie Foxx, Fabio)....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 232 words · Randy Reynolds

Please put pandemic-themed shows on lockdown

Not super eager to watch shows about quarantine? NBC’s Connecting and Netflix’s Social Distance will not change your mind. Stories, after all, can be a comfort in times of suffering. Credit: Netflix Dear God, guys, could you give us a few years? Perhaps let this tragedy steep in some much-needed time before serving it up to us as entertainment? Only one comes close to succeeding though neither feels particularly welcome....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 175 words · Cindy Mays

Please sendAwayback into space: Review

Netflix’s astronaut drama starring Hilary Swank and Josh Charles is grounded by too many cliches. “How many times have we almost died on this mission?” The year is… actually, it’s never made clear whenAwaytakes place. Credit: Diyah Pera/Netflix (“Im calling from the moon!” announces Emma during one of her many, many cell-phone chats with folks on Earth.) that Emma continue her trek into the galaxys unforgiving void. Diyah Pera/Netflix From there,Awaysettles into its narrative pattern....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Danielle Baldwin

Please stop woke-testingFriends

The other day, I happened to catch the end ofThe Devil Wears Pradaon TV. Then this scene happened. My head jerked up from the laundry pile. Credit: NBC Did Anne Hathaways Andy just celebrate her completely unnecessary and probably unhealthy weight loss? In a movie made in 2006, just 13 years ago? Social norms change slowly. 20th Century Fox And our own ability to recognize those changes and why they needed to happen is often even slower....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 234 words · Antonio Ramirez

Pod Save Americahost Jon Lovett onAnimal Crossing, Ronan Farrow, and the 2020 election

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Recently you had Ronan on the podcast to do a littleNewlywed Game. You guys were really open about your relationship. How much do you discuss what to talk about and what to keep private? Credit: Photo Illustration by Braulio Amado for EW; Courtesy of Crooked Media/HBO JON LOVETT:That’s a great question. I will say, maybe we should be more deliberate about it. I think neither one of us really wants to be, you know, defined by the relationship....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Wanda Roberts

PoisonIvy: Susie Yang delves into class warfare and deceit in the season's biggest debut

Susie Yang’s protagonist, the titular Ivy, is a master of deceit. She steals, she lies, she dabbles in mistaken identity and a few other more nefarious extracurricular activities. Yang, the author, is unlike Ivy in nearly every way. Credit: Simon & Schuster (2) (Her protagonist, Ivy, is many things, butjollyis absolutely not one of them). ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Writing wasnt your first profession. Could you tell us how you made the switch?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 267 words · Andrew Morgan

Pop Culture of My Life: Eoin Colfer onThe Princess Bride,Schitt's Creek, and the stories that inspire him

So, I decided to set it in Louisiana. Huck wasnt a good guy. He was a normal kid. Credit: David Levenson/Getty Images; Amazon He didnt like Sunday school. Sometimes he used bad language whenever he could. He even smoked a pipe. Amazon And he hung around with a slave. They were just everyday people. That would be the first book that made me see how powerful could be in the lives of children....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Christopher Cunningham

Pop Culture of My Life: Frank Miller onGunsmoke,Calvin & Hobbes,and the stories that shaped him

Frank Milleris one of the most legendary pop artists of the last half-century. Even his epic non-superhero comics, such asSin Cityand300, have become successful movies. This week, Miller publishes something a little different withCursed. Credit: Gary Gershoff/Getty Images; Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers The book is written by Thomas Wheeler and features eight full-color and 30 black-and-white original illustrations by Miller. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:Whats the first comic you remember reading?...

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 516 words · Matthew Ross