Disney & Pixar's SOUL Will Skip Theaters Entirely And Head Straight To Disney+ On Christmas Day

Disney & Pixar's SOUL Will Skip Theaters Entirely And Head Straight To Disney+ On Christmas Day

While it's been rumored for several weeks now, Walt Disney Studios has officially announced that their upcoming animated adventure Soul will be skipping theaters entirely and heading straight to Disney+

By RohanPatel - Oct 08, 2020 03:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Disney

Walt Disney Studios has officially announced today that Pixar's original animated feature Soul will skip theaters entirely this fall and head straight to Disney+ on Christmas Day. 

In international markets where their streaming service is not currently available, the film will still be released theatrically, but those dates are still in the process of being finalized, so expect a follow-up announcement in the coming weeks. 

Soul is the second major Disney title to skip theaters this year, following Mulan, but unlike that film, Disney opted not to utilize their Premier Access model here, which is a decision that will likely be welcomed by subscribers who were increasingly turned off this past September by having to pay an additional premium on top of their monthly fees for the Niki Caro-directed adaptation.

In a statement, Bob Chapek, Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company, said, “We are thrilled to share Pixar’s spectacular and moving ‘Soul’ with audiences direct to Disney+ in December. A new original Pixar film is always a special occasion, and this truly heartwarming and humorous story about human connection and finding one’s place in the world will be a treat for families to enjoy together this holiday season.

Director Pete Docter, who is also Chief Creative Officer of Pixar Animation Studios, added, “The world can be an exhausting and frustrating place – but it’s also full of unexpected joys, even in seemingly mundane things. Soul’ investigates what’s really important in our lives, a question we’re all asking these days. I hope it will bring some humor and fun to people at a time when everyone can surely use that.” 

With Soul now off the calendar, all eyes are once again on Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman 1984, which is currently holding onto its December 25th date, but with every other major release having punted into 2021, it may only be a matter of days (or hours) before Warner Bros. opts to push the Gal Gadot-led sequel into next year as well. Also, with Jurassic World: Dominion moving into 2022, there's currently a vacant June 11, 2021 date that's very much up for grabs...

The illustrious voice cast features Academy Award-winner Jamie Foxx (Django Unchained; Collateral), 3x Golden Globe- and 9x Primetime Emmy-winner Tina Fey (30 Rock; Mean Girls), Questlove (Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping; Top Five), 4x Primetime Emmy-nominee Phylicia Rashad (CreedEmpire), Daveed Diggs (Snowpiercer; Hamilton), Academy Award-nominee Angela Bassett (Mission: Impossible - Fallout; Black Panther), 2x Primetime Emmy-nominee John Ratzenberger (Toy Story; The Incredibles), and BAFTA Film Award-nominee Richard Ayoade (The IT Crowd; The Mandalorian).

What is it that makes you...YOU? This November, 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. But one small misstep takes him from the streets of New York City to The Great Before – a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities, quirks and interests before they go to Earth. Determined to return to his life, Joe teams up with a precocious soul, 22 (voice of Tina Fey), who has never understood the appeal of the human experience. As Joe desperately tries to show 22 what’s great about living, he may just discover the answers to some of life’s most important questions. Directed by Academy Award® winner Pete Docter (“Inside Out,” “Up”), co-directed by Kemp Powers (“One Night in Miami”) and produced by Academy Award nominee Dana Murray, p.g.a. (Pixar short “Lou”), Disney and Pixar’s “Soul” opens in U.S. theaters on November 20, 2020.

Soul arrives exclusively on Disney+ December 25

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ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 10/8/2020, 4:00 PM
Well... at least this means I get to cry in the comfort of my own home now!
Spidey91
Spidey91 - 10/8/2020, 4:04 PM
shame, I was looking forward to being the only grown-ass man crying in a room full of children and disinterested parents.
kidding aside, I was looking forward to watching this in the cinema, I really was :(
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 10/8/2020, 4:05 PM
Guys? I was gone for a few hours but what in the world happened in that Spidey article?!
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 10/8/2020, 4:22 PM
@MCUKnight11 - blipped back to life uh? (Grabs Thanos coffee mug) lemme help you with that (SMACK)
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 10/8/2020, 4:46 PM
@TheWalkingCuban - What went down in that article?
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 10/8/2020, 5:14 PM
@MCUKnight11 - a bunch o whinin’
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 10/8/2020, 5:18 PM
@TheWalkingCuban - Just as I expected. I wish my life was as hard as theirs.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 10/8/2020, 5:53 PM
@MCUKnight11 -None Percenters I tell ya, no money no problems!
MovieMonster
MovieMonster - 10/8/2020, 4:07 PM
This looks like the heartwarming feel-good film the world needs right now. I'm looking forward to seeing it. Looks like the spiritual follow-up to Inside Out which is one of my favorite movies of all-time.
Armageddon26
Armageddon26 - 10/8/2020, 4:10 PM
I may have actually paid the premium for this one, but I much happier not having to. Shame it won’t be in theaters though
ChangAlang
ChangAlang - 10/8/2020, 4:45 PM
@Armageddon26 - Disney at the moment...


🤣
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 10/8/2020, 5:52 PM
@ChangAlang - haha that guy
SoulReaver
SoulReaver - 10/8/2020, 11:43 PM
@Armageddon26 - When I read the headline, my first thought was that this was a movie I might actually pay the premium for lol
E4Nigma
E4Nigma - 10/8/2020, 4:12 PM
I expect a lot more movies to be released for streaming in the future until things get better. Looking forward to watching Soul.
DannRamm113
DannRamm113 - 10/8/2020, 4:16 PM
Its funny how Disney is willing to disrespect freaking Pixar, and live action remakes (although they deserve it) but wouldn't dare [frick] with a marvel release (as if Pixar hasn't had billion dollar grosses and critical appraisal)
LameLuka
LameLuka - 10/8/2020, 4:19 PM
@DannRamm113 - I get what you mean, but tbh I don't think families would go and watch it. That and Disney don't want to get sued if families catch covid
DannRamm113
DannRamm113 - 10/8/2020, 4:21 PM
@LameLuka - I dont think the lawsuits would stick at all, and I know no new movies are coming the rest of the year, but not even a bump of release date to like May 2021?
Dannywest
Dannywest - 10/8/2020, 4:22 PM
@DannRamm113 - Pixars been hit or miss lately and Marvel has a constant quality in their films
LameLuka
LameLuka - 10/8/2020, 4:22 PM
@DannRamm113 - yeah they could have pushed it to 2021
DannRamm113
DannRamm113 - 10/8/2020, 4:22 PM
That said, good of them to release it for free on Christmas Day, instead of making families pay extra for it
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 10/8/2020, 4:25 PM
@LameLuka - Doesn’t have that Blockbuster Pixar look
DannRamm113
DannRamm113 - 10/8/2020, 4:26 PM
@TheDoctor1225 - I dont have Disney+, not much appeal to me personally (probably would have for Falcon/Winter Soldier).

I know Hamilton was huge and beloved.

Mulan just seemed like a shit show to me (I wouldn't have gone to see it because I wasn't attached to the old one, but the whole China fiasco hits me as a muslim). And now that they're releasing it on other platforms, to own, with 4K and special features, it just doesn't hit me right lol.

Artemis Fowl...I didn't read the books, no attachment, no real care. Straight to Disney + was the right move Tbh
LameLuka
LameLuka - 10/8/2020, 4:27 PM
@TheWalkingCuban - well here in Albania the movie probably will be out in theaters (we don't have D+ and theaters are rumored to opem around begining of december). Hopefully I can catch Tenet before it leaves the theaters
LameLuka
LameLuka - 10/8/2020, 4:27 PM
@LameLuka - *open
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 10/8/2020, 4:44 PM
@LameLuka - I’m Starkville, MS out theater is open, my kids and I watched Tenet this past Sunday, if I say anything it’s a spoiler trust me.
“Even that?”
“Yeah why do you- NO! Please-

SnideCut
SnideCut - 10/9/2020, 2:48 AM
@DannRamm113 - Disrespect? How is this disrespectful? Lord knows when theatres will be back open and until that time, allowing people all over the world to experience a quality Pixar movie on Christmas day from the comfort of their own home seems like the opposite of disrespectful.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 10/8/2020, 4:20 PM
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