‘Soul’ short ’22 vs. Earth’, from Disney and Pixar, is coming to Disney+ on 30th April 2021.
The new short revisits the skeptical soul long before she ever met Joe Gardner and welcomes Tina Fey back to The Great Before as the voice of quick-witted and sarcastic soul 22.Ā
Set before the events of āSoul,ā the original short is directed by 21-year Pixar veteran Kevin Nolting.
āWhile making āSoul,ā we talked about theĀ whyĀ ofĀ a new soul not wanting to live on Earth, but it didnāt ultimately belong in that movie,ā said Nolting. āā22 vs. Earthā was a chance to explore some of the unanswered questions we had about why 22 was so cynical. As a fairly cynical person myself, it felt like perfect material.āĀ
In the short, 22 defies the rules of The Great Before and refuses to go to Earth, enlisting a gang of five other new souls in her attempt at rebellion. However, as her cohorts’Ā activities lead to unexpected results, 22ās subversive plot may actually lead to a surprising revelation about the meaning of life.
āI think the new souls make the short so funāthe contrast of their pure innocence and delight with the cynical expectations of 22,ā said Nolting.Ā āThe other new souls are what 22 once was before she took another pathāpurely innocent, blank slates to be guided by the counselors in theirĀ mostly uneventful journey to the earth portal. 22 sees an opening in that and attempts to guide them herself into her way of thinking.ā
’22 vs. Earth’ will arrive on Disney+ on 30th April 2021. ‘Soul’ is available to stream on the service now.