Mar 4, 2021
Mike Jones speaks to Write On host Phil Galasso about the
unique process of writing for Pixar, and how he, Pete Doctor and
Kemp Powers collaborated on Soul. “It was a great,
kind of fantastic partnership because it's hard to force
partnerships, and Kemp [Powers] was so open and willing and also so
honest and so forthright with what he believed the script should be
or what he believed, in particular, the character of Joe needed to
be. That was just great to have his… confident voice alongside
us.”
Mike discusses his journey to becoming a screenwriter and how
it wasn’t straightforward. “I did not grow up wanting to be a
storyteller. I grew up loving story; I grew up with a dad who loved
movies… and I grew up with a love of that kind of visual
storytelling. But I grew up in south Texas, and that wasn't an
option - being a screenwriter or working in the movies. It wasn't
an option; it was like another world to me.”
Soul is available to stream on Disney+.
Don’t forget to subscribe to the Write On Podcast on
iTunes!
