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Huge news for Disney and Pixar’s latest film Soul!

The animated movie, which was released on Disney+ on Christmas Day, had the highest number of streams on the Nielsen streaming rankings.

For the holiday release, Soul even had more streams than Netflix hits Bridgerton and The Midnight Sky, as well as The Office!

The movie brought in 1.7 BILLION minutes of viewing time for the week December 21-27. To note, Bridgerton received 1.2 billion minutes, The Midnight Sky had 1.11 billion and in it’s final days on Netflix, The Office had 1.435 billion minutes.

Soul‘s numbers are equivalent to almost 17 million full watch throughs of the movie, which has a total run time of one hour and 49 minutes, according to Disney+.

That week was also the first time that Disney+ had two titles in the top 10 rankings on the Nielsen streaming chart. The Mandalorian sat at No 5 with 1.02 billion minutes.

Disney+ has a new shorts series coming soon from Pixar!

The streaming service just premiered the trailer for the upcoming Pixar Popcorn on Tuesday (January 19), in honor of National Popcorn Day.

Pixar Popcorn is a collection of 10 “all-new bite-sized stories” featuring characters from fan favorite films including Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Cars and The Incredibles.

The shorts are just the latest from the Pixar team, following the recent release of Soul, as well as Inside Pixar, Lamp Life, Pixar In Real Life, Forky Asks a Question and Sparkshorts.

If you missed it, it was recently revealed that Chris Evans will be voicing a new character from the world of Disney Pixar’s Toy Story in a brand new, upcoming film!

The Pixar Popcorn shorts will premiere on Friday, January 22nd, exclusively on Disney+.

Chris Evans is going to infinity and beyond and taking part in another Disney franchise!

It was just announced that 39-year-old Captain America star will voice Buzz Lightyear in an upcoming Disney/Pixar film called Lightyear.

The film will be a prequel to Toy Story and is the “definitive story of the original Buzz Lightyear.”

In addition, Disney shared a teaser clip and a first look photo of the space commander.

This is the newest Buzz Lightyear spinoff from the Toy Story franchise. He’s previously been the star of the film Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins and the TV series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.

Buzz has been voiced by Tim Allen in all four Toy Story films, as well as Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins, and he’s also been voiced by Pat Fraley and Patrick Warburton in other projects.

A new trailer for Disney/Pixar’s upcoming movie Soul has been unveiled!

The new movie stars Jamie Foxx in the lead role of Joe Gardner, a middle-school band teacher with a serious passion for jazz music.

In Soul, Joe is on the brink of getting his big break playing for a jazz quartet. But he finds himself on an unexpected detour from the streets of New York City to The Great Before, tasked with helping new soul 22 (Tina Fey) find her spark to earn her way to Earth.

Jamie recently opened up about how he related to his character.

“Like Joe, I hear music in everything,” he said. “When you’re a jazz artist, man, you talk a little different: ‘Hey, cat!’ I got a chance to go to a few jazz fests and meet Herbie Hancock, Chick Correa—hang out with those guys. They have a way of talking, a way of dressing—everything funnels toward their music, toward the jazz.”

Be sure to tune in to Soul when it premieres on it’s new release date, Christmas Day (December 25), on Disney+!

The latest Disney and Pixar film Soul is heading to Disney+!

It was just announced that the movie will premiere on the streaming service on Christmas Day (December 25).

“We are thrilled to share Pixar’s spectacular and moving Soul with audiences direct to Disney+ in December,” Disney CEO Bob Chapek said in a statement. “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.”

VIDEO: Watch the trailer for Soul right here!

Soul follows 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.

Soul is the latest Disney film to move to Disney+, following the release of Mulan in September. For the international markets where Disney+ is not yet available, the movie will premiere in theaters, with a date yet to be announced.

Pixar Studios have just won a 2020 Emmmy Award!

The studio behind some of your favorite films Toy Story, Cars, Inside Out, The Incredibles and so many more just picked up it’s very first Emmy Award for Best Short Form Animated Program for the animated short series Forky Asks A Question.

The winning episode of the series is episode five, “What Is Love.”

Creator Bob Peterson and producer Mark Nielsen pre-recorded thank you speeches for the occasion.

“Bob and I partnered with a crew of Pixar’s best and brightest,” Mark said, via Deadline. “So we share this with everyone at Team Forky Shorts, along with everyone at Disney+.”

In Bob‘s speech, he paid tribute to Tony Hale, who voices the character, as well as other stars of the episode, Carol Burnett, Mel Brooks, Betty White, and the late Carl Reiner.

This Emmy win for Forky Asks A Question brings Disney+ to a total of six wins so far at the 2020 Emmy Awards. The Mandalorian has also picked up a handful of awards, the first for the almost one year old streaming platform.

We have the first look image from the upcoming Disney/Pixar film Luca!

The animated movie is directed by Academy Award-nominated Enrico Casarosa, and is being produced by Andrea Warren, who also produced Lava and Cars 3.

Here’s a synopsis: Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, the original animated feature is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: he is a sea monster from another world just below the water’s surface.

“This is a deeply personal story for me, not only because it’s set on the Italian Riviera where I grew up, but because at the core of this film is a celebration of friendship. Childhood friendships often set the course of who we want to become and it is those bonds that are at the heart of our story in Luca,” Enrico said in a statement. “So in addition to the beauty and charm of the Italian seaside, our film will feature an unforgettable summer adventure that will fundamentally change Luca.”

Luca is set to hit theaters on June 18, 2021 in the US.

If you missed it, check out the latest clip from Disney/Pixar’s other upcoming new film Soul!