Jamie Foxx's animated avatar, Joe, becomes a mentor to reluctant new soul 22 (Tina Fey) in the Great Before. But here on Earth, it's Joe who's in need of guidance, which comes courtesy of two women in particular: Renowned jazz saxophonist Dorothea Williams, and his strong-willed mother, Libba.To fill the roles, tapped none other than the incomparable Angela Bassett and Phylicia Rashad, respectively, proving that behind even a historic man — Foxx's Joe Gardner is the first Black character to front a Pixar film — there's great women voiced by great women.ET virtually sat down with Bassett and Rashad (which is probably as good as a Zoom call gets) to discuss the significance of, as well as to reminisce about the late Chadwick Boseman, with.
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