'Elemental's Leah Lewis and Mamoudou Athie share what surprised them most about their lead Pixar roles.
Director Peter Sohn’s upcoming Pixar film, Elemental, brings a refreshingly original concept to the Walt Disney repertoire that not only pushed the boundaries technologically but opted to cast for talent rather than notoriety. Starring as the voices behind the main characters Ember Lumen and Wade Ripple are Leah Lewis and Mamoudou Athie , and before the movie opens in theaters, Collider’s Steve Weintraub sat down with the two of them to discuss this exciting opportunity.
COLLIDER: I wore this to Pixar because I figured I'm putting it into the world that I'd like Pixar to make a Star Blazers movie, and by wearing it to Pixar…But does it have to be all original? Could it be some IP that not many people know?Let's jump into the movie, and let me start with congratulations. I really mean that sincerely, this movie meant a lot to me. It's a very personal story because I went through something similar.
So then I go back, I do the callback with Ari Graynor, and he says, “Congratulations, you got the part,” and I'm looking at him like [side eyes], “Yeah, we’ll see about that.” [Laughs] I did end up getting the part, but I thought it was so funny.ATHIE: “No, you didn’t!” I was like, “What? Why’d he tell me that?” He got me.Honestly, I don't know if I could put myself through what actors go through in terms of putting themselves out there all the time.
So it was just kind of like this mix and match, and I just really surprised myself. But it wasn't really me; it was Peter. To have a leader and director who is so gentle and fearless with you and understands the emotions you need to get to, where you need to go and be patient with that. There's no greater gift than having a creative that understands the tools that you kind of need, you know? So that was really cool too.
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