What do Pierre Nini and Xavier Dolan have in common? (Hint: Pixar)

One was born in Boulogne-Billancourt on March 13, 1989, the other in Montreal 7 days later on March 20, 1989. Both have fathers of Egyptian origin.

Pierre Nini began acting on stage at the age of 21 and landed his first film role in 2011 in I Like to Look at Girls, earning him a nomination at the 2012 Césars as Best Up-and-comer. The following year he was nominated again for his role in Comme des Frères and a year later also for his role in Yves Saint Laurent – ​​which won him the Patrick Duer Prize, then the César for Best Actor, making him the youngest. The actor who received this award. You know the rest.

Xavier Dolan began his career at the age of 4 doing commercials before starring in numerous feature films and voicing many iconic characters – including Ron in the Quebec version of Harry Potter! It was at the age of 19 that he started working on his first feature film, I Killed My Mother, based on a story he wrote. The film was then selected and awarded at the Cannes Directors Monday and will be nominated for the Best Foreign Film category at the Césars. This is followed by Les Amours Imaginaires and Laurence Anyways, both also selected at Cannes, Tom à la ferme, presented and awarded at the Venice Film Festival, Mommy, selected and awarded the Jury Prize at Cannes, and Juste la fin du monde. Winner of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix and 2017 Césars three awards, including Best Director. You know the rest.

Two geniuses and a common role

In short, here we are dealing with two geniuses in their field who, apart from a few points in common, have one role in common above all: the role of fear in Pixar’s flagship cartoon, Vice-Versa! and yes Pierre Nin and Xavier Dolan Both voiced the iconic character in two parts of the saga, the first for France and the second for Quebec, and opposite Charlotte Le Bon as Joy in both versions.

remind you On the contrary It tells the story of Riley, who discovers her emotions – and especially the ones inside her head: joy, sadness, anger, fear and disgust. In the second installment released on June 19, Riley is now 13 years old and going through a very difficult pre-adolescence period.

At the same time, they destroy the control room in the girl’s head to open up new emotions. Regular Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Loathing have successfully commanded the control center for years, but do not know how to behave when new tenants enter the building, including terrible anxiety, along with envy, boredom, shame and nostalgia.

On the contrary 2With the voice of Pierre Nin here, showing again in a cinema near you. As for the first part, you can still watch it streaming on Disney+.