Mike Jones is the senior story and creative artist at Pixar Animation Studios. He is the co-writer of Soul (2020) and Luca (2021). Jones also wrote the English adaptations of Studio Ghibli's The Wind Rises and The Tale of Princess Kaguya.
Born and raised in South Texas, Jones graduated from New York University and moved into film journalism. He is the former managing editor of Filmmaker Magazine, executive editor at Indiewire, and festival editor at Variety. After leaving journalism, Jones was a working screenwriter for more than 20 years, writing scripts for Columbia, MGM, Warner Bros, HBO and Fox, among others. He lives in Northern California.
