Inside Out 2
Teaser poster
Directed byKelsey Mann
Screenplay byMeg LeFauve
Produced byMark Nielsen
Starring
Production
companies
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release date
  • June 14, 2024 (2024-06-14)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Inside Out 2 is an upcoming American animated coming-of-age film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The sequel to Inside Out (2015), it is being directed by Kelsey Mann (in his feature directorial debut), produced by Mark Nielsen, and written by Meg LeFauve. The film stars the voices of Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, and Lewis Black reprising their roles, with Tony Hale, Liza Lapira, and Maya Hawke joining the cast.

Inside Out 2 was first announced in September 2022 during the D23 Expo announcement, with Mann, Nielsen, and LeFauve attached as director, producer, and writer, respectively, while Poehler was revealed to reprise her role. Hale, Lapira, and Hawke joined the cast in October 2023. The film features Pixar chief creative officer Pete Docter's "five to 27 emotions" idea from the first film that Mann pitched during its production to utilize "truthful" worldbuilding.

Inside Out 2 is scheduled to be released in theaters in the United States on June 14, 2024.

Premise

Inside Out 2 returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who've long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren't sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she's not alone.

— Pixar Animation Studios[1]

Voice cast

Production

Development

After the success of Inside Out (2015), the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2015, Entertainment Tonight and The Guardian considered a sequel as "inevitable".[3][4][5] Inside Out director Pete Docter was germinating ideas for a sequel while the original film's nominations were unveiled at the 88th Academy Awards in January 2016.[6] Pixar officially confirmed the sequel's development during the D23 Expo announcement in September 2022, with Amy Poehler coming on stage to discuss the film alongside Docter.[7] Kelsey Mann was announced as the director of the sequel (making it his feature directorial debut as he previously directed the short film Party Central in 2013), with Mark Nielsen producing, while Meg LeFauve was announced to write the film's screenplay, returning from its predecessor.[8] To utilize "truthful" worldbuilding, Mann used Docter's "five to 27 emotions" idea from the first film that he pitched during its production.[9]

Casting

Poehler accepted an offer of $5 million with lucrative bonuses to reprise her role as Joy. Following a dispute over pay, Mindy Kaling and Bill Hader declined to reprise their respective roles as Disgust and Fear; they and the rest of the returning cast were reportedly offered $100,000 each, equivalent to two percent of Poehler's salary.[10] On November 9, 2023, with the release of the teaser trailer, it was revealed that Tony Hale and Liza Lapira would replace Hader and Kaling as Fear and Disgust, respectively, while Maya Hawke joined the cast as Anxiety, a new emotion.[2]

Release

Inside Out 2 is scheduled to be released in theaters in the United States on June 14, 2024.[7]

Marketing

The teaser trailer for the film, along with the poster, was released on November 9, 2023. James Withbrook of Gizmodo and Inverse's Rotem Rusak highlighted the introduction of three other emotions in the poster: Embarrassment, Ennui, and Envy.[11][12] The teaser was viewed over 157 million times in the first 24 hours across all social media platforms—including 78 million from TikTok—becoming the most-watched animated film trailer launch in Disney's history, surpassing the previous record holder, Frozen II (2019).[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming". Pixar Animation Studios. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Watch: Meet Anxiety, the New Emotion Introduced in Pixar's 2024 Sequel, Inside Out 2". Animation Magazine. November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ Boone, John (October 30, 2015). "Exclusive: Did You Spot These 9 Pixar Easter Eggs in Inside Out?". Entertainment Tonight. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  4. ↑ Heritage, Stuart (November 5, 2015). "Lust, idealism and torschlusspanik: a wishlist of emotions for Inside Out 2". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2015 Worldwide Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 18, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  6. ↑ Terrero, Nina (January 14, 2016). "Pete Docter talks Inside Out Oscar nominations, possible sequel". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 17, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  7. 1 2 Rubin, Rebecca; Vary, Adam B. (September 15, 2022). "Disney Removes Star Wars Spinoff Rogue Squadron From Release Calendar, Sets Dates for Snow White, Inside Out 2 and Lion King Sequel". Variety. Archived from the original on September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  8. ↑ Grobar, Matt (September 9, 2022). "Inside Out Sequel Plans Confirmed By Pixar at D23". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  9. ↑ Taylor, Drew (February 21, 2023). "Pete Docter Opens Up About the Past, Present and Future of Pixar". TheWrap. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  10. ↑ Alter, Rebecca (September 9, 2022). "Inside Out 2 Is Happening, But Only Amy Poehler's Feeling the Joy". Vulture. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  11. ↑ Whitbrook, James (November 9, 2023). "Inside Out 2 Prepares for the Wild World of Teenage Emotions". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  12. ↑ Rusak, Rotem (November 9, 2023). "Inside Out 2 Trailer Introduces Everyone's BFF Anxiety, Teases Other New Emotions". Inverse. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  13. ↑ Shanfeld, Ethan (November 10, 2023). "Inside Out 2 Makes Disney History as Studio's Biggest Animated Trailer Launch". Variety. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
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