‘Inside Out 2’ Craftspeople On Reworking Riley’s World For A Sequel & Bringing In New Emotions While Staying “True And Faithful To The Original Voice”
12.06.2024 - 00:25
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It’s been nearly a decade since the original film came out, so the animation required some updates before Inside Out 2 would be ready to go. For this, Pixar had a team of both new and returning craftspeople working tirelessly to rework the world and introduce a new set of emotions to tell a new story for the sequel.
Inside Out 2 returns to follow Riley Anderson (Kensington Tallman) and her emotional network during her teenage years. As she hits puberty, a crew of new emotions shows up, upsetting the balance Joy (Amy Poehler) has created in Riley’s mind. As the craftspeople were in charge of updating the world of Inside Out, they also had to deal with the introduction of new emotions, including Anxiety (Maya Hawke). Inside Out 2 releases in theaters on June 14, 2024.
“There’re good and bad things about working on a sequel,” says story artist Rebecca McVeigh. “The good thing is that Inside Out’s cast of original five emotions are so distinctive and it’s easy to occupy that space because they are so well realized as characters in the first film.” As someone new working on the Inside Out universe, McVeigh found the challenge to be living up to the legacy of a film that was so beloved. “You want to stay faithful and true to the original voice of those characters, but you’re also bringing something new because this is supposed to be a new story where we want to explore new ground.”
For cinematographer Adam Habib, who worked on the original film, the sequel presented a great opportunity to not just explore new ground, but revisit some of their old techniques. “That widescreen aspect ratio was a good reminder to every department that you can push things and can revisit the visual themes of the movie,” he says. “For layout, we
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