Pixar Announces 'Inside Out 2' Sequel and Reveals It's Full of Whole New Crop of Teenage Emotions

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By Camille Hutchison , Parent Herald Sep 11, 01:25 am

According to Polygon, Disney's Pixar announced plans for a sequel to 2015's Inside Out which depicts numerous emotions inside a young girl's head. The original director of the movie, Pete Docter, and voice star, Amy Poehler, made an appearance at D23 to celebrate the news that surprised many Disney fans.

The first movie followed and narrated the emotions inside of a young girl named Riley as her family moved to San Francisco. The 50-year-old voice actress said that the sequel will take place right inside Riley's head, only this time she's a teenager and includes a whole new crop of teenage emotions.

"Inside Out 2" from Pixar is coming in the summer of 2024. Kelsey Mann will take over the directing reigns from Docter and will helm the new installment with a script from Meg LeFauve, returning screenwriter. The 2015 movie was nominated for Best Original Screenplay and won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. The voice cast included Poehler as Joy, Bill Hader as Fear, Lewis Black as Anger, Mindy Kaling as Disgust, and Phyllis Smith as Sadness.

Pete previously told media outlets in June 2015 that they didn't have sequel plans at the time as there was still no sequel idea from him at such point. "Never say never," he added.

Movie shows that it is okay not to be okay sometimes

The "Parks and Recreation" actress revealed that the film's message is something that everyone can relate to and appears to be relevant to all ages. Poehler commends Pete for doing a beautiful job and also for reminding everyone of how life is difficult and how emotionally treacherous it is to grow up and just leave childhood behind but the constant pursuit of happiness as humans and as parents sometimes get in the way of real growth.

The sequel will surely captivate children and parents alike as the beloved elephant imaginary friend, Bingbong, played by Richard Kind, will introduce the new environment and setup.

The movie depicts numerous emotions which only means that sometimes, it's okay to be sad and "it's okay to have feelings that are not maybe the ones that you thought you were supposed to have or are what is expected of you." Amy finds it beautiful how the movie makes a wonderful attempt at taking such a huge intellectual idea and making it a very small, human, connecting experience. The film grossed $857.6 million worldwide, People reported.

Sequel will not have the same cast as the 2015 movie

Unfortunately, Hader and Kaling will reportedly not be joining the sequel due to salary demand. According to the news outlet, Amy will be making $5 million for the movie but the rest of the cast was only offered $100,000. However, Disney increased the offer to no avail.

There is no news yet on how the movie will incorporate the loss of Hader and Kaling's voices but Riley and her mind's master will be the main subject once again. Teenaged emotions are still not revealed but the movie will surely shock the audience with its own twist.

In 2016, Jim Morris, Pixar's president, shot down any spin-offs. He said that most studios jump on making a sequel as soon as their film is successful but their business model is a filmmaker model which only means that they won't make any sequel unless the original director of the film has an idea that they are willing to go forward on, Scary Mommy says.