Inside Out 2: Everything we know

Inside Out 2 is set to introduce new emotions in Riley’s head – here’s the sequel’s release date, plus details of its plot, cast, trailer, and more.

Inside Out was one of Pixar and Disney’s biggest hits in back in 2015. A coming-of-age story featuring anthropomorphised emotions, the movie follows Riley, a young girl who is forced to move to San Francisco, causing her Sadness to take over, and giving Joy a run for her money.

When Joy, Sadness, and Riley’s core happy memories are knocked out of headquarters, Anger, Fear, and Disgust try to keep things at bay. Inside Out 2 serves as a sequel to Riley’s story, as she’s now older and becoming a young teen.

The main emotions are struck by the news of getting a few new coworkers. With changes to the headquarters decor, they meet Anxiety. Here’s everything to know about Inside Out 2.

Inside Out 2 release date

Inside Out 2 is currently set to release on June 14, 2024. This will make it Pixar‘s 28th animated feature film.

Inside Out 2 plot: What’s the movie about?

Moving on from the first movie, Riley faces a new phase in her life – being a teenager. Teenage years can be tricky as Inside Out 2 will explore some of her newfound emotions like Anxiety.

Details about the plot were first teased at the D23 Expo, with the first teaser confirming Anxiety as one of the new emotions. Fans are well aware that being a teenager can be one of the more complex times in life between figuring out who you are, school, friendships, and more. Joy, Anger, Fear, Disgust, and Sadness are in for a rude awakening at what being a teenager is all about.

The official synopsis from Disney reads, “Disney and Pixar’s 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.”

Speaking to Total Film, director Kelsey Mann assured that the sequel isn’t a cash grab, and that they “wouldn’t do another movie unless we knew we had a good story to tell… the really good sequels are the ones that don’t just repeat the last film.”

Inside Out 2 cast

While some of the original cast will return for Inside Out 2, actors like Mindy Calling and Bill Hader have been replaced with some new additions. Here’s the full cast list.

• Amy Poehler as Joy
• Phyllis Smith as Sadness
• Lewis Black as Anger
• Liza Lapira as Disgust
• Tony Hale as Fear
• Maya Hawke as Anxiety

While unconfirmed, Anxiety is expected to be joined by other emotions, rumored to be Envy, Ennui, and Embarrassment, but no casting details have been released.

In an earlier interview with Variety, Poehler teased: “[In the film] Riley’s getting older… she’s becoming a teenager. Remember that time where all these ideas and feelings came into your head and you were like, ‘Who [am I]?’ I think there’s going to be a huge amount of fun had.

“I think we’re gonna, in many ways, explore the idea that you really have to stay flexible and figure out – if one is to have a curious and beautiful life – how to make friends with the things that are inside your head.”

Thanks to the latest trailer, fans finally revealed the actors behind the new emotions: The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri voices the unstoppable Envy, Blue is Not the Warmest Color’s Adèle Exarchopoulos voices the perpetually bored Ennui, and The Afterparty’s Paul Walter Hauser voices the hoodie wearing Embarrassment.

And rounding out the cast is Nickleodeon star Lilimar Hernandez who voices Valentina “Val” Ortiz, an older hockey player that Riley seems to gravitate to.

Inside Out 2 trailer

Inside Out’s official trailer released on March 7, 2024 and can be seen below. The trailer introduces some brand new emotions that will be taking over Riley’s mind: Anxiety, Envy, Ennui, and Embarrassment.

The trailer shows how Riley’s new emotions will begin to change her personality, eventually leading to the “suppression” of her original emotions Joy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust, and Fear.

This follows Disney’s first teaser trailer for Inside Out 2, which was the first time viewers got to meet Anxiety.

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