‘Inside Out 2’ Gets Emotional on Disney+ Sept. 25

Highest grossing film of the year and the highest-grossing animated film of all time begins streaming on Disney+ Sept. 25

The film began Digital Sales and VOD on Aug. 20 and arrived on Limited-Edition Collectable Steelbook (4K UHD + BD + Digital Code), Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Code), and DVD Sept. 10

The sequel features Riley entering puberty and experiencing brand new, more complex emotions as a result. As Riley tries to adapt to her teenage years, her old emotions try to adapt to the possibility of being replaced.

Directed by: Kelsey Mann
Starring: Voices of Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan, Liza Lapira, Maya Hawke, Tony Hale, Ayo Edebiri, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Paul Walter Hauser.
Written by Meg LeFauve, Dave Holstein, Kelsey Mann
Rating: PG
Running time: 96 minutes
Genre: Animated Family
Theatrical Release: June 14th, 2024
US & Canada Boxoffice: $631,500,948
Worldwide: $1,560,840,782
Country: US
Studio: Pixar/Disney

Teenager Riley’s mind 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.

• New Emotions – With Riley’s imminent puberty, the story of Inside Out 2 always suggested that there would be a party of new emotions complicating Riley’s world—and throwing a wrench into Joy’s hard-won stability. But exactly what those new emotions could be was a big question mark. Casting the new emotions in Riley’s mind was a fun exploration into the shifting mindset of a teenager, and was also informed by some of the discarded scenes and characters from the original film. In this documentary we’ll discuss that process of creating Anxiety, Embarrassment, Ennui, and Envy—from narrowing them down from a long list of possible emotions, to the design, animation, and voicing of these new, hilarious, and strangely recognizable characters.

• Unlocking the Vault – In a kind of visual commentary, a group of central creatives watch and discuss the scene “The Vault.” As they stop and start—and refer to various IP versions of the scene—we’ll hear about the inspiration for Riley’s repressed memories like Bloofy and Lance Slashblade, the development of the scene in Story, and the technical challenges of creating 2D characters that exist in the CG world of Riley’s mind.

• Deleted Scenes