Need to add a little more Anxiety to your home life? Good news: Pixar’s Inside Out 2, which smashed its way though records en route to becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time, as well as 2024’s top-earning film to date, will soon be available to watch without leaving your couch.
Along with the film itself—directed by Kelsey Mann and starring Maya Hawke as Anxiety, Amy Poehler as Joy, Phyllis Smith as Sadness, Lewis Black as Anger, Tony Hale as Fear, and Liza Lapira as Disgust, as well as Paul Walter Hauser as Embarrassment, Adèle Exarchopolous as Ennui, and Ayo Edebiri as Envy—the home release comes stacked with extras.
Here’s the line-up of bonus features, courtesy of a Pixar press release:
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:
Cold Open: “In this alternate opening, a now 13-year-old Riley awkwardly fumbles her way through an original song she wrote for a school audition.”
Broken Joy: “After momentarily being unable to drive the console, Joy worries that she might be starting to malfunction.”
Pool Party: “After Riley tries too hard to be fun at an older teen’s party—resulting in utter embarrassment—her ‘Anxiety’ becomes ‘Self-Loathing’ who then ousts our hero emotions from headquarters.”
Puberty Park: “After seeing their faces printed on ‘wanted posters,’ Joy and the other rogue emotions race through a puberty-themed amusement park while being chased by mind worker cops.”
Shame Spiral: “At a lock-in with some cool, older girls, Riley and friends play a game of ‘Never Have I Ever’ that goes a bit too far— wreaking havoc in Riley’s mind.”
Here’s a trailer announcing the home release of Inside Out 2. You can grab it on digital August 20; if you want it on Blu-ray or DVD, it’s coming September 10.
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