Original co-writer/director Pete Docter teases how Inside Out 2 is expanding his emotional universe and the sequel's 'really poignant' story.
Shortly after its announcement, original director and Pixar CCO Pete Docter has teased how Inside Out 2 is expanding the emotional universe. The original movie revolved around the personified emotions of a young girl who is struggling to adjust to a major cross-country move, all while conflicting with one another. Scoring widespread critical acclaim and grossing over $850 million, Inside Out proved a new hit for Pixar, who eventually greenlit a sequel this past September.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Ahead of his upcoming honoring of the Winsor McKay Award as this year's Annies, Pete Docter caught up with The Wrap to discuss his past and future with Pixar.
[Kelsey Mann's pitch] was really poignant and very heartfelt, very personal to him, but also universal in that same way we were talking about before, having to do with… well, again, I don’t want to pitch his movie, but it’s got a real great heart to it, a really great core that is central to some of these new emotions showing up. It’s all connected.
Pixar would try to get back to theatrical releases with this year's Lightyear, a slight breaking of their no-sequel promise as it expanded the Toy Story franchise with an origin story for the in-universe character behind Tim Allen's beloved toy.
Fresh off of Lightyear's underperformance, Disney and Pixar look to be reverting to sequels for their animated ouput, having recently announced Toy Story 5, Frozen 3 and Zootopia 2, all months after Inside Out 2's reveal. Though Docter seems confident in the introduction of new emotions and another heartfelt story, it will be interesting to see if the studio looks to carry over the lessons leared from Lightyear's failure for the new film.
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