''Inside Out 2'' is an upcoming American animated

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produced by

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for

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. The sequel to ''

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'' (2015), it is being directed by Kelsey Mann (in his feature directorial debut), produced by Mark Nielsen, and written by

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. The film stars the voices of

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, and

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reprising their roles, with

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, and Kensington Tallman joining the cast. ''Inside Out 2'' was first announced in September 2022 during the

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announcement, with Mann, Nielsen, and LeFauve attached as director, producer, and writer, respectively, while Poehler was revealed to reprise her role in the film. Hale, Lapira, and Hawke joined the cast in November 2023. The film features Pixar chief creative officer

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's "five to 27 emotions" idea from the first film that Mann pitched during its production to utilize "truthful"

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. ''Inside Out 2'' is scheduled to be released in theaters in the United States on June 14, 2024.

Premise

Voice cast

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, a yellow happy emotion. *

as Sadness, a blue sad emotion. *

as Anger, a red angry emotion. *

as Fear, a purple emotion. Hale replaces

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from the first film. *

as Disgust, a green emotion. Lapira replaces

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from the first film. *

as Anxiety, an orange emotion. *

as Envy, a teal emotion. *

as Ennui, an indigo bored emotion. *

as Embarrassment, a pink embarrassed emotion. *Kensington Tallman as Riley Andersen, a 13-year-old girl. Tallman replaces Kaitlyn Dias from the first film. *

as Mrs. Andersen, Riley's mom. *

as Mr. Andersen, Riley's dad. *

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as Valentina "Val" Ortiz, a popular hockey player at Riley's high school. * Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green and Grace Lu as Riley's friends *

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as Coach Roberts, the head of the summer hockey camp. *

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as Fritz. This is Ratzenberger's first role in a

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, and Yong Yea have been cast in undisclosed roles.

Production

Development

After the success of ''

'' (2015), the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2015, ''

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'' and ''

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'' considered a sequel to be "inevitable". ''Inside Out'' director

was germinating ideas for a sequel while the original film's nominations were unveiled at the

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in January 2016.

officially confirmed the sequel's development during the

announcement in September 2022, with

coming on stage to discuss the film alongside Docter. Kelsey Mann was announced as the director of the sequel (making it his feature directorial debut as he previously directed the short film ''

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'' in 2013), with Mark Nielsen producing, while

was announced to write the film's screenplay, returning from its predecessor. To utilize "truthful"

, Mann used Docter's "five to 27 emotions" idea from the first film that he pitched during its production.

Casting

Poehler accepted an offer of $5million with lucrative bonuses to reprise her role as

. Following a dispute over pay, both

and

declined to reprise their respective roles as Disgust and Fear; they and the rest of the returning cast were reportedly offered $100,000 each, equivalent to two percent of Poehler's salary. On November 9, 2023, with the release of the teaser trailer, it was revealed that

and

would replace Hader and Kaling as Fear and Disgust, respectively, while

joined the cast as Anxiety, a new emotion. On January 16, 2024, it was revealed that

had joined the cast in an undisclosed role.

Music

On March 7, 2024, with the release of the second trailer and poster, it was revealed that Andrea Datzman had composed the film's score, taking over for

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Release

''Inside Out 2'' is scheduled to be released in theaters in the United States on June 14, 2024.

Marketing

The teaser trailer for the film, along with the poster, was released on November 9, 2023. James Withbrook of ''

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'' and '' Inverse'' Rotem Rusak highlighted the introduction of three other emotions in the poster: Embarrassment, Ennui, and Envy. The teaser was viewed over 157 million times in the first 24 hours across all

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platforms—including over 78 million from

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—becoming the most-watched animated film trailer launch in

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's history, surpassing the previous record holder, ''

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'' (2019). A clip from the film was also aired during the

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, named "Team". The second trailer, along with a new poster, was released on March 7, 2024. This trailer also marked the debut of the "standard" variant of the 2023 Walt Disney Pictures logo, which was introduced the year before for the studio's centennial anniversary.

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