Pixar’s Inside Out franchise is a gift that keeps on giving. After taking us through Riley’s anxious mind as a teenager in last year’s Inside Out 2, the studio gave us Dream Productions, a miniseries that gave us another insight into raging emotions. While fans are hopeful for a third film in the franchise, the makers are going a step further imagining a story charting Riley’s evolution in different stages of her life. In a new interview with Screen Rant, co-writer Dave Holstein, who worked on the box office hit sequel, shared his interesting plans as to where Riley’s story can go next.

“I really hope that there's a big story every couple of years that we can tell,” the writer said of another sequel, adding, “I mean, Riley's only 13 going on 14. There's a lot of life left to explore. I really hope that this franchise follows her through motherhood.” After the events of the original feature, Inside Out 2 takes us on a new adventure with familiar emotions like Joy, Anger, Sadness, Fear, and Disgust along with some new emotions like Anxiety, and Envy.

“There are certainly plenty of good [emotions] I'm sure you can think of, and plenty of the ones that we haven't thought of yet. Whatever it is we go, it's going to be great,” assured Holstein. He further shared his hopes to take Riley’s story in different directions all the way to motherhood. Adding:

I mean, Riley's only 13 going on 14. There's a lot of life left to explore. I really hope that this franchise follows her through motherhood.

‘Inside Out 2’ Was a Mega Success

Thanks to Inside Out 2 and Deadpool and Wolverine, Pixar’s parent company, Disney has achieved some massive box office milestones this year. It has grossed over $1.69 billion worldwide, meanwhile, breaking multiple box-office records, including becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time and the eighth-highest grossing film of all time. The feature directed by Kelsey Mann, from a screenplay by Holstein and Meg LeFauve has become an award circle favorite bagging multiple accolades and contesting in the Oscar Best Animated movie, category.

The movie cast voices of Amy Poehler as Joy, Maya Hawke as Anxiety, Kensington Tallman as Riley, Liza Lapira as Disgust, Tony Hale as Fear, Lewis Black as Anger, Phyllis Smith as Sadness, Ayo Edebiri as Envy, Adèle Exarchopoulos as Ennui, Paul Walter Hauser as Embarrassment, Diane Lane as Mrs. Andersen, and Kyle MacLachlan as Mr. Andersen among many others.

Inside Out 2 is streaming on Disney+. Stay tuned to Collider for more such updates.

Inside Out 2 Poster Showing Joy and the Other Emotions Squished Together

Inside Out 2
PG
Adventure
Comedy
Animation
Drama
Family
Release Date
June 14, 2024
Runtime
96 Minutes
Director
Kelsey Mann
Writers
Meg LeFauve, Dave Holstein, Kelsey Mann
Prequel(s)
Inside Out
Franchise(s)
Disney

Cast

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WHERE TO WATCH

Streaming
RENT

Inside Out 2 follows the emotional journey of a now-teenage Riley as she encounters new challenges and emotions. As her mind expands, so does the complexity of her inner world, where new emotions must collaborate with old ones to guide her through adolescence, creating dynamic and heartfelt experiences.