‘Inside Out 2’ debuts on Disney+ to record audience
No surprise that “Inside Out 2,” which raked in a record-breaking box office of $1.6 billion, racked up a record number of views in its first five days of streaming on Disney+. This sequel to the 2015 Oscar-winning “Inside Out,” continues the story of Riley, who is now a teenager.
In the first film, Riley was a little girl dealing with the turmoil of moving from Minnesota to San Francisco. Her various emotions were given voice. Joy (Amy Poehler) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith) learned to live together with able assists by Lewis Black (Anger), Bill Hader (Fear), and Mindy Kaling (Disgust).
Hader and Kaling were unable to return for the sequel, with Tony Hale and Liza Lapira and stepping into the voice booth. Making their debuts are four more emotions: Anxiety (Maya Hawke), Envy (Ayo Adebiri), Ennui (Adèle Exarchopoulos), and Embarrassment (Paul Walter Hauser).
Not surprisingly, “Inside Out 2” makes the cut in our Oscar predictions for Best Animated Feature. It could well break into the Best Picture race as well. While the first film was nominated for Best Original Screenplay, the sequel has to compete in the adapted race. Meg LeFauve, who was one of a trio of scribes on the first film, collaborated with Dave Holstein on this script. Kelsey Mann, who contributed to the story, made his directorial debut.
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