A new “Inside Out 2” trailer reveals how Joy, Sadness, Envy, Anger and Fear have to make room for some new emotions. They welcome Anxiety, Envy, Ennui, and Embarrassment to now-teenager Riley’s mind.
Joining Joy (voice of Amy Poehler), Anger (voice of Lewis Black), Sadness (voice of Phyllis Smith), Fear (voice of Tony Hale) and Disgust (voice of Liza Lapira) is a group of Emotions perfectly suited for the teenage years.
There’s Maya Hawke, who voices Anxiety. The previously announced new arrival bound to shake up everything in headquarters and beyond. A bundle of frazzled energy, Anxiety enthusiastically ensures Riley’s prepared for every possible negative outcome.
Envy, voice of Ayo Edebiri, may be small but she sure knows what she wants. She’s perpetually jealous of everything everyone else has, and she’s not afraid to pine over it.
Ennui, who’s voiced by Adèle Exarchopoulos, couldn’t care less. Bored and lethargic with a well-practiced eye-roll, Ennui adds the perfect amount of teenage apathy to Riley’s personality, when she feels like it.
Then there’s Embarrassment, voiced by Paul Walter Hauser, likes to lay low, which isn’t easy for this burly guy with a bright blush-pink complexion.
Now the newest trailer does a great job of recapping what’s happen since the first film by zeroing in on the responsibilities of each of Riley’s emotions. Joy keeps Riley sunny and optimistic, while Sadness reminds her (and us) that it is okay to be sad once in a while. Disgust protects us from what could poison us physically and socially, while fear protects us from any sort of dangers that come our way. And then Anger is there to care deeply and keep thing fair.
However, growing up comes with new experiences and a brand new set of emotions that will help us guide our reactions to them. So it makes sense that all of these new emotions would add a more layers to Riley’s personalities. So don’t think so much of anxiety being a problem. Like the first film, not all emotions are as they seem. But they will create some conflict with the other baseline emotions that we saw in the first “Inside Out.”
Additionally, Kensington Tallman lends her voice to Riley Andersen, who’s about to begin high school. Lilimar was called on to voice Valentina “Val” Ortiz, a high school hockey player who everyone, including Riley and her friends, looks up to. Diane Lane and Kyle MacLachlan return to voice Riley’s mom and dad; Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green and Grace Lu provide the voices for Riley’s besties; and Yvette Nicole Brown voices Coach Roberts, who heads up a summer hockey camp. The voice cast also includes Sarayu Blue, Flea, Ron Funches, Dave Goelz, James Austin Johnson, Bobby Moynihan, Frank Oz, Paula Pell, Paula Poundstone, John Ratzenberger, Kendall Coyne Schofield, June Squibb, Kirk Thatcher and Yong Yea.
Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone. Directed by Kelsey Mann and produced by Mark Nielsen with a score by Andrea Datzman, “Inside Out 2” releases only in theaters June 14, 2024.
