Inside Out 2 has been a wild success for Disney and Pixar, to the point that we’re surprised to be hearing about a home video release this soon. You can own the film as soon as a week from now (if you’re the type who prefers digital to physical). We’ll have to see whether or not this takes a bite out of box office sales, which continue to be strong.
Even if you haven’t seen the film yet, you should know the basic plot through all the trailers and promotion: Riley is growing, and there are some new arrivals at Emotion Central: Anxiety (Maya Hawke), Envy (Ayo Edibiri) and Ennui (Adèle Exarchopoulos). They join the cast of Amy Poehler as Joy, Lewis Black as Anger, Phyllis Smith as Sadness, Tony Hale as Fear and Liza Lapira as Disgust, whether they like it or not.
Both the digital and physical versions of Inside Out 2 will come loaded with the bonuses below (but annoyingly, no feature commentary, the main reason I’m likely to buy a movie).
Bonus Features*
- New Emotions – With Riley’s imminent puberty, the story of Inside Out 2 always suggested that there would be a party of new emotions complicating Riley’s world, and throwing a wrench into Joy’s hard-won stability. But exactly what those new emotions could be was a big question mark. Casting the new emotions in Riley’s mind was a fun exploration into the shifting mindset of a teenager, and was also informed by some of the discarded scenes and characters from the original film. In this documentary we’ll discuss that process of creating Anxiety, Embarrassment, Ennui, and Envy, from narrowing them down from a long list of possible emotions, to the design, animation, and voicing of these new, hilarious, and strangely recognizable characters.
- Unlocking the Vault – In a kind of visual commentary, a group of central creatives watch and discuss the scene “The Vault.” As they stop and start, and refer to various IP versions of the scene, we’ll hear about the inspiration for Riley’s repressed memories like Bloofy and Lance Slashblade, the development of the scene in Story, and the technical challenges of creating 2D characters that exist in the CG world of Riley’s mind.
- Deleted Scenes
- Cold Open – In this alternate opening, a now 13-year-old Riley awkwardly fumbles her way through an original song she wrote for a school audition.
- Broken Joy – After momentarily being unable to drive the console, Joy worries that she might be starting to malfunction.
- Pool Party – After Riley tries too hard to be fun at an older teen’s party – resulting in utter embarrassment – her “Anxiety” becomes “Self-Loathing” who then ousts our hero emotions from headquarters.
- Puberty Park – After seeing their faces printed on “wanted posters,” Joy and the others rogue emotions race through a puberty-themed amusement park while being chased by mind worker cops.
- Shame Spiral – At a lock-in with some cool, older girls, Riley and friends play a game of “Never Have I Ever” that goes a bit too far – wreaking havoc in Riley’s mind.
*Bonus features may vary by product and retailer
Inside Out 2 will be released August 20 on digital, September 10 on Blu-Ray and DVD.
