Inside Out 2 Writer Reveals Emotions That Didn’t Make Disney Sequel

Inside Out 2 featured a litany of new emotions in the Disney hit, and according to writer Meg LeFauve, the movie nearly included even more new ones.

What emotions didn’t make it into Inside Out 2?

Speaking to ComicBook, LeFauve — who co-wrote the screenplay for the sequel along with Dave Holstein — revealed that there were many emotions that were conceived for the movie, but ultimately didn’t make it.

“We had a fisherman for ideas named Gail, and we went to the Facts and Opinions factory and saw how those were made. And that was super fun,” LeFauve said. “I think in terms of emotionally, we really tried for quite a while to have Shame in the movie and Guilt.”

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LeFauve described Shame as “being more self-loathing, that thing that attacks you,” while noting that “The difference with shame is really not a great thing for you because it is just about attacking you. Whereas guilt is about taking responsibility and it’s a behavior, not who you are.”

Unfortunately, LeFauve said, the emotions just “never quite clicked” in the movie, which centered around new emotions Anxiety, Envy, Embarrassment, and Ennui/Boredom.

The voice cast for Inside Out 2 includes Amy Poehler as Joy, Phyllis Smith as Sadness, Lewis Black as Anger, Tony Hale as Fear, Liza Lapira as Disgust, Maya Hawke as Anxiety, Ayo Edebiri as Envy, Adèle Exarchopoulos as Ennui, Paul Walter Hauser as Embarrassment, Kensington Tallman as Riley Andersen, Diane Lane as Mrs. Andersen, Kyle MacLachlan as Mr. Anderson, Lilimar as Valentina “Val” Ortiz, Paula Pell as Mom’s Anger, Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green as Bree, Grace Lu as Grace, Yvette Nicole Brown as Coach Roberts, John Ratzenberger as Fritz, June Squibb as Nostalgia, and Ron Fuches as Bloofy.

Following the film’s release, it has quickly become 2024’s biggest movie so far. As of this writing, Inside Out 2 has earned $835 million at the worldwide box office, and is set to become the first movie of the year to cross $1 billion in the coming weeks.

(Source: ComicBook)

Anthony Nash

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