Riley’s struggles in Inside Out 2 will hit close to home for most viewers.
The big bad ofPixar’sInside Out 2was revealed, and the talented Maya Hawke brought them to life.
Prior to the emotional education, everyone in attendance was shown the first 35 minutes ofInside Out 2.
However, one particular element stood out: Anxiety, voiced by Maya Hawke.
The moment this rogue emotion hits the screen, it’s clear Pixar has a winning angle.
The actress has no issues holding her own against Amy Poehlers leading Joy.
In fact, Anxiety is the star of the show.
On a meta-level, including Anxiety feels like a brilliant stroke of genius.
Is that emotion not a key antagonist force for nearly every human?
I feel like this was before the pandemic, too.
There’s not really an antagonist [in the first movie].
And I’m like, ‘What if there was an emotion that kicked them out?’
And so I always knew.
I always pitched it as a takeover movie."
The story of how Maya Hawke was cast is an interesting process that was undoubtedly anxiety-inducinga fitting scenario.
Mann revealed that he actually"auditioned Maya [Hawke] from Disney World… at EPCOT."
I was with my family; I go, All right, Ill be right back.
And I auditioned Maya from Zoom.
And she absolutely crushed it.
I think I even cried as she was talking.
And I walked away and… [We] were like, Oh my God, shes perfect.
And then, I went back into the EPCOT and continued my vacation.
It was hilarious."
And they’re like, ‘Whoa,’ and Joy kinda slammed into that.
And they’re like, ‘Whoa, what the?
Whose is this?’
And then this little character came out, and he was like, ‘Hi, I’m Guilt.
Sorry, I got a lot of baggage.’
And it was such a good gag.
And then we ended up cutting Guilt because it didn’t really add to the story.
Oh, I think Anxiety’s got a lot of baggage, too."
The result looks like the crew was actually there in Rileys mind shooting these sequences.
There’s less motion.
You feel sharper and more crisp.
And then also extremes of focus.
And it was all of her own.
She just wanted to keep working on it.
Because it was a very emotional part at the end of the movie.
So it was really generous of her."
Inside Out 2releases in theaters on June 14.
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