Inside Out 2: Amy Poehler and Maya Hawke Didn't See This Scene Coming

Inevitably, as we reach puberty, our whole world changes. Our bodies change, but our minds change as well. Alongside pimples and body odor, we're now experiencing a whole new plethora of emotions, and not all of them are positive. Such is the struggle that Riley (Kensington Tallman) has to go through in Inside Out 2. Rather than dealing with the struggles of having to move house, the Pixar sequel film narrows in on an important weekend in Riley's life before the beginning of a new school year as she has to struggle with friendships, ambitions, and a storm of new emotions that seem to have a hold of her brain.

While Inside Out was very much framed around the five core emotions Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Anger (Lewis Black), Fear (Tony Hale, replacing Bill Hader), and Disgust (Liza Lapira, replacing Mindy Kaling), this film adds tosses in four more complicated emotions with Anxiety (Maya Hawke), Envy (Ayo Edibiri), Ennui (Adèle Exarchopoulos), and Embarrassment (Paul Walter Hauser). When these new emotions take over Riley's brain, sending her careening down a spiral of teenage emotions, her life turns upside down in the process.

We spoke with Amy Poehler and Maya Hawke about the new film and discussed with them some of the nuances and chances that we see in Inside Out 2. With Hawke, we talked about where she pulled the character of Anxiety from and how she created the persona. With Poehler, we discussed the change in the sequel that throws Joy off-kilter. Poehler also discussed the importance of not leaning too far into toxic positivity by making Joy the character who saves the day. Hawke and Poehler also discuss how scenes from the film changed their approach and outlook on emotions.

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