Disney/Pixar released an "Inside Out 2" book a month before the long-awaited movie. Focusing on the thematic and emotional progression of Pixar's much-anticipated sequel, "The Art of Inside Out 2" takes the audience to a whole new level of Riley's psychology. 

An Art Book Featuring Behind-the-Scenes Content

This 160-page artistic collection, published by Chronicle Books, is an in-depth look into what goes on in "Inside Out 2." It provides fundamental information about the production process, allowing the audience to discover elaborate character designs, storyboards, concept art, and color scripts. The book includes interviews of over 50 creators, which include character painters and production designers.

"The Art of Inside Out 2" is the newest installment in the beloved and coveted "Art of" series. This book, which reveals the essential steps of animation filmmaking, is a great gift for fans, animators, and beginning artists.

Pete Docter, who directed the first "Inside Out" movie and is Pixar's chief creative officer, wrote the book's foreword. His contribution highlights the emotional resonance and philosophical complexity of the sequel.

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Setting Records With a New Tale of Emotional Journey

The sequel expands on the adored characters from the first movie and presents new core emotions that compete for Riley's 13-year-old mind's dominance. These new emotions, led by Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust, reshape Headquarters, the central control center, in a narrative that explores Riley's adolescent challenges.

The animated sequel was reported to have earned $155 million in ticket sales from 4,440 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, making it the second-highest opening weekend in Pixar's history and the second-biggest animated opening ever, only behind "Incredibles 2" (2018). It was also the biggest opening of 2024 since "Barbie." With an additional $140 million from international showings, "Inside Out 2" achieved a record-breaking $295 million global start. The director of Disney theatrical distribution, Tony Chambers, expressed surprise at how much the film exceeded expectations.

A Forbes review stated that the film perfectly captures the intense emotional landscape of childhood. While the film compresses the long journey of self-discovery into a single weekend at hockey camp, it effectively captures Riley's profound changes. Emotions like Anxiety, Embarrassment, Envy, and Ennui take center stage, reflecting the tumultuous teenage years.

Issues such as parent-child relationships and how parents also learn to evolve and adjust after their children grow up are portrayed very vividly in this movie, which will be close to heart. The movie is a masterfully composed fusion of comedy and emotion, exhibiting Pixar's storytelling and animation skills to the fullest.

In addition to the movie, "The Art of Inside Out 2" offers readers an immersive experience of the colorful worlds and imaginative choices that influenced the film's storyline. The book, currently in stores, honors Pixar's dedication to visual creativity and narrative by allowing readers to delve further into Riley's coming-of-age story in an aesthetically spectacular and profoundly moving follow-up.

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