Irrespective of the way you measure it, Inside Out 2 was a large hit final yr. The movie wasn’t simply the highest-grossing film of 2024 but it surely turned the highest-grossing animated film ever made. On high of that the film bought stellar opinions, making it the apparent front-runner within the race for Greatest Animated Movie on the Oscars later this yr. Disney is being open {that a} third movie within the franchise is being explored, and the co-writer of the sequel, David Holstein actually needs to be concerned.
Inside Out 2 finds its hook within the thought of Riley ageing, and the completely different feelings that evolve as we get older. With Riley nonetheless solely being an adolescent she has much more of her life in entrance of her, which suggests there’s probably much more that may very well be completed with the idea. David Holstein tells ScreenRant that he would like to see a number of Inside Out sequels over the subsequent few years, every one a snapshot of a brand new a part of Riley’s life. He explains…
I imply, Riley’s solely 13 occurring 14. There’s numerous life left to discover. I actually hope that this franchise follows her by motherhood. I actually hope that there is a large story each couple of years that we are able to inform. There are actually loads of good [emotions] I am positive you’ll be able to consider, and loads of those that we have not considered but. No matter it’s we go, it may be nice.
Holstein isn’t the primary to counsel that if Inside Out 2 discovered success in Riley’s development from baby to teenager. Lightning might strike twice, or probably greater than twice, if every film introduces new feelings and struggles for Riley as she ages.
As franchise ideas go, this actually isn’t the worst thought. If you are going to make Inside Out Pixar’s latest franchise, then that is precisely the best way to do it. And it may very well be phenomenal. Think about a film sequence that follows a personality from being a toddler herself till the purpose the place she has one!
It’s additionally one which Pixar has already discovered a specific amount of success with already. We’ve already had our Toy Story films (Toy Story 5 is on the best way) and whereas the primary characters of these films don’t technically age, they’ve continued to develop and evolve because the human characters round them have aged.
The following two years of upcoming Pixar films are set, with Elio opening later this yr, and Hoppers and Toy Story 5 set for launch in 2026. After that, the one different challenge we all know is in growth is Incredibles 3. If we get an announcement that Inside Out 3 can also be coming it might shock only a few individuals, and doubtless make numerous followers very glad.