Raquel Laguna/ SUCOPRESS. Actress Kensington Tallman attended the INSIDE OUT 2 World Premiere in Hollywood, alongside Ron Funches, Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green, Dave Holstein Andrea Datzman, and other stars from the film. Kensington plays Riley in the movie. Disney and Pixar’s INSIDE OUT 2 returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as Headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions. Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety, Envy, Ennui and Embarrassment show up. The voice cast includes Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Kensington Tallman, Liza Lapira, Tony Hale, Lewis Black, Phyllis Smith, Ayo Edebiri, Lilimar, Grace Lu, Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan, Paul Walter Hauser and Yvette Nicole Brown. “Inside Out 2” is directed by Kelsey Mann, produced by Mark Nielsen and executive produced by Pete Docter, Jonas Rivera and Dan Scanlon. The film features a screenplay by Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein and story by Mann and LeFauve. With music by Andrea Datzman, the all-new feature film releases only in theaters June 14, 2024.
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00:00What do you like the most about playing Riley and with which emotion do you relate the most?
00:20That's a great question. I would say the thing I love the most about playing Riley is being myself.
00:25I really brought myself to this character because we are experiencing the same emotions.
00:30I got to be my silly, goofy, messy self. She taught me that we don't have to be perfect all the time.
00:36I think that was a really special moment for us.
00:40I would say anxiety is probably very relatable for me because I've been on my own journey with anxiety.
00:47I thought it was something that I should be ashamed of. I thought it was something bad.
00:51But this film has shown me that it's something we all struggle with. We're not alone.
00:55Anxiety is not bad. She's there to help us. She wants what's best for us.
01:11With which emotion do you relate the most right now?
01:15Right now, I think I relate the most to fear.
01:19This is my first movie premiere, so I have a lot of fear, but then top two, joy.
01:24How exciting is it to be here celebrating this amazing movie?
01:28I'm so excited, so honored to be here.
01:31I can't wait to see the movie and see how it plays out, but I'm super excited.
01:37With which emotion do you relate the most?
01:41Joy. There's so much joy in the building today.
01:46But I think it goes without saying that all the emotions are important.
01:49Emotions that we all experience, all those emotions at different points in our life.
01:54All the ones that Riley's going to go through, the new ones in the second movie are important.
01:59But a lot of joy for sure.
02:01What do you like the most about your character and what have you learned from him?
02:05I love that he's sweet. I love that he enjoys teaching and education.
02:10And I like that he's 2D and fun and looks different in the world of 3D.
02:15I just learned to be more patient and how to speak to my youngest son with a little bit more patience
02:23and not speaking down to him, just speaking directly to him, more like an adult.
02:28What is the most challenging part making the music for a movie like this?
02:35The most challenging part on making music in a film like this
02:40is making sure that it feels authentic to the story.
02:47And with this one, I felt very attached to it.
02:51I think everybody's going to have some story that they remember from when they were Riley's age.
02:57And that's such an intense time with so many emotions going on, big emotions.
03:01And I had a lot go on at that time as well.
03:06Riley moved and had to make all these new friends.
03:09And not overwhelming the picture, doing exactly what you feel and being soft and supportive of it
03:19for this character as she grows and develops was actually no challenge, but it was my honor.
03:28Because I'm Team Riley.
03:31I think everybody says, oh, I love this emotion or they have them as characters, but I'm all Team Riley.
03:37How challenging was to put together all these new emotions on the screen?
03:44Well, the screen is only so big and we have nine emotions and some are huge.
03:50Embarrassment is like eight joys.
03:53So I think it speaks to the talent of the animators to be able to find a way to showcase
03:59all of these great characters and these great emotions by doing more than just changing their color.
04:05There is so much time and energy put in to the smallest details of these guys.
04:12And they all deserve their spot in the spotlight tonight. It's going to be great.