First Teaser for Pixar's INSIDE OUT Is Emotion-filled and Charming
I've been intrigued by Pixar's next movie, Inside Out, since I first heard about it, and excited about it since some of the GeekTyrant gang saw some very rough footage and storyboards at D23 last year. Now everyone can finally see how awesome it is going to be in this new teaser that is about 50% clips from previous Pixar movies. Inside Out is set inside the mind of an 11-year-old girl, and the main characters are her emotions — Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger, and Disgust — so the trailer begins by reminding us of all the times Pixar has made us feel those emotions ourselves. It is so great, but the first time you watch, you are going to get to the point where you think it is entirely made up of old clips and you aren’t going to see anything new. I want to assure you that eventually it will introduce the characters and show a tiny bit of footage. What small amount we see is pretty charming, and I am officially super-stoked for this movie. It is such an inventive concept, and an 11-year-old girl's emotions are going to provide plenty of plot.
Here is the official synopsis:
From the tepuis of South America to a monster-filled metropolis, Academy Award®-winning director Pete Docter has taken audiences to unique and imaginative places. In 2015, he will take us to the most extraordinary location of all – inside the mind of an 11-year-old named Riley.
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it’s no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions – Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith).
The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley’s mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley’s main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school.
The “major emotion picture” (adorable!) will be in theaters on June 19, 2015, accompanied by the short “Lava,” which you can peek at here.