While we wait for an official announcement regarding Inside Out 3—you have to think it’s inevitable, given that Inside Out 2 is the world’s highest-grossing movie of 2024, and is the highest-grossing animated movie of all time—Pixar has a little treat in store: Dream Productionsa four-episode series that dips back into Riley’s mind, through her dreams this time.
The first trailer is predictably adorable, with both familiar and new characters popping up:
Dream Productions is set between Inside Out and Inside Out 2so it won’t exactly propel the story forward; instead, it’s an expansion of what we already know is going on in the mind of a girl just entering her teenage years. As you can see from the trailer, it’s structured as an Office-style mockumentary. Here’s the official description:
“Riley is growing up and when her memories need some extra processing, Joy and the rest of the Core Emotions send them to Dream Productions. Acclaimed director Paula Persimmon (voice of Paula Pell) faces a nightmare of her own: Trying to create the next hit dream after being paired up with Xeni (voice of Richard Ayoade), a smug daydream director looking to step up into the big leagues of night dreams.”
Other voices in the cast include Amy Poehler (Joy), Maya Rudolph, Ally Maki, Kensington Tallman (Riley), Liza Lapira (Disgust), Tony Hale (Fear), Lewis Black (Anger), and Phyllis Smith (Sadness); it’s written and directed by Mike Jones and produced by Jaclyn Simon, and has a score by composer Nami Melumad.
All four episodes of Dream Productions hit Disney+ December 11.
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