Ahead of its June release, Disney and Pixar have revealed the research behind creating the character Anxiety in Inside Out 2. The creators were seen sharing details behind the new developments to the sequel to the Academy Award-winning Inside Out. Soon after the director unveiled ‘Belief Systems’ in the film, the animation supervisor Dovi Anderson shared some interesting details behind developing Anxiety – a new emotion in Inside Out 2.
As Anxiety takes the helm of Riley’s emotional console in Inside Out 2, she explains her plan saying, “My job is to protect her from the scary stuff she can’t see. I plan for the future”. Furthermore, animation supervisor Dovi Anderson lauded the animators’ efforts to make her appealing by imbibing ‘impulsive’ and ‘remorseful’ gestures by physically playing around with character elements such as twitching, quick head moves, and shaking adding depth to Anxiety’s character.
The makers also shared that she has a way of thinking several steps ahead in the future trying to help Riley deal with her teenage emotions, to which Anderson added, “This was very much in line with the research provided by the PhD consultants about what is anxiety and how it manifests itself”.
Set to release on 14 June, Inside Out 2 is directed by Kelsey Mann and has a cast that includes Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Ayo Edibiri, and Kaitlyn Dias in pivotal roles.
