Pixar Peels Back The Veil On New Movie 'Inside Out'

23 June 2014 | 3:53 pm | Staff Writer

The animation giant also revealed details of the film's traditional accompanying short

International animation revolutionary Pixar has provided a sneak peak at its forthcoming 15th feature-length film, Inside Out, a full year before its worldwide release.

At a Directors Guild Of America event at the weekend, the film's director, Pete Docter, and producer, Jonas Rivera, unveiled a set of never-before-seen clips and discussed the depth of research that went into creating the central characters of the emotions Joy, Sadness, Disgust, Anger and Fear, and how they interact with and influence the actions of their young host, Riley.

"[Inside Out] changed the way I think about thought and emotion," Pixar GM and executive vice-president of production Jim Morris said of the movie, which has been in the works for the past four years and seems to be shaping up to be as much like a kid-friendly Herman's Head as it is Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs.

The film's official synopsis reads: "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).

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"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."

In addition to letting people in to the inner workings of Inside Out, Docter and Rivera unveiled Pixar's next short animation -- a traditional accompaniment preceding the company's feature-length films.

Titled Lava, the short serves as Pixar animation head Jim Murphy's directorial debut, and is described as "a musical love story that takes place over millions of years".

Both films are due to hit cinemas on June 19, 2015, but, given Pixar's penchant for tapping the pre/sequel well in recent times (although The Incredibles 2 gets a free pass), it shouldn't be hard to get as excited for Inside Out's release as its director already is.