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Best of 2024: “Inside Out 2” Writer Meg LeFauve on the Power of Adolescent Anxiety

*This interview was selected by measures having nothing to do with science as one of our standouts from 2024. Inside Out 2 co-writer Meg LeFavue, along with scribe Dave Holstein, managed to deliver an immensely satisfying, often surprising sequel to one of the most unique animated films in Pixar’s long, rich history. Inside Out earned ...

By Hugh Hart  |  December 24, 2024

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“Inside Out 2” Writer Meg LeFauve on the Power of Adolescent Anxiety

Inside Out earned its co-writer Meg LeFauve a Best Screenplay Oscar nomination en route to becoming 2015’s seventh-highest-grossing movie. Last weekend, Inside Out 2 hit the box office jackpot again. Directed by Kelsey Mann, the Pixar sequel opened with $295 million worldwide by animating the emotional roller coaster experienced by 13-year-old Riley (voiced by Kensington ...

By Hugh Hart  |  June 20, 2024

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“Inside Out 2” Screenwriter Dave Holstein on Anxiety Taking Center Stage

In Inside Out 2 (in theaters June 14), Riley (voiced by Kensington Tallman) is off to hockey camp in the summer before high school, no longer the little girl we remember from the sensational introduction we got nine years ago in Inside Out. Riley is now a 13-year-old tween in the liminal zone of adolescence, ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  June 13, 2024