Inside Out 2 director explains introduction of Ennui
Inside Out 2 director Kelsey Mann has given fans further insight into one of the new characters of the anticipated sequel, Ennui.
Slightly bored and decidedly unbothered, the new emotion voiced by Adèle Exarchopoulos is glued to her phone and very apathetic.
Ennui is also bilingual and appears sophisticated compared to the first set of basic emotions inhabiting protagonist Riley's mind, but who exactly is she?
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"You know what? That question is exactly what we wanted because we wanted new emotions to show up in the story, and especially in Riley's life because she's getting into a more complex time," Mann told Collider.
"So I was like, 'Oh, more complex emotions should show up'. And I love how Joy is kind of confused as to like, 'Wait, wait, who are you? What is your name? How do I even pronounce it?'
"And we love the idea that she even speaks two languages, that she's literally more sophisticated than Joy. We wanted them to feel like they understand what Riley is going through more so than they do, the original emotions, especially Joy."
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"We're also both fathers of teenage daughters and this is an emotion that we can see from time to time in our kids," producer Mark Nielsen added.
"Yeah, I'd say if you ever asked your kid how their day was and gotten the response of, 'Fine', then you already know ennui," joked Mann.
Alongside Ennui, the Pixar follow-up to Inside Out introduced Maya Hawke's Anxiety, Ayo Edebiri's Envy and Paul Walter Hauser's Embarrassment, making for a quartet of awkward feelings accompanying Riley through puberty.
Inside Out 2 is out now in cinemas.
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