At Pixar From the inside out It premiered in 2015 and invited audiences to explore the world inside young Riley's head, where her emotions took center stage. Well, with Inside Out 2 Joining the 2024 film release scheduleFans were able to reconnect with Riley as she went through her teenage years – an experience that quickly made the sequel a joy to watch The best films from Pixar and the Highest-grossing animated film. But in a recent interview, director Kelsey Mann revealed that a surprising twist in the narrative required a twist End credits scene revealing Riley's “deep, dark secret”– and his reason why might surprise you.

In an interview with CinemaBlend's Editor-in-Chief Sean O'Connell at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival, Mann admitted that he originally wanted to keep Riley's secret ambiguous, trusting that audiences would accept a little secret. But as the response to the first screenings rolled in, it became clear that viewers' imaginations were out of control – wild enough to warrant a course correction to preserve Riley's innocence. In his words: