Inside Out 2 struggles with hot dad Riley, the object of the internet's desire

by Pixar Contradictory has left a dual legacy in the world of animation. Some people think this is a profound film about the necessity of sadness that turns abstract psychological theories into bizarre details and a resonant plot. But a small section of the Internet has decided that Riley's dad (voiced by Kyle MacLachlan) is actually one hot dad.

Buzzfeed 2017 section “It's finally time for us to talk about the Hot Dad in 'Inside Out'” (subtitled “A Pixar DILF”) sparked this conversation, featuring… has never really stopped since then. Have tweet, fan editAnd thirst trap article so many. (Warning: That last one is as NSFW as you can get with a fully clothed person.) Every once in a while, everyone discovers how much they crave a dad. Contradictory. (Sidebar: His first name is Bill, in case you were wondering.)

With one new Contradictory movie on the road, now is the perfect time to remember this special Internet crush and ponder whether he'll move some new hearts in From the inside out 2. During a recent press trip to Pixar, I had the opportunity to tell production designer Jason Deamer about the Internet's craze for Riley's hot dad.

“Well, we can't disappoint them,” he laughed.

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As it happens, Riley's father gets the team in the most trouble of any of the human characters when they port content from the original 2015 film to the latest version of Pixar's animation system. It's been almost 10 years since the first film, which means almost a decade of software updates, so reusing the same assets wasn't an option and the filmmakers had to start over from scratch. head. The character designers were able to recreate Riley and her mother without any problem, but Bill Andersen's 2024 version is lacking in certain areas. je ne sais quoi.

“He was strangely difficult to do,” Deamer said. “We got his real face shape… and it doesn't look like him! In the end all we did was take his eyes and do that thing [makes a gesture indicating furrowing the character’s brows and pushing them forward a little more]. I swear to God. And then it's like, Oh, there he is!”

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New one Contradictory The film takes place several years after the first film, when Riley turns 13 and experiences the full emotional whirlwind of adolescence. New emotions, including Anxiety (Maya Hawke) and Envy (Ayo Edebiri) take over Riley's emotional headquarters, causing Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith) and others to fall into difficult situation. And because puberty waits for no one, this all happens as Riley attends a prestigious hockey camp that could make or break her next four years of high school – or so the fear is. It made her think so.

Because Riley's hot dad isn't actually the main character Contradictory, we probably won't see much of him in the new movie. But the good news is that what we see of him will be accurate to his original internet-proclaimed hotness, which has just been taken to a new level of high definition.

Riley's hot dad as well as Joy, Sadness and other characters will return to theaters next year. From the inside out 2 on June 14. We'll have more information from our Pixar “visit” as we get closer to the release date.