Make sure your tissues are stocked and ready. Not only was it heralded as Pixar’s super moving film and one of the studio’s absolute best, Upside downThere will officially be a sequel. However, there have reportedly been changes behind the scenes. During the D23 Expo, it has just been confirmed that Amy Poehler will reprise the role of Joy in upside down 2but according to a report released today, at least two members of his voice cast will not be returning due to a discrepancy in salary offers.
For Matteo Belloni of Puck News , Amy Poehler was paid $ 5 million to play her brilliant Pixar character again, while Bill Hader and Mindy Kaling, who voiced Fear and Disgust, refused to return after being offered $ 100,000 each. During Pixar’s announcement at D23, which 24 News Bulletin attended, Poehler was the only actress announced in the project.
During Friday’s D23 presentation, where many major Disney announcements were made, such as the first disillusioned trailer and Halle Bailey sings her first notes as Ariel in live-action The little Mermaid It has also been shared with Disney fans that another Pixar sequel is on the way. upside down 2. The animated film will be directed by Kelsey Mann, a 13-year-old Pixar employee, who will direct a feature film for the first time, while Upside down Writer Meg LeFauve returns to write the new screenplay.
The announcement also revealed that the sequel will see Riley as a teenager instead of the 11-year-old we met in the 2015 film. It has been shared that there will be new emotions in upside down 2without much additional information on what they will be. upside down 2 It will be released in the summer of 2024.
If the report is correct and Kaling and Hader were offered $ 100,000 in exchange for Poehler’s $ 5 million, their salary for the Pixar project is only of them% your colleague’s salary. In Belloni’s words, he felt that “tapping into low-cost vocal talent is becoming more mainstream at Disney,” with the launch of Disney +. Chip N’Dale: Rescue Rangers with John Mulaney and Andy Samberg they would have been “ridiculously short”, with the comedy duo opting for the roles in favor of their director, Akiva Schaffer.
Lately, Pixar has focused on non-franchise films , with Before, Soul, Luca Yes turns red creating a series that ended this summer with the release of Light year. before seeing upside down 2 on June 14, 2024, the following two are original with Elementarypart of 2023 film release schedule shipping is scheduled for June 16, 2023 e helium on March 1, 2024.
Source: Cinemablend
