'Inside Out 2' Had An ‘Advisory Group’ Of Teenage Girls From Around The Country To Help Make The Film Feel Authentic

When "Inside Out" was released almost a decade ago, it tapped into something global audiences didn’t know they needed. Being able to look at our emotions from the inside out proved to be an incredibly cathartic experience, as mental health is a concept that anybody can relate to. Now, with the release of "Inside Out 2," we find the main character Riley as a teenager. While this is also a phase most of us can relate to, for the filmmakers it’s been a while, and creating an authentic story about a teenager might prove to be tricky. This is where Riley’s Crew comes in.

I sat down to speak with "Inside Out 2’s" director Kelsey Mann and producer Mark Nielsen, and as you can imagine, neither of them are teenage girls. To properly tell Riley’s story, they enlisted the help of an “advisory group” that became known as Riley’s Crew, and Leslie Mann gave me a very logical explanation as to why this was a necessity.