Pixar’s Inside Out was screened for theater owners at CinemaCon in Las Vegas today in its entirety. The film is the latest from Up director Pete Docter and is the first movie from the Disney-owned studio since 2013’s Monsters University.
The film was shown in Dolby’s new gimmick, called Dolby Vision. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the high dynamic range (HDR) projection system gives films greater contrast and is supposed to look even better than the current digital projectors in use. Disney’s Tomorrowland, which hits theaters on May 22, will be the first film to use the system.
But like the best Pixar movies, Inside Out has a heart at its center. Variety notes that even some members of the audience were tearing up.
Inside Out is all about the emotions of 11-year-old Riley. The emotions are personified and voiced by Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Mindy Kaling, Bill Hader and Lewis Black.
Docter revealed that the inspiration for the film came from his daughter, Elizabeth. “When she turned 11, she started rolling her eyes at us, and we began to wonder what it was like inside her to make her do that,” he said during his introduction to the film.
Inside Out will have a more traditional premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next month before it opens on June 19. The film will be paired with the short film Lava.
Pixar is making up for the two-year drought by releasing two films this year. The long-delayed The Good Dinosaur hits theaters on Nov. 25.
screenshot from Disney Pixar YouTube Video