Rêves Productions: “It’s not Vice-Versa 3”
Following the success of Vice-Versa 2, Pixar presents a new story in Riley’s head. But when does this series to watch on Disney Plus take place? And how was it designed? Meeting with the creatives at Pixar.
The biggest hit of 2024 already has a sequel! Six months after grossing $1.6 billion at the box office, Vice-Versa 2 is available this week on the small screen with Dreams Productionsa series that takes us back into Riley’s head. A cartoon in four episodes, “which we made at Pixar at the same time as the film, with the same energy”detail for Première the producer Jaclyn Simon and the directors Austin Madison And Valerie LaPoint.
But don’t let the fans take their dreams for reality: no, Dreams Productions “is not Vice Versa 3“in the sense that the story does not take place after the events of Vice-Versa 2.
“Concretely, it takes place between the events of Vice-Versa and Vice-Versa 2. In the first film Riley is 11 years old, in our series Riley is 12 years old and in Vice-Versa 2, she is 13 years old.
It is Pete Docterartistic director of the Pixar studio since the departure of John Lasseter, who had the idea of extending the sequence of his 2015 film (see the extract below), to immerse us in the heart of the dream factory of Riley. “With Mike Jones (writer and creator of the series), they wanted to explore the world of Dreams Productions that we come across in the films. And with this series, we try to show how dreams can help us and how they help Riley.”analysis Jaclyn Simon. “We all dream. Every night. It’s an inexhaustible subject. And it’s the perfect setting to tell stories that fit together. Afterwards, these dreams had to have a certain importance for Riley’s life. She has problems in the real world. She falls asleep and Dreams Productions tries to find the solution by making a film. At the end of each episode, we understand that these dreams have consequences for Riley. Either they help him get better, or they make things worse…”
To direct the board of dreams, we thus find Paula Pellthe actress who returns to give voice to the main director of Riley’s dreams, ten years after her appearance in Vice Versa. We discover that her name is Paula Persimmon and that she is not the only creative to bring to life the subconscious of the teenager. Other directors also work for Dreams Productionslike Xeni (Richard Ayoade), specialist in Riley’s daydreams, who would like to move on to the big leagues, the nocturnal court…
The series team obviously couldn’t do anything with Pixar’s successful little girl, but claims to have still benefited from a certain creative freedom: “It all starts from the dream sequence of Vice Versa. This is the basis of our series and then, from this defined framework, we could really have fun!”
Above all, the production was able to explore the meaning of dreams, by working in advance with specialists. “When we fall asleep, the logical part of our brain turns off and our subconscious takes over, to explore surreal things. So we wrote the scripts with consultants to make something credible. Neurologists or psychologists specializing in dreams, even dream interpreters, guided us in the writing. There was a lot of research work to tell something authentic, a story that says interesting things about the mission of dreams.”
Ultimately, the reflection comes in four fun and colorful little episodes. The opportunity to spend an extra hour and a half with Riley and her emotions. A little refreshment Vice Versa always welcome, after the phenomenon subsequently generated at the cinema this summer. “Frankly, we’re lucky to be able to move on from such a success. Without a doubt, the success of Vice-Versa 2 will attract many spectators to us who might otherwise have skipped the series…”
Rêves Productions, in 4 episodes, to watch on Disney Plus on December 11, 2024.
