Toy Story 4

Toy Story 4

D23 2015 teaser poster with original release window
Directed by John Lasseter
Produced by Galyn Susman
Screenplay by
Story by
Starring
Music by Randy Newman[2]
Production
company
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • June 21, 2019 (2019-06-21)
Country United States
Language English

Toy Story 4 is an upcoming American 3D computer-animated romantic comedy film, the fourth installment in the Toy Story series, and the sequel to Toy Story 3 (2010). It is in production by Pixar Animation Studios, and will be released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is directed by John Lasseter, the director of Toy Story (1995) and Toy Story 2 (1999), and co-directed by Josh Cooley. The story was conceived by the writing team on the original Toy Story: Lasseter, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich.[3] The film is set to be released on June 21, 2019.

So far it has been confirmed that Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles and Laurie Metcalf will reprise their respective roles of Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Mr. Potato Head and Andy's Mom from the previous films with Kristen Schaal reprising her role of Trixie in Toy Story 3. It has been announced that Patricia Arquette, a newcomer to the series, will also join the cast.[4]

The plot will focus on the toys Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and their friends after their former owner, Andy, gave them to a young girl, Bonnie.[5] The story will involve the gang helping Woody reunite with Bo Peep, who did not appear in Toy Story 3.[6]

Plot

Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) set out on an epic journey to find Woody's romantic interest, Bo Peep.

Voice cast

Production

In a 2010 interview, Lee Unkrich initially stated that a fourth Toy Story film was not being planned. "Well, we don't have any plans for Toy Story 4," Unkrich said. "I'm flattered that people ask about it—it reminds me how much people love the characters, but it was really important to me with this film that we not just create another sequel, that it not just be another appendage coming off of the other two." Unkrich went on to say, "there may be opportunities for Woody and Buzz in the future, but we don't have any plans for anything right now."[13] It was also reported that Hanks and Allen were signed on for a fourth Toy Story film if Pixar ever decided to produce one.[8] In a BBC interview in 2011, Hanks said that he believed Pixar was working on a sequel.[14] In February 2013, Disney denied rumors that a Toy Story 4 was in production with a 2015 release date, saying, "nothing is official."[15]

Toy Story 4 was officially announced by Disney during an investor's call on November 6, 2014.[16] John Lasseter will return to direct, with writers including Rashida Jones and Will McCormack joining the project after Lasseter and Andrew Stanton wrote a film treatment based on a discussion among themselves Pete Docter and Lee Unkrich. Galyn Susman will produce.[17] Lasseter has stated that Pixar decided to produce the sequel because of their "pure passion" for the series.[5] Lasseter said Toy Story 4 will be a love story.[5] According to Lasseter, "Toy Story 3 ended Woody and Buzz’s story with Andy so perfectly that for a long time, we never even talked about doing another Toy Story movie. But when Andrew, Pete, Lee and I came up with this new idea, I just could not stop thinking about it. It was so exciting to me, I knew we had to make this movie—and I wanted to direct it myself."[18]

In March 2015, Pixar president Jim Morris stated that the film will not be a continuation of the third film but will instead be a stand-alone sequel.[19][20] The same month, Variety revealed that Josh Cooley, the head of story on Pixar's Inside Out (2015), had been named the co-director of Toy Story 4.[21] Around the same time, Lasseter revealed that the fourth film had been such a closely held secret at Pixar that even Morris and Edwin Catmull (president of both Pixar and Disney Animation, to whom Morris reports) did not know it was being discussed until Stanton had already finished a polished treatment.[22]

In August 2015 at the D23 Expo, Lasseter said that the film would focus on the romance between Woody and Bo Peep and the journey Woody and Buzz go on to find her.[6] In May 2016, Hanks confirmed that he had finished his first stint in dubbing for his character.[7][23]

Release

The film was originally scheduled for theatrical release on June 16, 2017,[16] but on October 8, 2015, the release date was delayed to June 15, 2018, allowing Pixar to give the original release date to Cars 3.[24] On October 26, 2016, the film was delayed to June 21, 2019, while the June 15, 2018 date was taken by The Incredibles 2, which was further along in production.[25]

References

  1. ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (January 22, 2016). "Comedies from Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones Among NBC Pilot Orders". Variety. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ Cross, Dominick (February 26, 2016). "Newman on Putin, people, politics, music". The Advertiser. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ O'Brien, Lucy (November 6, 2014). "Toy Story 4 Coming in 2017". IGN (Ziff Davis). Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Toy Story 4 adds Oscar winner Patricia Arquette to voice cast". Slashfilm.com. November 12, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Keegan, Rebecca (November 6, 2014). "Pixar animation to make 'Toy Story 4'". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Publishing. Archived from the original on June 20, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  6. 1 2 Foutch, Haleigh (August 14, 2016). "'Toy Story 4′ Finds Buzz and Woody on the Search for Bo Peep". Collider.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Tom Hanks Offers Toy Story 4 Update". uk.movies.yahoo.com. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  8. 1 2 Sneider, Jeff (July 14, 2010). "Exclusive: Tim Allen Signed On for 'Toy Story 4'". The Wrap. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  9. ↑ Sciretta, Peter (July 22, 2015). "Mr. Potato Head Is Back: Don Rickles Returns For Toy Story 4". /Film. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  10. ↑ Wakeman, Gregory (August 17, 2015). "Toy Story 4 Is Definitely Bringing Back At Least One Fan Favorite". CinemaBlend. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  11. ↑ Geier, Thom (November 12, 2015). "Patricia Arquette in Talks to Voice New Character in 'Toy Story 4' (Exclusive)". The Wrap. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  12. ↑ Post, Pixar (January 24, 2016). "Andy's Mom to Return in 'Toy Story 4'". PixarPost.com. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  13. ↑ Scott, Mike (May 18, 2010). "The Pixar way: With 'Toy Story 3' continuing the studio's success, one must ask: How do they do it?". NOLA.com. The Times-Picayune. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  14. ↑ Muffett, Tim (June 27, 2011). "Hollywood A-lister Tom Hanks talks about new film". BBC News. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Disney denies 'Toy Story 4' rumours". NME. February 20, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  16. 1 2 Graser, Marc (November 6, 2014). "John Lasseter to Direct 'Toy Story 4,' Out in 2017". Variety. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  17. ↑ Nessif, Bruna (November 6, 2014). "Toy Story 4 Is Really Happening! Woody, Buzz Lightyear & the Gang Are Returning to the Big Screen—Release Date Revealed!". E Online. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  18. ↑ Graser, Marc (November 6, 2014). "Pixar's 'Toy Story 4′ Set to Play in Theaters in 2017". Variety. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  19. ↑ Finn, Natalie (March 5, 2015). "Toy Story 4 Will Be a Romantic Comedy and a Separate Story From Original Trilogy". E! Online. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  20. ↑ Baxter, Joseph (March 5, 2015). "Is Toy Story 4 Going To Feature Woody Or Buzz Lightyear?". Cinema Blend. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  21. ↑ Solomon, Charles (March 10, 2015). "10 Animators to Watch - Josh Cooley". Variety. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  22. ↑ Barker, Andrew (March 10, 2015). "Creative Impact Animation Honoree John Lasseter Grooms Top Directors". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  23. ↑ "with Tom Hanks, Kermode and Mayo's Film Review - BBC Radio 5 live". BBC. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  24. ↑ McClintock, Pamela (October 8, 2015). "'Cars 3' and 'Incredibles 2' Get Release Dates; 'Toy Story 4' Bumped a Year". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  25. ↑ McClintock, Pamela (October 26, 2016). "'The Incredibles 2' Moves Up to Summer 2018; 'Toy Story 4' Pushed to 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 26, 2016.

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