Toy Story 3
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| Directed by | Lee Unkrich[1] |
| Produced by | John Lasseter Darla K. Anderson |
| Written by | Michael Arndt (screenplay) Andrew Stanton (treatment) |
| Starring | Tom Hanks Tim Allen Joan Cusack Don Rickles Wallace Shawn John Ratzenberger Estelle Harris Ned Beatty |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 18, 2010 |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Toy Story 2 (1999) |
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Toy Story 3 is a computer-animated 3-D film being produced by Pixar Animation Studios, slated for release on June 18, 2010.[2] It is a sequel to the films Toy Story and Toy Story 2. Lee Unkrich, who edited the previous films, and co-directed the second, took over from the original director, John Lasseter. However, Lasseter remains as producer. Tom Hanks and Tim Allen have been confirmed to return to the cast. The premise features Woody the cowboy, Buzz Lightyear, and the rest of their toy-box friends being dumped into a day-care center after their owner, Andy, departs for college (a prospect raised in Toy Story 2).[3]
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[edit] Development
According to the terms of Pixar's original deal with Disney, all characters created by Pixar for their films were owned by Disney. Furthermore, Disney retained the rights to make sequels to any Pixar film, regardless of whether Pixar chose to work on the films or not. However, there had been a gentlemen's agreement between Disney and Pixar that Disney would not go ahead with sequels to films without Pixar's involvement. But in 2004, when the contentious negotiations between the two companies made it look like a split was likely, Disney Chairman Michael Eisner put in motion plans to produce Toy Story 3 at a new Disney studio, Circle 7 Animation. Tim Allen, the voice of Buzz Lightyear, indicated a willingness to return even if Pixar was not on board.[4]
Jim Herzfeld wrote a script for Circle 7's version of the film. It focused on the malfunctioning Buzz being sent to Taiwan, believing that he will be fixed. When Hamm searches on the Internet, however, he finds out that the malfunctions are happening to many toys around the world and the company has issued a massive recall. Fearing Buzz's destruction, a group of Andy's toys (Woody, Rex, Slinky, Mr. Potato Head, Hamm, Jessie, and Bullseye) venture to rescue Buzz. At the same time Buzz meets other toys from around the world that were once loved but have now been recalled.[4]
In January 2006, Disney bought Pixar in a deal that put Pixar chiefs Ed Catmull and John Lasseter in charge of all Disney Animation. Shortly thereafter, Circle 7 Animation was shut down and its version of Toy Story 3 was shelved.[4] The following month, Disney CEO Robert Iger confirmed that Disney was in the process of transferring the production to Pixar.[5] John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, and Lee Unkrich visited the house where they first pitched Toy Story and came up with the story for the film over a weekend. Stanton then wrote a treatment.[1] On February 8, 2007, Ed Catmull announced Toy Story 2's co-director, Lee Unkrich, as the sole director of the film instead of John Lasseter, and Michael Arndt as screenwriter.[6] Unkrich later confirmed the release date as 2010.[7]
[edit] Voice cast and characters
On April 9, 2008 the following were confirmed to reprise their roles:[8]
- Tom Hanks as Woody
- Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear
- Joan Cusack as Jessie
- Don Rickles and Estelle Harris as Mr and Mrs. Potato Head
Will Smith as a new character
- Wallace Shawn as Rex
- John Ratzenberger as Hamm
- Ned Beatty in an unnamed role
- Barbie and her boyfriend Ken will appear.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "2007 Disney Conference - Studio Presentation", Disney Enterprises, 2007-02-08. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
- ^ Walt Disney Studios. "Toy Story Trio Goes 3-D!", ComingSoon.net, 2008-01-24. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
- ^ Merissa Marr, Nick Wingfield. "Big Media Companies Want Back in the Game", Wall Street Journal, 2008-02-19. Retrieved on 2008-02-20.
- ^ a b c Steve Daly. "Woody: The Untold Story / The Other Story", Entertainment Weekly, 2006-06-16. Retrieved on 2007-03-06.
- ^ Jill Goldsmith. "Mouse signing off", Variety, 2006-02-06. Retrieved on 2007-03-06.
- ^ Ben Fritz. "'Toy Story' sequel set", Variety, 2007-02-08. Retrieved on 2007-03-06.
- ^ Steve Daly. "Toys Out of the Attic", Entertainment Weekly, 2007-02-16. Retrieved on 2007-03-06.
- ^ Walt Disney Studios. "Disney Announces Slate of 10 Animated Pics Through 2012", ComingSoon.net, 2008-04-09. Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
- ^ Eric Vespe. "Quint discusses the Pixar half of the Disney Animation Presentation! UP! WALL-E! TOY STORY 3! NEWT! THE BEAR & THE BOW!", Ain't It Cool News, 2008-04-09. Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
[edit] External links
- Toy Story 3 at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- Toy Story 3 at the Internet Movie Database
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