Pixar Promises a Mature and Classy 'Toy Story 3'
Filed under: Animation, Classics, Comedy, Disney, Scripts, Family Films, DIY/Filmmaking, Remakes and Sequels
When Toy Story 3 was announced to the wider world thanks to that little teaser before Up, a lot of people groaned. I don't know of a single person who hates either of the Toy Story films, and I don't think it's too mushy to say that they hold a pretty special place in everybody's heart. You don't want to see that watered down and exploited. Thankfully, it's PIXAR at the helm rather than sequel-squeezing Disney, and they assure everyone that the third installment will actually bring closure to the series. SciFi Wire caught up with animator Angus MacLane at the Saturn Awards (he was responsible for Burn-E, and has been with Pixar since Toy Story 2 where he created the crazy Buzz clone), and he spilled a few secrets on the newest adventures of Buzz and Woody. To the surprise of no one that saw Up, their final installment will be a bittersweet one. Lee Unkrich will be directing, and the storyline will center on Andy leaving for college.
"I feel like we've grown up making these movies, and each of the films represents where the filmmakers were at the time of making the films," MacLane said. "Certainly we're approaching this film 10 years later, so I think we're sort of coming at it from the standpoint of [Andy] has grown up, and we've grown up with these toys, and we have a reverence for them, but we also have different things as a priority." In other words, you should start stocking up on Kleenex now, and prepare to feel old and tired when you leave the theater.
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6-28-2009 @ 8:09PM
vegimorph said...
Toy Story 1 was pretty fun. Toy Story 2 was the same way and it had a nice touch of nostalgia with the woody's roundup tv show. At the same time though, it kind of had a sad undertone that was for me kind of disturbing. i don't how or why really. It feels like the third one might bring it out full circle but i'm not sure
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6-28-2009 @ 11:36PM
Bubbameister33 said...
That's just good story telling.
6-28-2009 @ 10:04PM
Daniel M. said...
Toy Story is still my favorite of all the Pixar movies, and I way more excited for this new one then I was for their last 3 movies. I'll be in line.
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6-28-2009 @ 10:15PM
montimer said...
I love the idea of them taking the story ten years on from the original. It's a fantastic way of creating an original story rather than a rehash. I'm really looking forward to it.
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6-28-2009 @ 10:41PM
Dan said...
I'm also really looking forward to this, and I'm really happy that they're going to be doing it from the perspective of ten years later with Andy heading out to college. If UP was any indication, they ought to knock this out of the park. It's appropriate for me at least, because I grew up watching these--I was about seven when the original came out, and though I haven't watched either of them in awhile, Toy Story was a pretty important part of my childhood. I can't wait to see what they've got in store.
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6-28-2009 @ 10:41PM
Norm Schrager Meet In the Lobby said...
I remember reading that Disney had a Toy Story 3 storyline that was killed once the deal with Pixar was sealed and John Lasseter came on as head of animation. I'm sure the details are out there and I'm just bein' lazy on a Sunday night... but I'd bet the Pixar storytellers will work the type of magic we're getting used to from them.
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6-29-2009 @ 4:38PM
Jennifer said...
I don't think I WANT to see how sad it's going to be when Andy goes off to college.
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