Last year, some major movie news dropped in the form of confirmation that a fourth Toy Story film was in the works from Disney and Pixar with John Lasseter back in the director’s chair. However, at the time, there was no real indication as to what the story of the new film would entail, considering Toy Story 3 wrapped up the franchise rather well. This, of course, would explain the details studio president Jim Morris offered up to DisneyLatino.com:
The third movie ended in a beautiful way and completed a trilogy. I think this movie is not part of this trilogy. It is a separate story, which in turn I do not know if will be continued. Never begin a project with that in mind. (translation via /Film)
He continued:
It is not a continuation of the end of the story of Toy Story 3. Temporarily it is, but it will be a love story. It will be a romantic comedy. It will not put much focus on the interaction between the characters and children. I think it will be a very good movie. (via /Film)
So the new Toy Story will remove the element of growing from childhood into adulthood, and the toys interacting with humans, in order to replace it with a story focused more on the characters as, for lack of a better word, people. Whether or not it works, one can’t come after the creative team for not trying something new with the franchise.
Source: DisneyLatino.com via /Film
