

“At Pixar and at Disney, we only make sequels if we come up with a story that’s as good or better than the original. Here’s what Lasseter had to say about Hollywood’s current sequel culture: If anyone in the movie business has earned the benefit of the doubt, however, it’s Pixar. Potato head, Rex, and the rest don’t at least have some screen time in supporting roles. We’re excited to see how this plays out but we have to admit, we’ll be a bit disappointed if Buzz Lightyear, Hamm, Mr. We’ll have to wait and see how the team behind the latest effort will address her absence. Given their flirtation in the first two Toy Story films, the idea makes a lot of sense, but fans will remember that the comely shepherdess was MIA for the third film. It seems that Woody (Tom Hanks) and Bo Peep (Annie Potts), will be the star-crossed lovers driving the franchise’s fourth installment. And as one might imagine, it centers around everybody’s favorite toy cowboy.

This past Friday, however, Disney Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter appeared on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street and revealed additional details on the plot. While we’ve known for some time that the movie would center around a love story, the question of who would be loving whom was still very much up in the air.
