Originally Posted By DDMAN26 One thing we don't really know is how the question was phrased or how Hanks answered it. His tone could have been sarcastic we're only reading it it in print. <<Of course, it's REAL easy for me to say, I'm not the one potentially blowing off the chance to make zillions of dollars on Toy Story 4!>> That's exactly it. TS3 made a billion dollars for the studio, of course they're going to want more. Why are we getting a fifth Pirates? Because the current movie is going to cross the billion dollar mark the next few days. Why is Disney making a new Oz film? Or putting a live action Malifecent on the fast track? Because Alice in Wonderland made them a billion dollars.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan It's definitely tough to leave that much money on the table in favor of remaining artistically more pure. I think that the Toy Story movies in particular are near and dear to the folks at Pixar, and not just because of the money they generated. They're smart folks, and they will know if they really truly have a tale to tell that makes sense for a 4th Toy Story, because those characters are near and dear to a whole generation of movie goers, too. I feel like that tale is complete. But who knows -- I am sure that they came up with dozens of story lines before what eventually became Toy Story 3, so perhaps they've already got new things in mind. And when it comes to deciding when the TS tale is truly complete, well, I'm only off by a few billion dollars and an Oscar here and there. ; )
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 Maybe the short seen in front of Cars is part of TS4. That would be kind of cool, little movies here and there makes up the bulk of it.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Why is Disney making a new Oz film?<< Because the Oz copyright expired. Which is the same reason everybody else with a camera is making a new Oz film. We're about to be up to our earz in Oz. Auntie Em, I'm frightened!
Originally Posted By DlandDug Actually, Disney owned the rights to the entire Oz series, EXCEPT for the first book, for years and years. I would be surprised if there was a fourth TS. Pixar had made it clear years ago that they wanted to wrap up the story of Andy's toys in a very touching, and complete, finale. In fact, part of the reason they finally settled their feud with Disney is because WDFA was planning their own threequel, and word was Pixar hated it. (Disney had rights to use the characters.) Cars 2 was not my cup of tea, but I do not believe it was conceived as cynically as some here would say. Cars was personally very appealing to John Lasseter. There is so much in the new film that is based on his sensibilities. If there was a TS4, I would think it would be handled very, very carefully.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance "That guy has been writing he same song over and over again for 30 years!" I've thought the same thing, Jim! LOL!
Originally Posted By basil fan I thought so, too, until Princess and the Frog. Yes, his Pixar stuff sounds pretty much the same. But he's capable of more.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 You have to give him "When She Loved Me." He didn't sing it, so some people don't realize he wrote it.
Originally Posted By u k fan I did see the BBC interview and Tom wasn't being sarcastic. I did wonder if he might be talking about the shorts more than a movie though!!!
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I liked Cars 2 more than Cars 1-- and I also dig the whole Rt 66 theme just like JohnL. but I do hope they move on from there. I think a TS 4 film would behandled carefully and done well--- on an artistic level I understand why TS 3 should be the ending- one of the best ever in film. the issue as we allknow is how do they say no to $1B
Originally Posted By EmmaJayne Emotionally, I don't think I could cope with another Toy Story.. Number one had me a little choked up, at number two I was crying but number three I was bawling to the point my boyfriend rushed me through a fire escape to get me away from the crowd.. I cry just telling people about it! If a 4th film came out it may actual cause an emotional melt down. The Hawaiian Vacation short was very sweet, I'd happily see another one or two of those, but not another full on movie.. It'd just be more than I could take..
