Today kicks off the bi-annual convention held by Disney called the D23 Expo. This is where the powerhouse studio shows off all of their properties and future projects to the world. With the acquisitions of both Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm in the past few years the excitement for this event has grown exponentially with die-hard fans now looking here for more big ticket information. However, the first piece of big news coming out of the convention has nothing to do with either the MCU or Star Wars but with a well known Pixar property. While conducting and interview with CNBC today Pixar's John Lasseter dropped some key info on the in-development Toy Story 4.
When news broke a few months ago that Pixar would in fact be doing a fourth installment in the tent-pole franchise fan reaction was luke-warm. It's not that anyone felt the series had nothing more to tell but that the original trilogy we currently have works perfectly as a whole and nothing else is needed. Well, they said it would be a big change from those three movies and many took that as meaning we may see the torch passed on to a new group of lively children's toys. Rumors can be put to rest as Lasseter has confirmed that not only will our classic characters be returning, but two of them would be the main focus of an animated love story. That's right, as per John Lasseter Toy Story 4 will be a romantic comedy of sorts revolving around Woody and Little Bo-peep.
Look, I am never one to question Pixar or to accuse them of going for an easy cash grab (though you can make a damn good case for Cars 2) but this seems a little, I don't know, odd? The Woody/Bo-peep love story has been present through all three films, but as a small side story good for a few throw away jokes. Its seems like a weird choice to focus in on this rather than maybe introducing a new cast of toys and passing the torch onto a new generation. That's not to say they can't or won't still do this but it felt like thw right choice to leave Buzz and Woody with their trilogy.
This does have potential to be great, don't get me wrong. If done right this could be an incredibly intelligent movie that could break a lot of Hollywood stereotypes surrounding traditional couples. They could use this movie to teach a whole new generation the right away to approach love and life. They could also turn it into a by-the-books generic love story that teaches nothing new and instead further pushes the crap we see constantly around Hollywood romances. This is Pixar though and I highly doubt the latter would happen I just feel this is and interesting direction to go and I'd love to hear what you guys think. Do you like the idea of a Woody/Bo-peep love story? Would you rather see a new crew of toys be introduced? Let me know in the comments below or hit me up on twitter @ZachWWMovies. Smell ya later!
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