Woody & Buzz Are (Almost) Back! Disney & Pixar Announce ‘Toy Story 4’

“Toy Story” is getting another sequel!

On Thursday, Disney and Pixar announced the fourth installment in the wildly popular animated movie series – “Toy Story 4.”

John Lasseter, who directed the first two films, will direct the fourth. The story will feature beloved characters Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the gang.

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“We love these characters so much; they are like family to us,” Lasseter said in a statement. “We don’t want to do anything with them unless it lives up to or surpasses what’s gone before. ‘Toy Story 3’ ended Woody and Buzz’s story with Andy so perfectly that for a long time, we never even talked about doing another ‘Toy Story’ movie. But when Andrew, Pete, Lee and I came up with this new idea, I just could not stop thinking about it. It was so exciting to me, I knew we had to make this movie — and I wanted to direct it myself.”

Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter and Lee Unkrich came up with the idea for the film.

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Rashida Jones and Will McCormack have joined as writers on the project.

“Toy Story 4” will hit theaters on June 16, 2017.

Jolie Lash

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