'Toy Story 3' could be 2010 Oscar contender
"Up" is only Pixar's 10th feature film, but it could well win the studio its fifth Oscar for animated feature. Before audiences see "Up," they are being shown a teaser trailer for next year's Pixar picture "Toy Story 3." All of the old toys are back — Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz (Tim Allen), Mr. Potato Head (Don Rickles) and Hamm (John Ratzenberger) — along with newcomers Ken (Michael Keaton) and Barbie (Jodie Benson). The film is directed by Lee Unkrich who co-helmed "Toy Story 2" with a script by Oscar winner Michael Arndt ("Little Miss Sunshine").
Both the original "Toy Story" (1995) and the equally successful sequel "Toy Story 2" (1999) predate the separate animated film category at the Oscars. "Toy Story" contended for best original screenplay ("The Usual Suspects" won) as well as song and musical/comedy score ("Pocahantas" won both these), and the sequel also had a song contender ("You'll Be in My Heart" from "Tarzan" won).
Pixar does not intend to match the ramped-up output of DreamWorks Animation that promises at least eight new titles in the coming three years. Rather, the studio will stick to its proven schedule of one film every year or so. That formula has worked well enough in the past, and the rave reviews for "Up" and the intense interest in "Toy Story 3" bear out the wisdom of that strategy.
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Barbie, voiced by Jodi Benson, was in Toy Story 2 so she isn't a newcomer.
Posted by: JC | July 15, 2009 at 10:54 PM
I await the story of the 3 to this, after I watched the 1 and 2, is quite interesting to watch with family., in the watch for children. I love that movie like this.
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Posted by: rizal | July 10, 2009 at 08:10 AM
Woo hoo! There was actually applause in the theatre when this teaser ran. I know where I'll be on June 18th, 2010.
Posted by: Colleen | May 31, 2009 at 10:31 PM
looks good. of course my favorite toy was missing from the trailer and that is Bo Beep. she was my favorite in the toy story franchise and was voiced by the lovely Annie potts.
Posted by: boidiva02 | May 31, 2009 at 10:26 PM