Toy Story 3 Cancelled !

Isaac · 01-25-2006, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Source: Animated News, DJW
January 26, 2006

With Disney's acquisition of Pixar, Pixar President Ed Catmull was named President of the new Pixar and Disney animation studios and Pixar Executive Vice President John Lasseter is the new Chief Creative Office of the animation studios, as well as Principal Creative Advisor at Walt Disney Imagineering.

According to a poster at Animation Nation, Catmull and Lasseter "announced to Feature Animation employees [Tuesday] that the 'Toy Story 3' production will end effectively [Tuesday]. They said that sequels should only be made if there is a really great story that demands it, and should be the domain of those who created the original film."

An Associated Press article from Tuesday about the acquisition confirms the news:

One immediate sign of Lasseter's influence is that plans for Disney to make the long rumored sequel "Toy Story 3" on its own have been scrapped. If the film is made, it will be done by Lasseter and the other creators of the original film, the companies said.

Bradley Raymond was announced as the director of Toy Story 3, which was scheduled to open in 2008. In the film, Buzz Lightyear would have been recalled to Taiwan after a series of malfunctions. Learning of a productwide recall, all the toys in Andy's room, under Woody's leadership, were to head to Taiwan to save Buzz from doom.

Ghoulish Delight · 01-25-2006, 11:45 PM

Oh bloody hell, best news ever!

wendybeth · 01-26-2006, 12:06 AM

This is just too cool.

I luv John Lasseter.

Not Afraid · 01-26-2006, 12:07 AM

Quote:

They said that sequels should only be made if there is a really great story that demands it........

Best quote ever and it is music to my ears.

wendybeth · 01-26-2006, 12:14 AM

Too bad it's too late for poor Bambi...(sob)

Isaac · 01-26-2006, 12:57 AM

But is it too late for the other sequels already in animation ?
(ex: Fox And The Hound 2, Aristocats 2, Cinderella 3, The Little Mermaid 3 , Lilo & Stitch 3 )

Gn2Dlnd · 01-26-2006, 04:24 AM

101 Damnations!

Gemini Cricket · 01-26-2006, 06:50 AM

This is good news. The story they had in mind for TS3 didn't sound too good. It sounded like TS2 but replacing kidnapped Woody with recalled Buzz.

Sounds like good things are happening.

mousepod · 01-26-2006, 07:06 AM

Man, that's great news. But I doubt that it will have much of an effect on the Disney cheapquels in production. The way the statement was worded: "the domain of those who created the original film," it sounds like the Pixar creative team is taking back its property and nothing more. The first half of the statement does bode well for the future of Disney's attitude, assuming Lasseter gets the leeway we all hope he gets - but I still think I'll be saving a lot of money by not buying a big pile of Disney DVDs in the next year or two.

Cadaverous Pallor · 01-26-2006, 09:58 AM

Can I be cautiously optimistic now?

01-25-2006, 11:45 PM	#2
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Oh bloody hell, best news ever! __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
	Submit to Quotes

01-26-2006, 12:06 AM	#3
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	This is just too cool. I luv John Lasseter. __________________
	Submit to Quotes

01-26-2006, 12:14 AM	#5
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	Too bad it's too late for poor Bambi...(sob) __________________
	Submit to Quotes

01-26-2006, 12:57 AM	#6
Isaac the one n only Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Anaheim Posts: 1,236	But is it too late for the other sequels already in animation ? (ex: Fox And The Hound 2, Aristocats 2, Cinderella 3, The Little Mermaid 3 , Lilo & Stitch 3 ) __________________
	Submit to Quotes

01-26-2006, 04:24 AM	#7
Gn2Dlnd Parmmadore Jim Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Casita del Queso Posts: 3,810	101 Damnations! __________________ Does anyone still wear a hat?
	Submit to Quotes

01-26-2006, 06:50 AM	#8
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	This is good news. The story they had in mind for TS3 didn't sound too good. It sounded like TS2 but replacing kidnapped Woody with recalled Buzz. Sounds like good things are happening.
	Submit to Quotes

01-26-2006, 07:06 AM	#9
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Man, that's great news. But I doubt that it will have much of an effect on the Disney cheapquels in production. The way the statement was worded: "the domain of those who created the original film," it sounds like the Pixar creative team is taking back its property and nothing more. The first half of the statement does bode well for the future of Disney's attitude, assuming Lasseter gets the leeway we all hope he gets - but I still think I'll be saving a lot of money by not buying a big pile of Disney DVDs in the next year or two. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
	Submit to Quotes

01-26-2006, 09:58 AM	#10
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Can I be cautiously optimistic now? __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
	Submit to Quotes