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But a funny thing happened on the way to the trilogys happy Hollywood ending.
John Lasseter pushed it into being because he wanted to direct the love story, our source says.
Globally, the animated film made a whopping $238 million.
But its not just aboutToy Story.
This is an incredible performance by a brand that has become synonymous in the public imagination with quality.
If they had doneToy Story 4a year after the third one, that would have felt a little strange.
This many years later, people are cool with whatever direction Pixar wants to go with these characters.
Toy Story 4arrives as something of a swan song for Lasseter.
(Reached through a Skydance spokesperson, Lasseter declined to comment for this article.)
So what ofToy Storys future?
(Exhibit A: the 14-year gap betweenIncrediblesandIncredibles 2.)
ButToy Storys continued global popularity certainly has the potential to change that calculus.
For now, its best not to expect anything anytime soon.
Now what Icansee happening is a new chapter involving entirely new toys.
But either way, theyre not talking about it at the studio.
