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That thread was dealing with the possibility, now it's a reality.

As I said, they need eachother. I'm a fan of their joint efforts in the past, so I'm happy.

I just hope Disney doesn't infringe upon the creative process at Pixar, and lets them do their own thing. =/

So where does that leave Toy Story 3? Will Disney continue with their non-Pixar take or will they scrap it and hand the reigns back over to the creators so they can make the proper sequel they originally envisioned (which has since been leaked)?

(which has since been leaked)?

Details please?

www.jimhillmedia.com/mb/articles/showarticle.php?ID=374

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So - without really spoiling the film - what can I tell you about "Toy Story III"? Well, I can tell you is that the film deals with a subject that Pixar has reportedly gotten a lot of mail about: What happens when Andy grows up.

It seems that hundreds of kids out there have written to Pixar over the years, wondering what's going to happen to Woody, Buzz et al when Andy finally outgrows his toys. Is it going to be a rerun of what happened to Jessie, where she was ignored, forgotten, then eventually given away to charity?

To do that ... would just break the hearts of thousands of kids around the globe. To think that Slinky Dog, Rex and Mr. Potato Head came to such a sad end.

Which is why the folks at Pixar - particularly Lasseter - reportedly wants to end the "Toy Story" story with all the characters in a safe place. So - as "Toy Story III" faded out - it was crucial that Woody, Buzz and the gang would be somewhere where they'd always be cared for. Where they'll always be loved.

So how to do you do this? Well - to get to the end - sometimes you have to go all the way back to the beginning. In this case, that meant digging out of the original treatment for "Toy Story" (written in the Spring of 1991).

How many of you out there have the ultimate "Toy Box" on DVD? Okay. Go get it. Now slap in the supplemental disc & find your way to the original treatment that's archived on this disc. Isn't it amazing how many pieces of "Toy Story II" (Not to mention, of course, the original "Toy Story") can be found in this document? The yard sale that the characters accidentally end up in? The greedy toy collector? The dangerous crossing of the highway? And - of course - the toy penguin with the broken squeaker.

Yes, the original treatment for "Toy Story" is fun to read. But what we're here to talk about is the proposed ending of "Toy Story III." Well - if you read the original treatment for "Toy Story" - you'll get a large-sized hint as to where Lasseter and Co. want to go with the third and (supposedly) final chapter of this much beloved film series.

So what happens at the end of the original treatment of "Toy Story"? Tinny (a tin toy based - appropriately enough - on the title character in Pixar's 1989 Academy Award winning short, "Tin Toy") and his friend, Dummy (A ventriloquist dummy modeled after Charlie McCarthy that occasionally wears a cowboy hat), have survived encounters with obnoxious dogs, obsessive toy collectors, being separated from the kids that love them, even tumbling out a garbage truck into speeding traffic ... And they really deserve a break. After their long ordeal, these characters deserve to find a loving home where there will always be kids to play with them. (For a toy is never truly happy unless it is being loved by a child).

And - miracles of miracles - they actually find this wonderful place. Right next door to where the obnoxious dog lives. It's a pre-school with a kindergarten. Tinny and Dummy (along with their new friends, Slinky Worm and Wheezy) eventually their way into the kindergarten class room. Here, the other toys tell them that their troubles are finally over.

Why for? Because in this room, there will always be children who are willing to play with Tinny & Dummy. And each year, a brand new crop of kids arrives to shower the playthings with affection and attention. And the best part of the deal is ... The children go home every day once school lets out. And the toys get the entire summers off. To rest. To vacation. Play with their fellow playthings. Whatever.

This is where Lasseter & Co. supposedly want to leave Woody, Buzz and the crew to be at the end of "Toy Story III." In a place where there'll always be kids to play with them. Where the audience knows that they'll be loved and cared for years yet to come.

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Interesting article, pretty cute really. As for the Disney/Pixar merge...somehow, I figured it would happen and frankly, I kinda like the merge.
~Neo

Thanks for the article, PSX. Makes me smile inside. For some reason my initial thought was a hospital, but Kindergarden makes so dang much more sense ^^

Still, with Disney involved, you can tell they'll angle for a 4th movie with nasty kid stealing toys or something. It's Disney. They made Bambi 2. It'll happen!

Well no. Hopefully Disney will see that letting Pixar do their own thing is the best way to roll in the green. Because we all know that's what Disney *cougheverycompanycough* cares about...

So wait... it's about these new toys? Or it's about Buzz, Woody etc.?

The article confuses me D=.

Raise your paw/hand/tentacle/whatever and look like atotal and complete dumbass if you never saw this coming. How long until they split?

Wild guess. :p

The article was talking about an early story treatment that existed before the first movie was greenlighted, and it contained scenes that were used in both Toy Story and its sequel. So the article writer surmises that a final scene which depicts the toys living happily forever surrounded by children year after year would be how Pixar would like to end the Toy Story "trilogy", going on comments made by Lasseter.

After Disney gave the go-ahead, script changes resulted in Tin Toy and Dummy being replaced by Buzz and Woody.

EDIT: The bastard child has left the building, make way for the true heir.

"So wait... it's about these new toys? Or it's about Buzz, Woody etc.?"

If you purchased the Toy Story 10th Anniversary Edition, on the bonus disc there is a little feature about the history of the film. One of the early incarnations was about a toy soldier and a dummy. How does it tie into (possibly) Toy Story 3? No damn idea.

And as for this... I had no idea that Disney didn't already own Pixar in the first place. What other companies has Pixar made films for?