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Toy Story 4 gets a teaser trailer and synopsis

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Disney-Pixar has released the first teaser trailer and image for Toy Story 4 revealing the animated franchise’s newest character Forky (voiced by Tony Hale) – a spork-turned-craft-project who’d rather not be treat like a toy; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Tim Allen says Toy Story 4 will be “emotional” and “really hard to get through” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81a-dCUvF1U […]

Ranking the Pixar Movies from Worst to Best

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George Chrysostomou ranks the Pixar movies from worst to best… Coinciding with the release of Incredibles 2, we at Flickering Myth thought it was about time to do a full ranking of every Pixar film. To create this list, not only is this a culmination of my own opinions and other Flickering Myth writers, but also […]

John Lasseter explains why he’s not directing Toy Story 4

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During last weekend’s D23 Expo, it was announced that John Lasseter has stepped down as director on Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story 4, handing over the reins to Pixar veteran Josh Cooley, who will make his feature directorial debut on the sequel. Speaking to MTime (via Dark Horizons), Lasseter has explained his decision, revealing that between his […]

Toy Story 4 director shuffle, Disney and Pixar announce new movies

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Yesterday at the D23 Expo, Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios held their ‘Upcoming Films’ panel, during which it was revealed that John Lasseter has stepped down as director on Toy Story 4. The task of directing the fourth instalment in the beloved series will now fall to co-director Josh Cooley, who began his career […]

New UK promo for Toy Story That Time Forgot

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Pixar’s Toy Story That Time Forgot airs on ABC tomorrow night ahead of its UK premiere this coming Friday, and to whet our appetites Sky Movies has released a new promo for the animated special, which you can watch after the official synopsis… During a post-Christmas play date, the Toy Story gang find themselves in uncharted territory […]

Two new promos for Toy Story That Time Forgot

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Before they return to cinemas for 2017’s Toy Story 4, Woody, Buzz and the gang will all be back on the small screen for ABC’s holiday special Toy Story That Time Forgot, and two first-look promos have arrived online, which we’ve got for you right here… During a post-Christmas play date, the Toy Story gang find […]

Josh Cooley announced as co-director of Toy Story 4 with John Lasseter

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Disney-Pixar has today announced via Twitter the news that Josh Cooley will co-direct the hugely anticipated Toy Story 4 alongside original director and Pixar head honcho John Lasseter. Cooley began his career as a Pixar intern working in the story department on Cars, and is head of story on Pixar’s latest film, Inside Out, which […]

Toy Story 4 release date confirmed

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After undergoing a change in both directors and screenwriters, it seems that Disney-Pixar is now moving full steam ahead with Toy Story 4, with the studio posting the following teaser image to Facebook, as well as confirming that Woody, Buzz and the gang will be back in cinemas on June 21st, 2019. Toy Story 4 hasn’t […]

Is the future of film original screenplays or franchise continuations?

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George Chrysostomou on original screenplays vs. franchises… After watching Edgar Wright’s critically and commercially successful Baby Driver, it struck me that this was the first movie I had watched in a while that was not only imaginative and unique, but was not based on any source material such as a novel or comic series, not a […]