![]() Indeed, if you look at the future slates of both animation studios owned by the Mouse House, it’s a veritable sea of sequels: Inside Out 2, Frozen III, Zootopia 2, and now Toy Story 5. Since that fateful decision, Pixar-and even Walt Disney Animation Studios-have become less averse to making sequels to their beloved classics. Nonetheless, the legacy of Disney’s original movies seemed inexplicably untainted-perhaps because the company visibly didn’t care about the direct-to-video sequels it did produce back then. The company certainly spent the ‘90s exploiting the financial appeal of follow-ups, but these were cheap and quickie affairs, usually only acknowledged by the merchandise arm of the company, and the parents who had to endure watching these soulless cash-ins. In what feels like the increasingly distant past, there was a time when Disney was reluctant to make “official” sequels to their works-which is to say theatrically released films produced by either Walt Disney Animation Studios or the company’s live-action film department. Apparently with both Tom Hanks’ Woody and Tim Allen’s Buzz Lightyear, if Allen’s social media posts are anything to go by. So this week’s news from rechristened Disney CEO Bob Iger wasn’t exactly a shock: Toy Story 5 is on the way. The lack of box office fall-off between installments was remarkable. This was achieved after a nearly decade-long hiatus following the previous film in the Buzz and Woody franchise, Toy Story 3 (2010), which also earned $1 billion. Toy Story 4 grossed a cool $1 billion during the summer of 2019. ![]()
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