"Toy Story 4" in early planning stages

[Sgt Floyd]

Seriously? Another movie? Given the fact that I am the only person on earth who disliked 2 and 3, I say no to 4. Once you start getting into 4 and 5, thats when the fine line between keeping the franchise alive and milking it starts to wear thin. However, shorts I wouldnt mind.

On the other hand, if they made 4, I might be the only person on earth who likes it XD

 

[Drtooth]

I still think that the characters should live on only through short subjects. If they really want to make another one and reboot the franchise, then why not wait a while? 2020 will be the 25th anniversary. Wait until at least then!

I wouldn't want a reboot either. I mean, did we need reboots of Pinocchio, Snow White or Sleeping Beauty? Sure, there were disastrous live action versions of Jungle Book and 101 Dalmatians (which the latter was successful, but COME ON!! Both those movies sucked), but the only "Reboots" those things had were animated TV shows. And Toy Story already had one (I DARE them to make a Woody's Roundup live action marionette show like in the second film and get it to work).

All three TS movies can hold up even as long as then when we'll no doubt have even greater advancements that make the first movie look like Reboot.

No... THAT'S a CGI property that desperately needs a theatrically released movie... Reboot.

 

[D'Snowth]

You know, I just got to thinking... with the way Pixar is concentrating on just sequels right now, I think there's one movie that might should do a sequel of: A Bug's Life.

Granted, that wasn't one of their better movies, and it certainly seems like one of their more under-rated movies, I guess it could use another installment, I mean if Cars could have a sequel (hardly under-rated, but IMO, it's another one of their better movies), maybe ABL could have one too.

Other thanthat, I still say we should get another epic from Brad Bird - The Incredibles was great, and Ratatouille was inspiring, and unlike most other Pixar movies, he doesn't rely on necessarily A-list celebrities who have done very little voice work to provide the voices for the characters (exception being maybe Samuel L. Jackson as Frozone).

 

[Yorick]

disastrous live action versions of Jungle Book and 101 Dalmatians (which the latter was successful, but COME ON!! Both those movies sucked)

If you mean the 1994 live action film, I like that one. I also like the 1942 live action version of course, but that's a classic anyway. I think the 1994 one deserves more respect.

 

[Drtooth]

Other thanthat, I still say we should get another epic from Brad Bird - The Incredibles was great, and Ratatouille was inspiring, and unlike most other Pixar movies, he doesn't rely on necessarily A-list celebrities who have done very little voice work to provide the voices for the characters (exception being maybe Samuel L. Jackson as Frozone).

Brad Bird is supposedly working on a live action movie that Pixar is co-Producing at the moment. Rumor has it, he's mulling over an Incredibles sequel, and will do one if he comes up with a story he (and the rest of Pixar) feel worthy enough.

As for Bug's Life... I wonder how a 2 would work. I certainly don't want any Grasshopper Revenge plots. Revenge plots are what I hate about sequels... it ruined TMNT II. That's why Tim Burton and the writers of the Batman movies killed off the bad guys at the end of the pictures. A spinoff movie about P.T. Flea's Circus would work, though... there's a lot of potential there.

There are several Pixar movies I can't see sequels to... and Spoiler if you didn't see any of them, though I doubt anyone missed any by now.

Ratatouille... Remy gained secret acceptance as a chef, his dream has been fulfilled. Nothing more to see there. Plus, I don't think they'd find that a financially good idea. it didn't bomb by any means, but that was a pretty adult movie they made. Not sexually adult... just themes that are too sophisticated for most kids. heck, most adults. It's a LOT of food and wine snobbery and in jokes.

Up... they went to Paradise Falls... what else can you do? Keep on Exploring? That would be repetitive, and it would work fine for a series of comic books or something, just not as a movie.

Wall*E... the humans are back on Planet Earth and presumably learned their lessons about dangerous levels of consumerism and pollution, Wall*E and Eve hooked up... not really much else to it, unless they did a prequel too.

 

[D'Snowth]

Ratatouille... it didn't bomb by any means, but that was a pretty adult movie they made.

That's what I've said before, to me, Brad Bird's movies for Pixar have reminded me of those classic Don Bluth movies, where they were quite a departure from the traditional happy characters, colorful settings, bright and cheerful plots fair that dominated animated features. I mean look at original The Secret of NIHM, Rock-A-Doodle, the original An American Tail, the original All Dogs Go to Heaven, etc. I mean, you have to admit, The Incredibles was a bit "adult" as well compared to other Pixar movies, though not as "sophisticated adult" as Ratatouille... and I agree, I can't see a sequel for that one either.

 

[Drtooth]

Oh, man... there's no doubt that Incredible was a more adult film. It was a pretty dark film and even the comedy was dark (the sequence where super heroes kept getting their capes sucked into jet engines and presumably dying playing for laughs... I was laughing, does that make me deranged?).

Even then, kids do love Super heroes, and there was a LOT of kid friendly Incredibles merchandise. A lot of Disney Adventures comics. They even had an ice show with a more kid friendly plot. Ratatouille had a lot of sophisticated foodie humor. Like how Skinner was marketing Gusteau's face and name on terrible frozen food.

Brad definitely adds an adult level to every "kid's movie" he has made. look at the sorely underrated Iron Giant. It's disgusting that movie was so unpopular... it was even more brilliant than the stuff Disney was doing at the time, and one of the few off brand films that could hold Disney's own.

 

[Yorick]

Let's not forget the original "Family Dog" for Amazing Stories in 1987. That was dark, and GREAT, and Brad Bird wrote and directed it.

 

[beaker]

Yeah Pixar is sinking too much into sequel land...least they arent dtv cheapquels(which is what TS3 was originally to be)

TS works better as shorts, maybe a holiday special here and there. Why does Pixar use all those staff and endless time on one movie? Why not do online shorts, a tv show, good quality dtv? I'd go nuts if I had to work on Cars 2, which I refuse to ever see(and Im a lifelong Pixar fan since the 1980's when I first saw Luxo)

I didnt like Toy Story 3, but I respect it and understand why people like it. I found it depressing and not very fun, but the look was gorgeous. My favorite is 2 for some reason, but TS3 does have a complete feel to it.
I LOVED Monsters Inc but am cautious about this Monsters University movie.

Seriously though, why doesn't pixar do more shorts at the very least?

Though quality wise, I have to say paramount smacked their butt with Rango, which is just one of the most astonishing cgi kids movies Ive seen

 

[beaker]

Whats everyones top ten Pixar films in order?
Mine are

1. Up(cant express how visionary and wonderful this one is)
2. Monsters Inc
3. Toy Story 2
4. Finding Nemo
5. Toy Story
6. Ratatouille(the last act really was something else, wish I had seen it theatrically)
7. The Incredibles
8. Wall E(I love robots, but this felt a bit laboring)
9. A Bug's Life(I liked Antz way better, tho the animation wasnt as good as Bug's Life)
10.Toy Story 3
(yeah sorry Cars 1 and 2)

I wish "For The Birds" was a feature, I LOVE that little short.

Also I think Disney and Pixar should release a threatrical documentary version of
"It Gets Better".