Development of Toy Story 4 began in 2010, shortly before the release of Toy Story 3. [32] Tom Hanks and Tim Allen had tentatively signed on to reprise their roles of Woody and Buzz; Hanks stated the following year that he believed Pixar was working on a sequel. [9] [33] Neilan, Dan (November 13, 2018). "Key and Peele reprise one of their best bits in this new Toy Story 4 clip". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on November 13, 2018 . Retrieved November 13, 2018. a b Simon Brew (April 10, 2018). "Toy Story 4 confirmed for summer 2019". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on June 29, 2018 . Retrieved June 29, 2018. Woody has always known his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that’s Andy or Bonnie. But in the new Toy Story 4 movie, the arrival of a new toy, a road trip adventure and an unexpected reunion help Woody see just how big the world can be for a toy.

Klaus Wins Big at Annie Awards for Animation". The Hollywood Reporter. January 25, 2020. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020 . Retrieved June 10, 2022. I think both. I think she needs his help and I think she has an ultimate goal in mind but when you’re like, “Oh, but the whole thing is so that she can love a child,” then how can you hate her? Peter Travers (June 20, 2019). " 'Toy Story 4': Your Favorite Animated Toy Franchise Does It Again". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 29, 2019 . Retrieved June 29, 2019. Between the second and third films, Woody and Bo Peep rescue Andy's remote control car, RC, from being washed away in a storm, before Bo and her lamp are donated to a new owner. Distraught, Woody tries to rescue her, but Bo has accepted her fate as part of a toy's life. Woody attempts to go with her, but realizing that Andy still needs him, he shares a heartfelt goodbye with Bo and stays. Films: You've Got a Friend in Me • Strange Things • I Will Go Sailing No More • Woody's Roundup • When She Loved Me • We Belong Together • Dream Weaver • Le Freak • Battlesaurs Theme • The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy • I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away • Livin' Thing • Gravity • The Star-Spangled BannerRyan Faughnder (June 19, 2019). " 'Toy Story 4' is expected to bring the summer box office to life with a franchise record". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 19, 2019 . Retrieved June 19, 2019. a b Amanda, N'Duke (March 22, 2019). " 'Toy Story 4': 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' Actress Madeleine McGraw Voices Key Character In Disney/Pixar Sequel". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019 . Retrieved March 22, 2019.

Lieberman, David (February 22, 2017). "Disney Films To Show on Imax Through 2019 With New Distribution Deal". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 23, 2017 . Retrieved May 3, 2021.We were all talking about that last night. You’d be surprised how sort of physical you actually get in the room, and there is sometimes you feel a little bit foolish, and a little bit silly. You’re like punching and doing things, because when you’re doing the physical stuff. You kind of have to have that breathiness and like the sort of physicality behind it. So it’d be like if you had like VR glasses on, like looking a little bit stupid in a room. But it sort of seems necessary and it gets you sort of in the emotional space too, so you do kind of act it out a little bit. Writing for IndieWire, David Ehrlich gave the film a grade of B+ and wrote "Clever, breathless, and never manic just for the sake of keeping your kids' eyes busy, the action in Toy Story 4 is character-driven and paced to perfection." [101] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone, who gave the film four-and-a-half stars out of five stars, praised its "visual pow, pinwheeling fun and soulful feeling" and lauded the voice performance of Tony Hale as Forky. [102] Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal said that "the new film isn't flawless, but it's hugely enjoyable and speaks, with bewitching buoyancy, to nothing less than the purpose of living and the mystery of life." [103] While Peter Rainer of The Christian Science Monitor wrote that the film did not put him "through the emotional wringer the way its predecessor did," he still gave it a grade of A- and said "it's consistently inventive, funny, witty, and heartfelt. In other words, it's a lot better than it has any right to be. It's more than good enough to justify its existence." [104]