In Toy Story 3, Andy Davis (Morris), now 17 years old, is going to college. Woody (Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Allen), and the other toys are accidentally donated to Sunnyside Daycare, a daycare center, by Andy's mother (Metcalf), and the toys must decide where their loyalties lie.
Andy is one of the foundational characters of the Toy Story franchise, with his relationship with Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the gang being at the heart of the franchise's first three films. However, the events of Toy Story 3 required Andy to not appear in Toy Story 4, with his absence really being felt.
As the Toy Story 4 trailer revealed, Andy will be popping back up during the film in what seems to be a flashback (he's the same age as in the original film and back in his very memorable bedroom).
Andy wanted to give the majority of his toys to Bonnie as he was going off to college, but Woody was never in that plan. He had every intention of keeping Woody with him at college. Andy was unaware, however, that Woody had snuck into the box after writing the note that led Andy to Bonnie.
Toy Story 4 fills its runtime with questions of existentialism, not unlike the three films before it, but in its final moments, a purpose is determined and a course is presumably set: Woody, accepting that he'd rather explore the world with Bo Peep than be relegated to a closet by Bonnie, makes the decision to go ...
Toy Story 5 was announced to happen in February 2023, with Tim Allen confirming his return as the voice of Buzz Lightyear and Pete Docter confirming in June 2023 that Woody will also return for this new adventure.
Andy's dad never appears in any of the Toy Story films, and his absence is never addressed directly. Naturally, several theories have sprung up to explain that away, including some in which Andy's parents got divorced. One theory suggests that Andy's dad died prior to Toy Story 1, after a childhood battle with polio.
Toy Story's protagonist, Woody, belonged to Andy's father first (indeed, Andy's mom calls Woody “an old family toy”). Andy's father was also named Andy—Andy Sr. —and he wrote his name on Woody's boot. The reason Woody is such a rare toy is because he's the only Woody doll that was ever made—just a prototype.
On February 8, 2023, returning Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed some huge Toy Story 5 news in a quarterly earnings call for the studio, including the fact that the Toy Story 5 movie had been greenlit and is now in active development.
Andy, now 17 years old, is preparing to leave for college. He has not played with his toys for years, and only Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, Bullseye, Rex, Slinky, Hamm, Mr. and Mrs.
It's got some really cool stuff that you haven't seen before.” We're pretty sure we can expect some new toys, as each film has done before. Additionally, it's expected that Buzz and Woody will be reunited, though they bid goodbye to one another in Toy Story 4.
Many consider the four Toy Story films to be the best Pixar movies and while all of them had plenty of emotional and heartbreaking moments, none was as sad as Toy Story 3. Most Pixar fans agree that the third Toy Story movie is the most emotional one, and it's the one that made most viewers cry.
In the climactic sequence of Toy Story 3, the toys are carted off to a garbage dump and accidentally end up in the incinerator, being sent down a waterfall of trash into a red-hot furnace to be burned alive.
Toy Story 3 3D is a quality animated adventure movie. It is likely to be enjoyed by most of the family, although it is darker and more scary than previous Toy Story movies. This is why it's not recommended for children under five.
However, Peter Docter, a Pixar director and one of the story writers of Toy Story 2, revealed that the theory is actually false (via ET Online). Docter explained that he does have a backstory for Jessie, but he's not willing to reveal what it is just yet.
A fan theory suggests that Boo from Monsters, Inc. grows up to be Andy's mom in Toy Story, but there are flaws in this theory. Pete Docter, Chief Creative Officer of Pixar, debunked the theory and explained that the Easter eggs in Pixar films are not meant to impact the storylines of other films.
Davis (also known as Andy's Mom and Ms. Davis) is a minor character in the Disney•Pixar Toy Story films series. She is the single mother of Andy and Molly Davis. It is unknown what happened to her husband, who is never even seen or mentioned.
Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed there would a new Toy Story sequel coming from Pixar during the 2023 year-end earnings call. It will be the sixth feature-length Toy Story movie following 2022's Lightyear and 2019's Toy Story 4.
When deciding to stay with The Lost Toys at the end of Toy Story 4, Woody dedicated his life to finding other lost toys and returning them to their owners. This storyline will have to play into the upcoming sequel, and with Tim Allen confirming his Toy Story 5 involvement, Buzz and Woody will have to meet again.
Toy Story 3 came out a decade-and-a-half later in June 2010, and Toy Story 4 released in June 2019. Assuming that Toy Story 5 follows the same development schedule as its predecessors, we won't see it until anywhere between 2026 and 2028. That'll be about seven to nine years from the last film.
For Rivera, Bonnie's inconspicuous biracial experience represented the exact reality he grew up in. His father was the child of Mexican parents, while his mother was of English Canadian descent. “We thought Bonnie's dad would be closer to that model of a family.
