'Toy Story 4' trivia and fun facts
It's Been 24 Years...
The movie will be released 24 years after 'Toy Story' (1995), 20 years after 'Toy Story 2' (1999) and 9 years after 'Toy Story 3' (2010).
Rest in Peace
The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Don Rickles (Mr. Potato's voice) had not recorded his dialogue for Toy Story 4 (2019) before his death on April 6, 2017.
Bye, Andy
The first film in the 'Toy Story' franchise that the toys' original owner, Andy, doesn't appear in.
First in Disney+
'Toy Story 4' (2019) will be one of the first new films to be released on Disney+ alongside 'Frozen II' (2019) and 'The Lion King' (2019).
Longest production
'Toy Story 4' has had the longest production cycle of any 'Toy Story' film to date.
4
The first Pixar film to become a quadrilogy.
An Emotional Ending
In November 2018, Tom Hanks claimed that the ending was emotional and "a moment in history." He also added that he couldn't face the crew while recording his final lines because he got emotional with them. This came around 6 weeks after co-star Tim Allen said he couldn't get through the last few scenes because of how emotional they were.
Directorial Debut
This marks Josh Cooley's directorial debut.
Woody and Buzz
Tim Allen signed on for a fourth movie even before it was announced and Tom Hanks was all for it as well.
The 11 Minute Rule
Each successive 'Toy Story' movie is 11 minutes longer than its predecessor. The original is 81 minutes, the second film is 92, and the third is 103. It remains to be seen if this fourth film will be 114 minutes.
In Memoriam
This will be the last role of Bud Luckey, who had passed away on February 24, 2018 over a year before the film's release. The film was dedicated to his memory.
The End
'Toy Story 4' is the sixth Pixar film to display "The End" at the end after 'A Bug's Life' (1998), 'Finding Nemo' (2003), 'Ratatouille' (2007), 'Finding Dory' (2016) and 'Coco' (2017).