‘Toy Story 4’ Delayed Again, ‘The Incredibles 2’ Moved Up
Two Pixar films are swapping release dates. Disney has announced thatToy Story 4has been delayed again, and will be replaced withThe Incredibles 2in the June 2018 release slot. Why is Toy Story 4 delayed? Learn more, after the jump.
The Incredibles 2 will now hit theaters on June 15th, 2018 while Toy Story 4 will now be released on June 21st, 2019. Disney insidersare sayingthat the two films are swapping dates “thanks to an accelerated production schedule for Incredibles 2.” However, I personally heard rumblings a few months back to that Pixar was having a little trouble with the production of Toy Story 4, which could be the reason for the delay.
We don’t know much about either project, but we have learned more information about the fourth Toy Story film over the years. We know thatJohn Lasseter, director of the originalToy StoryandToy Story 2, is directing the film, which is set to open a new chapter in the lives of Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and the Toy Story gang.
The story which was dreamt up by Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter and Lee Unkrich, is supposedly focused on a love story, thatfinds Woody searching for his lost loveBo-Peep, who vanished in between the second and third films. The movie is beingco-directed byJosh Cooley, director of the Inside Out short filmRiley’s First Date?The film is written by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack.
“We love these characters so much; they are like family to us,” said Lasseter. “We don’t want to do anything with them unless it lives up to or surpasses what’s gone before. Toy Story 3 ended Woody and Buzz’s story with Andy so perfectly that for a long time, we never even talked about doing another Toy Story movie. But when Andrew, Pete, Lee and I came up with this new idea, I just could not stop thinking about it. It was so exciting to me, I knew we had to make this movie—and I wanted to direct it myself.”
This isn’t the first timeToy Story 4has been delayed. The project was initiallyannounced for a June 17th 2017 release, but last year around this same time,swapped dates withCars 3. Seems like October is the time when Disney and Pixar execs evaluate their upcoming June releases and make the big decisions. It probably doesn’t help that John Lasseter is splitting his time running the animation studio and Walt Disney Animation while directing this new film.
As for The Incredibles 2, director Brad Bird has been unwilling to reveal any story details.
“It’ll be more Incredibles. I’m not going to give up anything! I come down on the side of surprise,” says Brad Bird.
He most recently teased that the sequel will take the franchise"in some new directions."
Here is the Pixar release calendar as it stands now:
Cars 3 – August 08, 2025
Coco – July 10, 2025
The Incredibles 2 – July 13, 2025
Toy Story 4 – June 19, 2025
Untitled Pixar Project 1 – June 03, 2025
Untitled Pixar Project 2 – July 08, 2025
According to Pixar president Jim Morris, both untitled projects are stories based on original ideas, not sequels, remakes or adaptations.
