Toy Story 4: Everything You Need to Know

Toy Story 4: Everything You Need to Know

Trailers and sneak peeks have been released for Toy Story 4, and unlike most other film trailers, Toy Story 4 has been quite revealing, gone are the moments where you have to analyse every scene in slow motion a hundred times over to find every hidden secret, like you had to with the End Game trailer.

From the trailer, we know this:

The majority of the gang will be returning, including Woody, Buzz, Jessie, Bullseye, Rex, Ham, Slinky Dog, the 3 aliens and Mr and Mrs Potato Head. I was most concerned about Mr. Potato Head possibly not returning because his voice actor, the amazing Don Rickles passed away in 2017 and he hadn’t recorded any dialogue for the character. Within the opening scene of the trailer we can quite clearly see him, it just might be the case that he is going to be voiced by someone new. Due to his passing, I would be disappointed if the film wasn’t dedicated to him or if he didn’t at least get a mention during the credits.

Also returning from Bonnie’s original toys are Mr. Pricklepants, Trixie, Dolly and Buttercup.

The first new character we’re going to meet is called Forky, who has already sparked controversy because he is actually a spork (a spoon and a fork). Mr. Pricklepants even makes this exact point. Forky is create by Bonnie at school as a way to fill the void because she hasn’t yet made any friends. Woody explains to the gang how important Forky is to Bonnie and that would be the end of the film if it wasn’t for the fact that Forky doesn’t want to be a toy!

Forky, because he was made mostly out of a spork feels that he should be used for the consumption of soup and salad and then thrown away. Is this Pixar’s nod toward our unhealthy consumption of plastic? They are the film company who produced Wall-E, a film all about the destruction of Earth because of humans wasteful choices.

What does Forky do? He runs away, and what does Woody do? He runs after him. It’s pretty much the same storyline as Toy Story 1 and 2, but I’m not mad because those films were what made me fall in love with the franchise.

Forky and Woody find themselves in historic downtown of Grand Basin where Woody seems to recognise an old friend in an antique shop’s window, Bo Peep. While looking for Bo Peep, Woody meets some new toys, the first is Gabby Gabby, who looks like an old fashioned hard plastic doll, and some ventriloquist man dolls. They are all quite sinister looking and seem to want to make trouble for Woody and Forky, but they are rescued by Bo Peep! This is just another example of how film companies are finally giving female characters the chance to show what they’re made of.

Bo Peep introduces Forky and Woody to the fair, which is where Bonnie and her family end up being as well as Buzz and the rest of the toys who are worried about Woody and Forky. Buzz does the only thing a best friend should do and goes after Woody and Forky, but ends up becoming taken by one of the game stall owners and tied up to become a prize for a fair game. This is where Buzz meets Ducky and Bunny, two teddies full of attitude as seen from one of the teaser trailers.

We also see a clip of another new character, Duke Caboom, who is going to be voiced by Keanu Reeves. His character is a motorcyclist daredevil. Keanu has said that his character is going to have to face his fear of failure in order to help Woody and Bo Peep.

The last new character is seen in the trailer but don’t be surprised if you didn’t spot her because she is the smallest toy in the franchise, she is the ally of Bo Peep and her name is Giggle McDimples. You can see her on the shoulder of Woody when he’s at the top of a building with Bo Peep.  

Overall this film looks amazing, it seems like there are going to be lots of adventures, new characters to meet and I’m sure this film is going to be packed full of nostalgia. I’m going to be sure to take tissues.  

Easter Eggs

There are several possible Easter Eggs to expect from this film. The first being Totoro. Totoro was seen in Bonnie’s bedroom in Toy Story 3, he was one of Bonnies toys. Totoro is one of the more well known characters from Studio Ghibli, an anime company.

Almost every Pixar film has a Pizza Planet truck and a Luxo ball so keep your eyes peeled.

From the trailer I believe you can see Rubble from Paw Patrol in the right hand corner of the screen when Bo Peep is showing Woody what looks like an underground toy party.  

All Pixar films have a character voiced by John Ratzenberger, who in Toy Story 4, like all the other Toy Story films is Hamm.

That is everything to expect from Toy Story 4, let me know in the comments below if I’ve missed anything out and if you’re excited to see the film. �