'Toy Story 4' Will Not Be A Continuation of 'Toy Story 3'

Pixar and director John Lasseter haven't revealed much about their plans for Toy Story 4, but now we know that the film will not be a continuation of Toy Story 3.

When studio president Jim Morris was interviewed by Disney Latino, Morris reveals that Toy Story 4 will not be a continuation of Toy Story 3. He said that it will take a different direction.

"The third movie ended in a beautiful way and completed a trilogy. I think this movie is not part of this trilogy. It is a separate story, which in turn I do not know if will be continued. Never begin a project with that in mind."

He went on to say what kind of story it would tell:

"It is not a continuation of the end of the story of Toy Story 3. Temporarily it is, but it will be a love story. It will be a romantic comedy. It will not put much focus on the interaction between the characters and children. I think it will be a very good movie."

This seems to echo Lasseter's comments last year when he said that Toy Story 4 will be a love story. Lasseter and his Pixar directing crew of Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, and Lee Unkrich composed the story for the sequel, while Rashida Jones and Will McCormack (Celeste & Jesse Forever) will write the screenplay. It would be interesting to see how the franchise would approach the romantic comedy angle. Now I'm wondering which characters will be involved in the romance.

Toy Story 4 will be released on June 16, 2017.