When Toy Story 4 was first announced last November, an interesting detail came to light: it would be a love story. Since all the films in the Toy Story universes center on the relationship between children and toys, this is a surprising shift. While Bonnie might not be as prevalent in the forthcoming sequel, someone else is. After much speculation, John Lasseter has revealed that Woody and Bo Peep will be reunited.
Fans were upset when Bo Peep was absent from the third film. Her role had started to get smaller when Toy Story 2 was released in 1999. Lee Unkrich explained that her porcelain figure would have made it rather difficult to go on adventures with the other toys. Bo Peep also signified loss, not only for Woody and the rest of Andy’s toys, but as a childhood theme.
While this may be an unexpected development, it is an intriguing idea. Better yet, more focus on Bo Peep is a good thing! We can definitely expect more surprises from this film.
Toy Story 4 will hit theaters in June of 2017.
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Simoa
Simoa (Elliefredricksen) is Editor in Chief of Upcoming Pixar and an aspiring Pixar heroine. She joined Upcoming Pixar in 2014 and is always excited to see how her favorite animation studio changes and grows.
