ROTTEN TOMATOES: Disney Having Trouble With "Toy Story 3"

Disney Having Trouble With "Toy Story 3"

by RT Staff | January 28, 2005

Fox411 via IGN FilmForce reports that Disney is having difficulty finding a director for "Toy Story 3." According to sources close to the project, no major directors want to take on the film, which will not be made in conjunction with Pixar, over concerns of alienating the animation company. The first two "Toy Story" films were Disney/Pixar co-productions, but with the companies' agreement lapsing, Disney has decided to make the third film itself, and may hire a new animation team to recreate the Pixar look. It is unclear whether voice stars Tom Hanks and Tim Allen will return for the third installment.

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sox1919 writes:
on Jan 28 2005 02:22 PM

[b]This is simply a bad idea.[/b]
Pixar was the head (the thought), the spine (the soul), and the legs, (the power) behind 1 and 2. I realize Disney is clutching at straws, but to quote Patterson Hood, "30 years of decisions made," will have to be answered for when Disney realizes the luster is gone and starts to point fingers.

Just like Republicans, when big business have to outsource jobs, the big companies are in trouble. Cept this time the outsourced jobs are producing at such a high quality that the big dog is starving.

Sorry Disney, you're done.

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Darth Mace writes:
on Jan 28 2005 03:52 PM

[b]Wow, didnt see that coming....[/b]
Hahah, The Mouse House down and out? Well and truely. No one will want to touch the directors chair on this movie, no matter how much money you throw at them.

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Ophiuchus writes:
on Jan 28 2005 04:40 PM

[b]Suckers[/b]
So, "no major director wants to take it on", eh? This is *exactly* what I hoped would happen. Burn in hell, Disney!

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Bubba Eats Me writes:
on Jan 28 2005 04:54 PM

[b]bad idea[/b]
This may not be a box office flop, but a massive critical flop. Or it actullay may be a box office flop.

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Hanniballistic writes:
on Jan 28 2005 05:11 PM

I wouldn't have wanted to see a 3rd one anyway. With or without Pixar.

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Landshark writes:
on Jan 28 2005 09:28 PM

what a shocker, they r having trouble finding a director who is willing to kill his career.

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craygyrulez writes:
on Jan 29 2005 02:26 AM

i wudnt mind a 3rd 1 bein made but without pixar it wud b shit

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ChickenWing89 writes:
on Jan 29 2005 06:26 AM

[b]Eek.[/b]
If Disney goes through with this, it's gonna put the Toy Story series to shame.

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Mr. Right writes:
on Jan 29 2005 04:37 PM

[b]New Director eh?[/b]
As a last ditch effort in despiration, they're going to go with Uwe Boll, I can see it now.

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Landshark writes:
on Jan 29 2005 05:07 PM

In reply to this comment (#819375)
[b]U r a freakin idiot[/b]
without disney? they have only made one good script this millinium, and that was pirates of the Carribean (and dont say Finding Nemo, because that is Pixars script, not disneys) Disney just prides itself in destroying good movies with terrible sequels.

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BoondockPimp writes:
on Jan 29 2005 07:15 PM

There is a god

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Ophiuchus writes:
on Jan 30 2005 02:38 AM

[b]Nah[/b]
Pixar's charm lies in the fact that they can captivate EVERYONE, not just children. Disney, however, rarely manages to entertain adults. This is why most of their adult-oriented movies have been flops.
It's just wrong that a series that charmed so many will have a third film needlessly added to it which will be almost garuanteed to be only entertaining to small children.

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soowhanee writes:
on Jan 30 2005 03:49 PM

[b]uh[/b]
judging by their recent string of box office successes
(there was... um... wait... c'mon..)
i'd say that disney seems to have more of a knack for entertaining empty seats than kids.

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Darth Pepsi writes:
on Jan 30 2005 10:20 PM

[b]Ummm you have a good point[/b]
The Disney Corporation is more and more concerned with one thing...making themselves more money. Anybody ever been to the Amusement park. They jacked up the price on season passes again, and eliminated a ton of days. We had the passes last year, and dropped them because they have gotten ridiculous. They are not catering to the kids by getting rid of Pixar, but trying to save money. I never said that I liked it, but for all kids I was hoping that they could make it work out. The magic in the Pixar films is that they did appeal to everyone. My bad....your right. They are not doing it for anything other than to line their pockets. Why try to defend the indefensible? They sucK!

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picky123 writes:
on Jan 31 2005 06:39 AM

[b]i know someone probably said it but...[/b]
do we really need another fxing toy story...

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Cartoonami writes:
on Jan 31 2005 09:05 AM

[b]Serves them right![/b]
If Diz-ney can't find a director, that will allow the project to die out.

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The Senhman writes:
on Jan 31 2005 01:41 PM

Yeah, it's all about the money. On a business perspective, you can't blame them. I read in a USA Today article that EACH of their sequels to Lion King, Aladdin, and Little Mermaid (and a couple others) actually made them about $100M in pure profit! That's a lot better than most of their feature films. Sometimes, they're even more profitable than the originals. Mostly because they're a lot cheaper to make and market because they're direct-to-video. If I were running the company and I know that these cheapy direct-to-video sequels can make so much money, I'm not sure if I could hold the urge to not make them, especially since their recent in-house animated features have done so poorly at the box office.

The thing is they'll eventually run out of good films to make sequels of if they continue cranking out crappy animated features.

And I'm sure if they make Toy Story 3 without Pixar, it would generate ill will amongst the animation and film community. I wonder if the general public knows that Disney and Pixar are different companies tho?

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Ophiuchus writes:
on Feb 01 2005 03:16 PM

In reply to this comment (#819381)
Heh heh. You're right there soowhanee. I take it all back.

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mrdanny writes:
on Feb 04 2005 06:35 AM

[b]silly ol' disney.[/b]
how come disney finds the need to have to make a sequal 2 every f!@?ing movie they own the rights to? Walt is fliping in his grave right now. Disney is now just another sad and GREEDY company with no original ideas. Losing Pixar is the death of disney!

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Ophiuchus writes:
on Feb 04 2005 07:33 PM

It's a good thing we've got Pixar, then. With any luck they'll fill the space left by Disney's demise. The future is bright for someone who deserves it. For once.

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