I'll be honest, there are certain film franchises with unnecessary sequels that I straight-up will myself to forget. The new Indiana Jones movies are one (sorry, James Mangold, we end on The Last Crusade); Jaws is another. Let's just pretend those never happened.Many would probably be okay adding the Toy Story franchise to that list, especially on the heels of Toy Story 5's recent teaser release. The film comes to us six years after Toy Story 4 and 30 years after the original Toy Story, which first wrapped up in a tidy trilogy that found the toys transitioning ownership after the graduation of Andy, their child. Toy Story 4 had the toys road-tripping and reflecting with old friends.Fan reactions to the new film's teaser have been mixed (and comments on the teaser are currently disabled, which is never a good sign). Writer/director Andrew Stanton knows this. - YouTube www.youtube.com Andrew Stanton Talks Toy Story 5The Pixar veteran (who's been with the franchise since the beginning) recently spoke with Empire to address why another film makes sense, even after what felt like perfect endings in both the third and fourth installments.He points out that Toy Story 3 wrapped up one specific era, not the entire concept."So 3 was the end... of the Andy years," Stanton said. "Nobody's being robbed of their trilogy. They can have that and never watch another if they don't want to."It's a kind of diplomatic way of saying you can keep your nostalgia intact while the franchise...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 24 November