Nine years after the release of Toy Story 3 and 24 years after the release of the original Toy Story, Disney-Pixar is set to release Toy Story 4.
The first full-length trailer for the new installment was released this morning, and builds on the story of Forky, a new character introduced in an earlier teaser who will play a key role in the film.
As we’ve pointed out earlier, Toy Story is the equivalent of Pixar ‘comfort food’ — you’ve eaten it many times before and you know exactly what it’s going to taste like, but that’s not going to prevent you from ordering it yet again on the restaurant menu. In the world of entertainment conglomerates, old reliables like Toy Story are essential for appeasing shareholders, and in theory, give studios breathing room to experiment with original ideas that aren’t guaranteed hits.