American actor and producer Tom Hanks told BBC that a fourth part of the series “Toy Story” is underway in Hollywood.
Being on tour to promote his most recent film, “Larry Crowne” – which he directed and produced and plays alongside Julia Roberts – the actor was asked by the BBC if there is any possibility that a fourth film of “Toy Story” the series will be made for the big screen, informs hollywoodreporter.com.
“I think there will be (a fourth film), yes. Yes, yes. I think they are working on it now”, said Hanks.
So far, the information was not officially confirmed by the Pixar company, which made the previous films. Hanks, who voices the character Woody in this series, did not mention whether or not he will be involved in this new film.
The characters in the series “Toy Story” were launched in 1995 and became, over time, some of the most popular worldwide. The success is due to creative and innovative team at Pixar, led by John Lasseter and Ed Catmull, and marketing and distribution teams worldwide.
The second film in the series, “Toy Story 2” premiered on the big screen in 1999. The first two films in the series “Toy Story” grossed about 847 million dollars worldwide.
“Toy Story 3”, which seemed, by its action, that concludes the story of the toys, has won two Academy Awards this year for best animated film and best theme music, and was nominated in the category “Best Feature Film”.
Directed by Lee Unkrich, “Toy Story 3” is the most profitable animated film in the cinema history and the first to pass one billion dollars in revenue overall, outpacing production “Shrek 2” of the DreamWorks studio, which previously held this title. So far, the film grossed $1.063 billion worldwide.