Toy Story 4 arrived in theatres almost four months ago, made over $1 billion at the box office, and its home release is right around the corner. Though many thought the same of the conclusion to
Toy Story 3; it seems that
Toy Story 4 might be the true ending of the beloved animated film series. However, what are the odds of the franchise expanding further?
Well, Mark Neilsen recently proposed that Disney's upcoming streaming service could spell the future of
Toy Story (via
Comicbook.com). Nielsen produced
Toy Story 4 and he'll serve the same role for
Forky Asks a Question — which is an upcoming animated series that is set to debut on Disney+ when it launches in November.
"Disney+ actually gives us such a great opportunity to do exactly that," Nielsen refers to continuing the
Toy Story franchise.
"I was fortunate enough to produce the Forky Asks a Question series, these 10 films that we made for Disney+, and there's another production unit within Pixar that made Lamp Life, the backstory of Bo Peep, before Toy Story 4, and that's coming out on Disney+."
The producer continued, explaining that they don't currently have plans for the future of the
Toy Story franchise. However, should those plans come about, Disney+ is a great avenue to continue on from the ending of the fourth instalment — perhaps with familiar characters such as Buzz and Bonnie's other toys.
This is a new kind of way to tell stories and release them that we didn't really have before. We've always done short films, and the DVDs often had a short film, but this does give us a greater chance. And while we don't have anything in mind or any production related to Toy Story right now, beyond Lamp Life and Forky Asks a Question, the door is certainly open to that. And you're right, these characters have such a great implied history and implied future. You can take any of these characters down a lot of really interesting roads.
Woody has always been confident about his place in the world and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that’s Andy or Bonnie. But when Bonnie adds a reluctant new toy called “Forky” to her room, a road trip adventure alongside old and new friends will show Woody how big the world can be for a toy.