Before Toy Story 4 was released, it went through different script changes including a romantic comedy script.
History[]
Toy Story 4 was announced, and Pixar began the development process of this, the original script of the film had a romantic comedy style and originally it would not be a continuation of Toy Story 3. The script was originally written by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack, and it was planned to be directed by John Lasseter, with a release date set for 2018.
Plot[]
It would be about Buzz and Woody going on a journey to find Bo Peep.
Why It Was Cancelled[]
- Most of the original Toy Story 4 script was scrapped by Pixar and the story was rewritten by Stephany Folsom, apparently because the original script didn't really please Pixar.
Results[]
- Due to the script rewriting, Toy Story 4 was pushed back to 2019 and The Incredibles 2 was moved forward to 2018 (which was the original release year for Toy Story 4)
- A different version of Toy Story 4 was released in 2019.
- The romantic comedy version of Toy Story 4 was permanently cancelled.
- Elements from the original version such as the relationship between Woody and Bo Peep ended up in the final film.
Trivia[]
- The existence of a character was revealed, which was a dancing Santa Claus from the antique store and a hippie mother who was eventually removed from the film while the other was reformed into Bo Peep's owner in the museum.
- Its release years went through several delays when it was announced in 2014. It was at first scheduled for 2017 (the year when Cars 3 was released) then moved to 2018 (the year when The Incredibles 2 was released) and finally moved to 2019, the year it got theatrically released.
Sources[]
https://www.nme.com/news/toy-story-4-delayed-until-2018-572075
https://screenrant.com/toy-story-4-script-plot-characters/
https://www.nme.com/news/film/toy-story-4-won-t-continue-story-from-toy-story-3-877237
https://screenrant.com/toy-story-4-plot-bo-peep/
https://www.slashfilm.com/toy-story-4-delay/
https://www.looper.com/124777/toy-story-4-real-reason-delayed-script-rewrite/
https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2472071/the-best-part-of-toy-story-4-youll-never-see