“We were like, ‘Well, that’s a perfect villain!’”Ī talking pull-string doll mass-produced in the 1950s (around the same time as Woody), Gabby Gabby has been collecting dust in the antiques mall for decades. “We went to a lot of antique stores for reference in this film, and there was always a creepy doll in the corner,” director Josh Cooley laughed. Gabby Gabby (Voice of Christina Hendricks) We then draw inspiration from the tone, the texture, and the cadence of their vocal performances.”īefore Toy Story 4 hits theaters, get to know the new toys on the block: Typically, the actors’ voices are recorded first. We base our performances on the voice recordings of the actors, visual reference, and our own inspiration. You could say that we’re both the actors and the stunt doubles in a movie. Supervising animator Scott Clark explained, “As animators, we craft the physical and emotional performances of the characters in our films. We’ve got to give it everything we’ve got to make it worthy.’” Toy Story 4 will venture outside Bonnie’s bedroom and introduce new characters, including a vintage pull-string doll named Gabby Gabby (voice of Christina Hendricks), an arts-and-crafts project come to life named Forky (voice of Tony Hale), and a pair of plush pals named Ducky (voice of Keegan-Michael Key) and Bunny (voice of Jordan Peele), to name a few.Īdding to the ensemble was an enormous task, and it took years to get all the details just right. “Everyone was like, ‘If we’re doing this, it has to be great. in Toy Story 3.) “There is such a deep love within the studio for these characters,” producer Mark Nielsen reminded D23 during a recent visit to Pixar Studios. When Toy Story 4 is unboxed June 24, 2019, audiences will be reunited with fan-favorites like Woody (voice of Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (voice of Disney Legend Tim Allen), as well as Bo Peep (voice of Annie Potts), who was last seen onscreen in 1999’s Toy Story 2.

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