Unmade ‘Toy Story 3’ Synopsis And Concept Art Released

‘Toy Story 3’ is one of the most popular sequels in the history of celluloid.

But it was almost a completely different movie. In fact only a falling out between Pixar and Disney back in 2004 led to its alteration.

What was the plot to the un-released ‘Toy Story 3’ though? Well it once again had Buzz Lightyear at its core, as the elite member of Star Command found his future put in jeopardy after he began to malfunction.

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The rest of the toys are shocked to discover that there has been a huge recall on all Buzz Lightyear toys, especially since their Buzz had been shipped to Taiwan for repairs.

Woody decides to round up the gang, which includes Rex, Slinky, Mr Potato Head, Hamm, Jessie and Bullseye, and they then set off on a rescue mission to Taiwan to save their pal. At the same time Buzz is making friends with the other toys that have been recalled.

Why did this version of ‘Toy Story 3’ not make it to the big screen though? Well it’s actually all Steve Jobs’ fault. The Apple impresario and Pixar CEO fell out with Disney’s CEO Michael Eisner back in 2004.

Disney, who owned the rights to Pixar’s feature film, characters and sequel rights, set up Circle 7 animation to work on follow-ups to ‘Finding Nemo’, ‘Monsters Inc.’, and ‘Toy Story’.

‘Meet The Parents’’ writer, Jim Herzfeld, worked on a script, while Jim Martin and Shane Zalvin created concept art and characters designs too. You can click over to their websites to check out their proposed images for the film.

Ultimately, in 2006, Michael Eisner’s replacement, Bob Iger, bought Pixar for Disney for $7.4 billion. This led to Circle 7 animation being shutdown, their sequels being scrapped and Pixar’s employees then started work on their own follow-ups.

Which was probably a good thing. The unmade ‘Toy Story 3’ sounded a bit too similar to ‘Toy Story 2’, as Buzz’s exploits in the proposed project were almost identical to what Woody went through in the 1999 film.

Plus the same Pixar team that worked on the first two instalments to the beloved franchise wouldn’t have been involved in Circle 7’s ‘Toy Story 3’, which would have just been asking for trouble.

It’s a good job that Pixar and Disney were able to work out their differences then, because 2010’s ‘Toy Story 3’ was the perfect accompaniment to the series. Let’s just hope that ‘Toy Story 4’ is just as delightful when it’s released in 2017.

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[Image via Jim Martin Design]