'Toy Story 4' makers explain why this movie is a thing that exists

Can it be all of 24 years since we first thrilled to the adventures of Sheriff Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and the gang in the world's first computer-animated movie, Pixar's Toy Story?

Back in 1995, the plot revolved around Woody's fear that he was aging out and would soon be abandoned. In Toy Story 4, which hits theaters June 21, Woody reveals that he was probably made in the mid-1950s — which made him a mere 40-something in the original movie, but puts him in his mid-60s now. Never mind aging out, he's lucky his plastic mold is still in one piece. 

So why bring the sheriff (and his posse) out of retirement? After all, Toy Story 3 (2010) ended with as complete and jaw-dropping a finale as you're ever likely to see. The toys face death together in a furnace, then their owner Andy leaves for college and gives them all away to a girl named Bonnie, explaining their emotional impact on his childhood. Dry eyes when you left the theater were not an option.  Read more...

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