Concept Art for Disney’s TOY STORY 3 Film That Never Happened
Before you say, “wait a second, you’re wrong, Toy Story 3 did happen.” You should know that back in 2004, there was a rift between Pixar Studios’ Steve Jobs and Disney CEO Michael Eisner, and the partnership between the two studios ended. Disney held all of the rights to the films that Pixar had made, though, so when the two companies split, Disney set up their own CG animation studio that they named Circle 7 Animation, and they didn’t waste any time getting a Toy Story 3 movie into development… without Pixar. Not only did they start work on Toy Story 3, but they also began developing Finding Nemo 2 and Monsters Inc. 2.
It was in 2006 that Disney's newly appointed CEO Bob Iger was able to strike a deal with Jobs in which Disney bought Pixar for $7.4 billion and put Pixar's leadership in control of Disney's animation department. Disney’s Circle 7 Animation was shutdown shortly after, and all of the projects they were working on were scrapped.
For those of you who are curious about what Disney’s version of Toy Story 3 would have looked like, we’ve got some concept art created by Jim Martin and Shane Zalvin. This version of the story was written by Jim Herzfeld (Meet The Parents), and here’s a little summary explaining the story it would have told:
“The other toys become concerned when Buzz Lightyear starts to malfunction and decide to ship him to the Taiwanese that originally built him, in the hopes they they could repair him. Soon after, Woody and the rest toys are shocked to learn that there has been a massive recall on all Buzz Lightyear toys. Fearing that Buzz will be destroyed, Woody and his gang (Rex, Slinky, Mr. Potato Head, Hamm, Jessie, and Bullseye) head off on a rescue mission. Over in Taiwan, Buzz is making new friends with other toys that have been recalled.”
Yeah, I like Pixar’s version of the Toy Story 3 so much better. This seems like it would have been a disaster. Check out the concept art below.
Via: CBM