"Toy Story 4" Director Josh Cooley Reveals All the Disney/Pixar Easter Eggs
After much anticipation, Toy Story 4 has finally hit theaters, and fans of the franchise have not been disappointed. The film has a 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of writing, and has been acclaimed by viewers across social media since its release. One of the best parts of the film, however, comes from the hidden gems and easter eggs that the creators of Toy Story 4 placed throughout the movie. Whether you're a hardcore Disney/Pixar fan or a newer one, it's impossible not to catch at least one of the references in the film, and that's precisely what the creators wanted.
The easter eggs are most noticeably found in the film's antique shop setting. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, director Josh Cooley explained the hidden easter eggs, saying, "I wanted [the antique store] to feel almost like a jungle to these toys so that they can get lost just within this one world, and we did a bunch of tests early on to see, can we even render the amount of stuff that’s just in this store? And now it’s one of those things that I think people will take for granted watching it — and they should, because they shouldn’t be thinking about the technology — but behind the scenes, it’s mind-blowing.”
So which easter eggs did Cooley place in the film for fans to find? There are a lot, so don't worry if you missed some of them! Among the references to other Pixar films, you'll find the gas station from Cars, the Pizza Planet truck from the older Toy Story films, a photo of Up's Charles Muntz playing poker, and many additional gems taken from popular Pixar and Disney hits like Ratatouille, The Incredibles, Coco, A Bug's Life, and more.
Cooley added, "We were able to hide so many Pixar-specific easter eggs inside there that it’s just gotta be a record." Considering the reviews, we'd say the special easter eggs helped make the film even more of a success. Could this mean that a Toy Story 5 is in the works? According to star Tim Allen, it's not completely off the table.
In an interview with US Weekly, Allen addressed the burning question on viewers' minds. When asked if more Toy Story films could be in the works, he hinted: "There’s very little to suggest that this isn’t, at the very least, [part of] a much bigger world. It reminds me of the Avengers movies — there are not only offshoots of characters that have simultaneous stories, but the world itself got much bigger. … My sense is it’s done. My creative side says, at the same time things end, there’s a new beginning. I would find it difficult not to just continue."
Yes! We can picture it now: Little Bo Peep taking on Capitol Hill. Or even better, Buzz Lightyear saving the world from climate change. (Disney, call me. I have ideas.) Whatever ends up happening, though, we definitely can't wait for more Toy Story adventures to come.
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