Toy Story 4‘s trailer is finally out.
It has taken a while: the original movie release date was two years ago. But the old gang, with a few new members, are finally back. Woody, Buzz and Jessie are joined by new owner Bonnie’s creation, Forky (a spork confused about whether he is a eating utensil or a toy), and we also see the return of Woody’s love interest Bo Peep, (last seen in 1999 in Toy Story 2).
In true Pixar style, the trailer has a few Easter Eggs hidden within in. From pointers to film favourites Up and Monsters, Inc., to Toy Story hints we missed in other films, here’s all the Easter Eggs in the trailer:
Tinny
Tinny, from Pixar’s five-minute 1988 film Tin Toy, appears in the trailer. Tin Toy was about a small one-man band toy trying to escape a child and what inspired Disney to work with Pixar to create Toy Story. Its director John Lasseter went on to direct both Toy Story and Toy Story 2.
oh hey, Tinny from the “Tin Toy” gets a little cameo in #ToyStory4
it’s kinda poetic in a way considering that short was essentially the seed that would grow into the 1st Toy Story pic.twitter.com/5uTMGqrfLN
— jack (@amphajack) March 19, 2019
Charles Muntz and his dogs
Some wide-eyed fans noticed the nod to Charles Muntz – the explorer and villain from Up – in the Toy Story 4 poster. He can be seen playing poker with his dog friends.
Oh my ? pic.twitter.com/W5i71YNCVj
— Ali Plumb (@AliPlumb) March 20, 2019
Keanu Reeves’ new character was in Incredibles 2
A while back, YouTuber Seamus Gorman suggested that Toy Story 4’s villain was dropped in the latest Incredibles movie, placed in Jack-Jack’s crib surrounding by blocks reading “W”, “D” and “Y” (suggesting Woody). It looks like his predication was right. At the end of the trailer, a similarly white-suited moustached action figure appears briefly. And it seems that this new character is Duke Caboom, the “motorcycle daredevil” voiced by Keanu Reeves. and shrouded in mystery until now.
Pixar says the villain for Toy Story 4 is an Easter egg from the incredibles 2. HERE IT IS! IT IS THE SAME DOLL! OMG! #ToyStory4 pic.twitter.com/D8bOC6svQo
— MinecraftTiger (@JamesWalklett) March 19, 2019
Another pizza truck moment?
Pixar fans are familiar with the famous Pizza Planet Truck. It was seen through a fish tank in Finding Nemo, it makes the shot in Monsters, Inc. when Randall is being beaten with a shovel and had appeared in every single Toy Story film to date. This one is no exception. The trailer points to Woody having a conversation with former flame Bo Peep in the rain under some kind of low roof. Could history be repeating itself? Could it be the bottom of the Pizza Planet truck, next to which deep and poignant conversations have happened before?
Perhaps, more than 20 years later, Woody’s finding himself in the literal and metaphorical dark, having to have someone change the way he looks at who he is.
Perhaps it’s even under the same Pizza Planet truck. What symmetry. pic.twitter.com/r8CTgJF3LS
— Cory Woodroof (@CoryWoodroof47) March 19, 2019
Boo!
The black pigtails and pink T-shirt in the background of this shot of Bonnie are recognisable anywhere. It looks like Boo from Monsters, Inc. might have crossed paths with the toys’ owner at school.
Boo from Monsters, Inc makes a cameo in Toy Story 4 – Look to the right of Bonnie in the background! pic.twitter.com/a2ht5gnFEY
— Movie Details (@moviedetail) March 20, 2019
What happened to Andy?
One unexpected surprise from the trailer was young Andy. In a flashback where he is playing with Buzz and Woody, he looks substantially different from previous films. Whilst some conspiracy theories are circulating the net (plastic surgery? Is it Andy’s kid?), others think Pixar’s animation might just have upgraded and changed young Andy in the process.
Andy from Toy Story will go down in history as the youngest child on Earth to go through intense facial reconstruction surgery 4 times. #ToyStory4 pic.twitter.com/AlUKDAHn8e
— Mark Ricci (@MovieManMark) March 19, 2019
Slappy from Goosebumps
It may not be the first time some new creepy characters in the trailer have been on our screens before. These dolls that Woody bumps into look like the villain Slappy from Goosebumps.
Everybody keeps talking about #ToyStory4 but whY IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT HOW SLAPPY FROM GOOSEBUMPS IS LITERALLY IN THE TRAILER pic.twitter.com/Pvcaqpf04U
— Seht Fawks (@SehtFawks) March 20, 2019
Forky’s feet
In a nod to the way Andy labelled his toys in previous films, by writing his name on their foot, in the trailer we see that Bonnie has written her name on Forky’s feet.
Did anyone else notice the handwritten name of Bonnie under Forky’s feet in the #ToyStory4 trailer? It feels like a nod to the way Andy has his name in all his toys, doesn’t it? ?? pic.twitter.com/xmkZ29MFDU
— CJ Dominguiano (@christianfreo) March 21, 2019
Toy Story 4 is set for release on June 21.