`TOY STORY' SEQUEL DUE NEXT YEAR.Byline: Dave McNary Daily News Staff Writer Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Co., in a major endorsement of Pixar Animation's talents, announced Thursday it plans to release ``Toy Story 2'' to theaters next year instead of going straight to video. Disney and Pixar, which teamed on the 1995 original, have scheduled the release for the holiday season. The announcement makes ``Toy Story 2'' the first major project to stake out a spot during the key movie-going period. Plans for the sequel had been announced a year ago with Tim Allen and Tom Hanks Noun 1. Tom Hanks - United States film actor (born in 1956) Hanks, Thomas J. Hanks signed to reprise re·prise n. 1. Music a. A repetition of a phrase or verse. b. A return to an original theme. 2. A recurrence or resumption of an action. tr.v. their respective roles of Buzz Lightyear and Woody. The original ``Toy Story,'' the first full-length computer-animated feature, pulled in a surprising $185 million at the domestic box office and an additional $175 million worldwide, then sold more than 22 million videos in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The sequel calls for Woody to be kidnapped Kidnapped caught in the intrigues of Scottish factions, David Balfour and Alan Breck are shipwrecked, escape from the king’s soldiers, and undergo great dangers. [Br. Lit.: R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped] See : Adventurousness by a collector, giving Buzz and friends the task of saving him. The companies began development in September 1996 and started animation last June. `` `Toy Story' struck a chord with moviegoers the world over and we think that the sequel has all the right ingredients to be another hit,'' said Peter Schneider, president of Disney's animation operations, in a statement. |
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