Toy Story 5 director 'never planned' for Jessie to be the new Pixar movie's main character — but says her past was 'always something I wanted to address'
- Toy Story 5 doesn't star Woody and Buzz as its lead characters
- Jessie is the movie's primary toy-based protagonist
- Its co-writer/director says he didn't intentionally plan for that to happen
The co-writer and director of Toy Story 5 has revealed he "never planned" for Jessie to replace Woody and Buzz as its main character.
In an exclusive chat with TechRadar, Andrew Stanton admitted he didn't approach the new Pixar movie's story with that aim in mind. However, as he and fellow writer Kenna Harris brainstormed ideas for the fifth entry in the Toy Story franchise, it became clear that Jessie, rather than Buzz and Woody, had to be the film's focal point.
Indeed, as Stanton explained, discussions about what a fifth Toy Story movie could be started three years after the film series' most recent installment, aka Toy Story 4. At the time, he, nor anyone at Pixar or...
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