You can catch all the characters new and old in action in theaters now. Those characters include Forky, played by Tony Hale, Gabby Gabby, played by Christina Hendricks, and Duke Caboom, played by Keanu Reeves (and animated by a slew of Canadian animators). Plus there are a slew of new characters to still get excited about as well, even if Doomsday Santa didn’t make the cut. Not all of the characters we've met over the years can make it into every Toy Story franchise movie, but the creative team did an admirable job working in a lot of fan favorites, including RC and Combat Carl. It was in the antique store and he was kind of a doomsdayer, like ‘Get out of here! Get out.’ His motion detector would get set off and go ‘jingle bell, jingle bell,’ but he’d be like, ‘Get out,’ while he’s still dancing. There was a new character that I miss that we didn’t get in the movie and it was a Dancing Santa Claus. Cooley also told CinemaBlend during interviews in Orlando that he really wished the character had made it, giving us more details about what we could have expected from the “crowd pleaser,” a Dancing Santa figurine. Josh Cooley has been open about how the creative team ultimately had to cut a character they loved, a character that would have been “a crowd pleaser” but just couldn’t be worked into the plot in a satisfying way. Related: Pixar Easter Eggs And References In Toy Story 4 It was a years-long process that included incorporating a bunch of Pixar Easter eggs, working and reworking the plot, and even losing some characters the creative team loved, which seems like it would have to be difficult in some ways. Honestly, there were a lot of changes to Toy Story 4 as it was coming together. Where that would have left Forky? I'm not sure, but given the advertising version of this narrative, it seems like Woody's journey could likely have been very different from start to finish. In addition, Josh Cooley mentioned to us that there was even an ad both Woody and Buzz were going to see on television that showed Bo Peep in the background and that set the two pals off on the adventure. Still, it's nice to think about alternate realities where Toy Story 4 perhaps had a different take on Woody and Bo Peep, particularly given this could always be the end of the franchise as we know it. Given Annie Potts told us she likes Bo Peeps survivorship and "heartful" nature in the final draft, it's likely safe to say this final version was the right take on Bo Peep's big screen return. If she had still been in the antiques store, hanging out with the forgotten toys who are living there, she may not have been as tough or liberty-minded in the version Annie Potts voiced for the big screen. She no longer hopes or wishes for a kid and wants to maintain her current freedom to move and roam and not have to play dead when people are nearby. That’s a totally different spin on the character we see in the final draft, as Bo Peep is tougher in that version. Mark Nielsen told us that in another draft of the animated movie, Bo Peep had been waiting around in the antiques store, hoping to be bought so she could impact another kid, similar to how Andy's toys are now Bonnie's toys. She's strong and brazen and just the type of character Woody needs to see as an example given he is a bit lost thanks to no longer being an important part of his current kid's life. Later, she saves Woody, who learns Bo Peep and her sheep have been living in the wild, having decided they no longer need a kid. However, Bo Peep is seemingly nowhere to be found. While there they meet Gabby Gabby and her Benson minions. Forky and Woody end up in the shop after Woody spotted Bo Peep’s lamp on a shelf in the window. Ultimately, the antiques store does play a big part in Toy Story 4.
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