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Before Hollywood discovered it could reap huge profits by adapting comic books, mainstream movies used to attempt subjects that might have something to do with real grown-ups’ lives. That impulse rarely surfaces these days, but it’s the motor that drives…

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Toy Story Characters Will Return For New Adventures

If you thought Toy Story 3 seemed like a touching, pitch-perfect conclusion to the adventures of Woody, Buzz and the gang - Too bad! The characters will be coming back to theaters for more action, only this time in a series of shorts. The first one will play in front of this summer’s feature-length toy advertisement Cars 2.

To be fair, a series of shorts doesn’t seem to be the best way to make an easy cash-grab, so maybe we can look forward to quality shorts that don’t betray the well-loved final film. Director Lee Unkrich told The Telegraph that there are currently no plans to make another feature length film. So maybe think twice about skipping Cars 2 this summer. Or wait for the inevitable DVD with all of the collected shorts.

[The Telegraph]

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