John Lasseter

Date of Birth

1957-01-12

Place of Birth

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Known for

These Amazing Shadows, Waking Sleeping Beauty, Toy Story 2, Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project, Cars 2

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Toy Story (1995) Revisited: Animation Movie Review

Posted 4 years ago

Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to another installment of Animation Movies Revisited, where we look back at some of the greatest animated films and rediscover the reasons they’ve left a lasting impression throughout the years. This time out, we’re returning to...

Duke Caboom’s resemblance to Evel Knievel leads to Disney being sued

Posted 6 years ago

It appears that TOY STORY 4's Duke Caboom looks a little too much like Evel Knievel because Disney and Pixar are being sued for supposedly ripping off Evel Knievel's likeness for the daredevil character in the fourth installment of the popular...

A record 32 films have been submitted for the Oscars’ Best Animated Feature

Posted 7 years ago

If you thought you were exposed to too many animated movies over the year, just try being a member of the Academy’s Animation Branch who’s about to be bombarded with the record-breaking number of entries competing for this year’s top...

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Exclusive: Christina Hendricks and Tony Hale talk about Toy Story 4

Posted 7 years ago

TOY STORY 4 is yet another win for Pixar Animation and parent company Disney (check out my full review of the film here) and a few weeks ago, I was invited down to Walt Disney World on behalf of JoBlo.com....

Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and more discuss Toy Story 4 and what comes next

Posted 7 years ago

During my trip to Walt Disney World, I also attended a pair of press conferences featuring castmembers and filmmakers behind Disney and Pixar's TOY STORY 4. That same day, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and Annie Potts took a brief tour...

Toy Story 4 will be released without an animated short attached

Posted 7 years ago

For the last two decades, every Pixar movie to hit theaters has been proceeded by a little animated short – sort of like an animated appetizer to get audiences prepared for the flurry of laughs and sweetness. Audiences who will...

Review: Toy Story 4

Posted 7 years ago

PLOT: While on a road trip, Bonnie's new homemade toy Forky (Tony Hale) runs away and Woody (Tom Hanks) tries to find him. While Buzz (Tim Allen) and the rest of the toys try to rescue him, Woody discovers the...

First reactions praise Toy Story 4 as emotional, hilarious & magical

Posted 7 years ago

In my opinion, Pixar's flagship series already came to a perfect conclusion with TOY STORY 3, so when it was announced that the studio would be moving forward with a fourth installment, I was naturally apprehensive, but judging by the...

Woody and Forky meet the creepy doll Gabby Gabby in Toy Story 4 clip

Posted 7 years ago

This year’s CHILD'S PLAY remake and ANNABELLE COMES HOME may have the creepiest dolls of the summer, but that doesn’t mean the upcoming animated movie TOY STORY 4 can’t have one of its own. In the new clip from Pixar’s latest, veteran...

Toy Story 4 bests Incredibles 2 for animation pre-sale record on Fandango

Posted 7 years ago

When TOY STORY 3 came out in 2010 it was the movie of the year, making over $400 million domestically and becoming the first animated movie to crack $1 billion worldwide. Needless to say, nine years later and on the...

Advance tickets for Toy Story 4 are out of the toy box and on sale now!

Posted 7 years ago

Reach for the sky … and then for your wallet, because advance tickets for TOY STORY 4 are on sale now! Disney Pixar has teamed with Fandango to give fans of the beloved toys-to-life franchise a chance to embark on...

The toys mount a rescue mission in final Toy Story 4 trailer

Posted 7 years ago

Back in the ancient time of 2010, we all thought the toys were done with big screen adventures for good after TOY STORY 3 hit theaters, but now here we are only one month away from seeing the gang back...

Keanu Reeves’ Duke Caboom explodes onto a new Toy Story 4 TV promo

Posted 7 years ago

Ladies and gentlemen, please put your hands together and start your engines for TOY STORY 4's own caped Canadian daredevil, Duke Caboom! Voiced by our very own Canuck, Keanu Reeves, the Toronto-lovin' trickster now has his own TV Spot for Pixar's...

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