The Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks has entertained the audience with his impeccable acting skills throughout his career. But it isn’t just his acting skills that have a major significance in his career, as the actor has also contributed as a voice-over artist to the legendary Toy Story franchise. The Toy Story series is one of the most popular animated series by Pixar.
But it wouldn’t have made it to the theaters without Hanks’ intervention. Surprisingly, the film saved by Hanks was something Hanks had never heard of before. However, he had a good feeling about the film, so he ended up being on board.
How did Tom Hanks end up doing Toy Story?
Tom Hanks has appeared in some incredible movies throughout his career. And his first animated debut film was the 1995 film Toy Story, which was a massive hit. However, when the actor signed up for the film, he had no clue about what Pixar offered him to do. However, the actor was just convinced by the idea that it was a Pixar studio film.
Since the actor had no idea about the film, that’s what intrigued him more about being part of it. During an interview, the actor said,
“There were two things about it. One: it was like, ‘I’m not sure what this is. The computer-generated animation itself had a look that was hyperreal, you know? But then also the marriage of the outraged voice of mine inside this outraged body of a toy was — I mean, it was just undeniably great. So I was in from the get-go.’”
The actor asserted that everyone was skeptical if the film would succeed or not, but he had faith in it ever since he learned about the project.
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How did Tom Hanks save the franchise?
In the Toy Story series, the character of Woody was brought to life by Tom Hanks. It wasn’t just the character that gained immense popularity on its release, the film was also a blockbuster hit of its time.
Despite being a massive hit, the makers of the film were planning to send its sequel straight to DVD. But when Hanks learned about it, he disapproved of this idea. Tim Allen was also in support of Hanks’ idea. Hanks said,
“Tim and I and everybody else connected with it wanted to know why. We said it should be released as a film because it was magnificent and as good as the first one.”
According to Hanks, Toy Story 2 was not like any other sequel that repeated its predecessors. The Forrest Gump actor said,
“Usually sequels are pale imitations and are slapped on video but this was really great. Eventually, they bowed to some brand of common sense so now we have a Toy Story 3 and will there be a Fourth Toy Story? Why not?”
Hanks has always been impressed by the filmmakers of Toy Story, as they always ace every sequel.
Source: Female First
