Tom Hanks on the Toy Story movies: They're emotional things people carry with them

US actor Tom Hanks attends the Toy Story 4 Premiere at Odeon Luxe in London on June 16, 2019. PHOTO: DPA
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ORLANDO, Florida - Why make a fourth Toy Story movie? The question seems moot given the runaway success of the first three (1995 to 2010), which earned close to US$2 billion worldwide.

And yet it would seem difficult to surpass the high-water mark set by Toy Story 3, which won Oscars for Best Animated Feature and Original Song and accounted for US$1 billion of that tally.

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