--- description: Buzz isn't head to infinity and beyond quite yet title: Yes, 'Toy Story 4' Is Happening image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdf0e6fa5af7ab7ec/698766db428a9ebc03cc52ab/toy-story.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Yes, _Toy Story 4_ Is Happening  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Nov 6, 2014 10:49 PM CUT  TOY STORY 3 (L-R) Bullseye, Mr. Potato Head, Mrs. Potato Head, Jessie, Hamm, Barbie, Woody, Rex, Slinky Dog, Buzz Lightyear, Aliens ©Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved. TOY STORY 3 (L-R) Bullseye, Mr. Potato Head, Mrs. Potato Head, Jessie, Hamm, Barbie, Woody, Rex, Slinky Dog, Buzz Lightyear, Aliens ©Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.Pixar/Disney  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Nov 6, 2014 10:49 PM CUT **Correction:** Appended, Nov. 7. A fourth _Toy Story_ movie is coming. Woody, Buzz and the rest of the gang are coming back to the big screen in June 2017 for yet another film in the iconic Disney/Pixar series. John Lasseter—who created _Toy Story_ in 1995—will return for _Toy Story 4_, Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger announced during a quarterly earnings call for investors Thursday afternoon. “John created _Toy Story_ and directed the first two films, and it’s great to have him back directing one of our most valuable properties,” Iger said Thursday afternoon, [according to](http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/11/06/john-lasseter-will-direct-toy-story-4-breaking/ "undefined") _Entertainment Weekly_. \[[_EW_](http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/11/06/john-lasseter-will-direct-toy-story-4-breaking/ "undefined")\] **Correction:** The original version of this story incorrectly stated the year that Toy Story was released. It was 1995. ### Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Voice Actors  John Oliver had a brief cameo on The Simpsons as Booth Wilkes-John, the Simpsons' British neighbor. Fox; Jamie McCarthy—Getty Images  Even though Benedict Cumberbatch can't pronounce the word penguin, he joins the cast of The Penguins of Madagascar as the voice of Agent Classified. Dreamworks; Jim Spellman—WireImage/Getty Images  30 Rock Star Scott Adsit lends his voice to the lovable robot Baymax in Disney's Big Hero 6 Disney; Alberto E. Rodriguez—Getty Images  Freddie Prinze Jr., the 90s heartthrob and movie star, is back to voice Kanan, a Jedi in Disney’s latest animated series, Star Wars Rebels. Lucasfilm/Disney XD; Frazer Harrison—Getty Images  Mark Hamill has had an impressive second act following Star Wars as a prolific and celebrated voice actor giving life to characters such as the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series and Fire Lord Ozai in Avatar: The Last Airbender. Fox; Tommaso Boddi—WireImage/Getty Images  Vin Diesel’s voice acting career consists of more than three words. In 1999, he was the voice of The Iron Giant in its eponymous movie. Warner Bros.; Anthony Harvey—Getty Images  Before they were comedic giants, Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell lent their voices to The Ambigiously Gay Duo, an animated comedy sketch that first got its start on The Dana Carvey Show before moving to Saturday Night Live. Everett; Jason Kempin—Getty Images  Jaleel White, the actor formerly known as Urkel, was the voice of Sonic the Hedghog in the 90s television show Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. DiC Enterprises; Imeh Akpanudosen—Getty Images  Reginald VelJohnson is best known for his nine seasons as Carl Winslow on Family Matters, but more recently he was the voice of Able, a mechanic and fatherly figure in Disney’s Tron: Uprising. Disney XD (2)  Darius McCrary, who played the older brother Eddie Winslow on Family Matters, was the voice of Jazz in the 2007 Transformers movie. Dreamworks; Frederick M. Brown—Getty Images  Will Friedle, who played the underachieving elder brother in Boy Meets World, has voiced a number of memorable characters such as Terry McGinnis, the titular character of Batman Beyond and Ron Stoppable in Kim Possible. Warner Bros.; Barry King—WireImage/Getty Images  Arrested Development star Jessica Walter currently voices Malory Archer in FX’s Archer, but back in the 90s, she was the voice of Dinosaurs matriarch Fran Sinclair. Jim Henson Productions; Alberto E. Rodriguez—Getty Images  Tim Curry lent his comedic talents to voice the eccentric Nigel Thornberry for five seasons of Nickelodeon’s The Wild Thornberrys. Paramount  Flea, the bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, voiced the incoherent gibberish of the feral boy Donnie, in The Wild Thornberrys. Paramount  As if being on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Reading Rainbow weren’t enough, LeVar Burton was also the voice of Kwame on Captain Planet and the Planeteers. Hanna-Barbera; Albert L. Ortega—Getty Images  Bruce Willis had a brief voice acting cameo as the voice of Spike in the 2003 movie Rugrats Go Wild. 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