Lasseter Talks Toys on YouTube

Thursday, August 27, 2009
By: Mercedes Milligan

Disney’s chief creative officer and Academy Award-winning filmmaker John Lasseter goes web2.0 today to introduce the new Toy Story Definitive toy line of hyper-accurate film replicas—just in time for the re-release of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 in 3-D this October. Beginning this week and continuing with two new videos each week until the completion of the seven-part series, YouTube will host Lasseter’s personal profile and trivia for each character—including Woody, Buzz, Rex and the squeaky space aliens—on the site’s Disney Living channel.

Lasseter will also discuss the impressive details of each toy (even including the original packaging seen in the films). The replicas are produced by Thinkway Toys and Disney Consumer Products and are fully articulated, with extra features like sound effects worked in, and come with certificates of authenticity to make them a collector’s dream.

The replicas are available at mass retailers, Disney Stores and through www.disneystores.com.

To view Lasseter’s videos, visit www.youtube.com/disneyliving or see below for the first in the series.

Reader Comments

• Mark Simon : Founder : SellYourTvConceptNow.com

  Friday, August 28, 2009

  Damn. Now I have to find more room in my office for all these toys. I love those martians!

• barry martin : ani-movie maker uk. : redandginger.com

  Friday, August 28, 2009

  the man\'s a genius.John-please contact me on my website re .my film-from the UK\'s next Nick Parke.
  It\'s fresh.It\'s fun 4 all.It ticks all the boxes-it\'s Red and Ginger -a squirrel\'s tale -aka free runnin Red and the Ginger ninja.

• Rick Lasse :

  Friday, August 28, 2009

  Haven\'t seen the video on YouTube yet but does Lasseter address the new Pixar studio being built in Canada and what does that mean for the animators who are employed by Pixar in California?
  Like I say...this is how it starts.

• gopalakrishnan : Managing Trustee : Sevai \"Children\" Trust

  Sunday, August 30, 2009

  Greetings to you.As a Managing trustee of a children\'s trust I am more interested&thank you for bringing such a creative one to global children.Regds G.K.Agri.