Director: Lee Unkrich
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Wallace Shawn, Don Rickles, John Ratzenberger, Ned Beatty
Certificate: U

It took Pixar four years to come up with a flawless sequel to an instant classic - Toy Story established an entirely new genre back in 1995, its technical innovation easily matched by the excellent Toy Story 2. But now Lee Unkrich faces the challenge of continuing that warmth and humour into the third of the trilogy. Is 11 years enough time to give Woody and Buzz a proper final outing? You bet it is.

Everyone was amazed when Toy Story 2 surpassed the sheer brilliance of the original Toy Story. But could Pixar really do it again with Toy Story 3? It might just be possible, judging by the new Toy Story 3 trailer which showed up online today. It has laughs, it has monkeys, it has Ken meeting Barbie. It even has a new character called Lots-O' Huggin' Bear. He's pink. And awesome.

Lots-O' Huggin' is the bear in charge at Sunnyside Day Care, where Andry dumps his toys so he can head off to college without looking like a gay softy. But after a bit of rough and tumble play, Woody, Buzz and the gang are all set to break out of Sunnyside. As long as Lots-O' lets them.

This third trailer for Pixar's second sequel comes as a massive relief - that last one really worried me (mainly because it looked pants). But hey, 3-D or no 3-D (I wish it were no 3-D), this is honestly looking a lot more like the Lee Unkrich we know - after all, he did co-direct Toy Story 2. And Finding Nemo. 

Head over to MTV for the new trailer, or read on for the video. 

Yes, it's here - the official full trailer for Toy Story 3. We all know by now that it's in 3-D (for better or worse), but here's the plot reveal: with Andy older and off to college, the abandoned toys end up in daycare. Playthings for monsters who like to play rough, they hate their new owners - cue an escape plan.

The video kicks off with some handheld camcorder stuff, setting up the sentiment for Pixar's third outing. But while bits are quite amusing (a reset Buzz Lightyear ending up in Spanish mode is brilliant), it's honestly a bit of a wobbly trailer.

Still, don't lose hope, because yet another casting announcement has been made, and once again it's incredibly promising: Kirsten Schaal will be voicing an un-named mystery character. Yes, crazy stalker Mel from Flight of the Conchords will be lending her hilarious larynx to the line-up. Well, that's restored my faith.

But hey, all those die-hard Disney fans will just be excited by the return of Randy Newman. Erm, hooray. Check out the trailer over at Apple.

Director: John Lasseter
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen
Certificate: PG

If you don’t know the story of Toy story, you’re either a baby or a retard. Toy Story will be 15 years old next year, so its legacy is now firmly established. It is one of the defining films of the past generation, without which we would not have Shrek or Nemo, or any of their pixelated pals. Beyond the obvious, however, Toy Story has had an impact on animation history that would have been impossible to forsee when it originally hit our screens. It was the last point at which Disney noticeably blazed a trail through the animation world, and was the making of writer-director John Lasseter.