Tom Hanks has revealed that Toy Story 2 nearly didn't make it into cinemas.
The Oscar-winning actor told the Daily Mirror that Disney had originally planned to send the sequel to 1995 hit Toy Story straight to DVD, and that it only reached the big screen after pressure from himself and Tim Allen, the voice of Buzz Lightyear.
Tom, who voices cowboy Woody again in the upcoming third movie, 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. 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 Toy Story 3 and will there be a fourth Toy Story? Why not?"
Tom said the success of the films is due to the fact that the characters haven't been tampered with.
The star said: "They're still exactly who they are. Every movie begins with them waiting for Andy their owner to come into the room to play with them."
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