Josh Cooley will co-direct Toy Story 4

Josh Cooley (“Inside Out”) is set to co-direct “Toy Story 4” with John Lasseter.

Rootin’, tootin’ news from the playset: Josh Cooley (@CooleyUrFaceOff) will co-direct #ToyStory4, debuting in 2017. pic.twitter.com/tkcggO0zVT

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“To be co-director on ‘Toy Story 4’ with John, who brought the ‘Toy Story’ characters to the screen 20 years ago, is a dream come true,” Cooley told Variety. “When I first saw ‘Toy Story’ I was amazed by the groundbreaking computer-generated animation. But it was the strong storytelling that kept me coming back. ‘Toy Story 4’ will continue that tradition and I couldn’t be more excited to be a part of it!”

Rashida Jones and Will McCormack are penning the script for the film, based on the story idea from Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, and Lee Unkrich.

“Toy Story 4” will open on June 16, 2017.