Yahoo News How Toy Story 4 will pay tribute to late Mr Potato Head actor
Toy Story 4 has found a touching way to pay tribute to the late Don Rickles, the man who voiced Mr Potato Head.
The iconic stand-up comedian and actor, who sadly passed away in 2017 at the age of 90, did not record any new dialogue for Pixar's upcoming animation, causing many to wonder if the customisable spud would feature in the film.
However, in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Toy Story 4 director Josh Cooley confirmed that Mr Potato Head would be a part of the fourth instalment, and that Rickles' family had given permission to use old recordings of his voice.
“Of course we loved Don obviously, and after he passed, his family contacted us and asked if there was any way that we could create a performance using the recordings that we had,” said Cooley.
"Now, he signed to be in Toy Story 4. Unfortunately we did not get a chance to record him for the film. But we went through, jeez, 25 years of everything we didn’t use for Toy Story 1, 2, 3, the theme parks, the ice capades, the video games – everything that he’s recorded for Mr Potato Head. And we were able to do that.
"I'm very honoured that they asked us to do that, and I’m very honoured that he’s in the film. Nobody can replace him."
Cooley also tweeted on Thursday (March 28) to announce that Rickles will be part of the film.
“Some people say funny things, I say things funny.” -Don Rickles
All of his pieces may be replaceable, but his voice is not. Honored he signed on for TS4, honored he’s in TS4. pic.twitter.com/Q7cTRSQNwh- Josh Cooley (@CooleyUrFaceOff) March 28, 2019
Toy Story 4 is released in cinemas on June 21.
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