Pixar Reporting Dead Actress to Appear in Toy Story 3?

[rebecca06261]

From the wdwinfo.com news....

Television and Film
Last Updated: Aug 26, 2008 - 3:51:57 AM

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Toy Story 3 featuring Ken and Barbie
Aug 26, 2008

Jodi Benson, the voice of Ariel, is reprising her role as Barbie which first appeared in Toy Story 2 as Tour Guide Barbie and the fashion doll on the backpack.

Joining her is Michael Keaton as Ken. Keaton also provided the voice of Chick Hick in Pixar's "Cars."

The regular cast of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Estelle Getty, Don Rickles, Ned Beatty and Joan Cusack are also scheduled to take part in the film.

Toy Story 3 is planned to be released on June 18, 2010.

Normally I wouldn't consider this fodder for the boards. However, it occured to me that Estelle Getty died over a month ago... before any one can claim that maybe she inked a deal prior to her death- she had been suffering from a severe form of dementia for a number of years prior to her passing.

Also, I didn't remember her being cast in TS1 or TS2? These movies don't appear in her filmography? Am I missing something?

 

[wdw4us2]

I believe they made a mistake. They probably meant to say Estelle Harris, who is the voice of Mrs. Potato Head.

 

[NUHuskies#1]

 

[mattsdragon]

On a related topic. . .
Who's gonna play slink? Jim Varney voiced the slinky dog, he's dead Vern, knowhutimean?

 

[rebecca06261]

Earnest's dead??? Holy crap! Didn't know that. Being a life-long southerner, I remember being attached to the t.v. as he achieved iconic status amongst the rednecks in the area...

Just goes to show that there's yet another problem with the serializing of Disney and Pixar flicks instead of coming up with an original.... especially 11 years between releases.

 

[Razor Roman]

Plenty of talented voice guys out there. I know they tend to not want to do impressions of other people's characters, but obviously for something so iconic, I'm sure someone like Jim Cummings, Billy West, Maurice Lemarche, Joe Alaskey could pull it off.

Unless they just don't put slink in the movie

 

[rebecca06261]

I don't know how they could avoid not putting slink in the movie.... he's kinda iconic himself.

 

[CanadianGuy]

I believe they made a mistake. They probably meant to say Estelle Harris, who is the voice of Mrs. Potato Head.

Whatever her name was.. she was George Costanza's mother on Seinfeld... and that was definitely NOT Estelle Getty.

 

[rebecca06261]

That was indeed Estelle Harris... good call.

 

[HeidiPA]

My 2 year old son will be thrilled to have a 3rd Toy Story movie in the house, no matter WHO is doing the voiceovers!
The rest of us will be glad for a break from watching the first 2 over and over and over and over and over. Did I say over and over?!