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In January 2004, Pixar announced they would not be renewing their agreement with Disney, due to rising tensions between the two companies. While Pixar left to find different distributors, Disney bought the rights to the Pixar characters and created '''Circle 7 Animation'''.<ref>[http://animatedviews.com/2012/bob-hilgenberg-and-rob-muir-on-the-rise-and-fall-of-disneys-circle-7-animation/ Animated Views' article on the history of Circle 7 Animation.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref><ref>[http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2005/08/08/655.aspx Jim Hill Media's article on Circle 7 Animation's formation.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref> The company was formed to make direct-to-video sequels of Pixar’s movies.<ref>[http://www.slashfilm.com/secret-history-disneys-circle-7-animation-studio-originally-created-sequels-pixar-films/ Slash Film's article on the history of Circle 7 Animation.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref> Circle 7 Animation had 3 films in production.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2005/mar/16/business/fi-animate16 Los Angeles Times article on the forming of Circle 7 Animation.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref> However, they didn’t get very far in production with their projects, as Michael Eisner (then-CEO of Disney) was kicked out, and Pixar was bought by Disney for approximately $7.4 billion. Thus, Circle 7 Animation was shut down on May 26th, 2006.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2006/mar/21/business/fi-pixarent21 Los Angeles Times' first article on the closing of Circle 7 Animation.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref> When the studio closed, Circle 7 Animation had 168 employees.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2006/jan/26/business/fi-pixarent26 Los Angeles Times' second article on the closing of Circle 7 Animation.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref>  
In January 2004, Pixar announced they would not be renewing their agreement with Disney, due to rising tensions between the two companies. While Pixar left to find different distributors, Disney bought the rights to the Pixar characters and created '''Circle Seven Animation'''.<ref>[http://animatedviews.com/2012/bob-hilgenberg-and-rob-muir-on-the-rise-and-fall-of-disneys-circle-7-animation/ Animated Views' article on the history of Circle 7 Animation.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref><ref>[http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2005/08/08/655.aspx Jim Hill Media's article on Circle 7 Animation's formation.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref> The company was formed to make direct-to-video sequels of Pixar’s movies.<ref>[http://www.slashfilm.com/secret-history-disneys-circle-7-animation-studio-originally-created-sequels-pixar-films/ Slash Film's article on the history of Circle 7 Animation.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref> Circle 7 Animation had a total of 3 films in production.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2005/mar/16/business/fi-animate16 Los Angeles Times article on the forming of Circle 7 Animation.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref> However, they didn’t get very far in production with their projects, as Michael Eisner (then-CEO of Disney) was kicked out, and Pixar was bought by Disney for approximately $7.4 billion. Thus, Circle 7 Animation was shut down on May 26th, 2006.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2006/mar/21/business/fi-pixarent21 Los Angeles Times' first article on the closing of Circle 7 Animation.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref> When the studio closed, Circle 7 Animation had 168 employees.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2006/jan/26/business/fi-pixarent26 Los Angeles Times' second article on the closing of Circle 7 Animation.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref>  


==Cancelled Projects==
==Cancelled Projects==
===''Toy Story 3''===
===''Toy Story 3''===
Not to be confused with Pixar’s 2010 sequel film of the same name, Circle 7's ''Toy Story 3'' focused on a malfunctioning Buzz Lightyear who is shipped off back to the original Buzz Lightyear factory in Taiwan. But as it turns out, the Buzz Lightyear brand has been recalled, so Woody and the gang ship themselves to Taiwan to rescue Buzz.<ref>[https://io9.gizmodo.com/thank-god-this-version-of-toy-story-3-never-saw-the-lig-1676064012 I09's article on Circle 7 Animation's version of ''Toy Story 3''.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref>
Not to be confused with Pixar’s 2010 sequel film of the same name, Circle 7's ''Toy Story 3'' would've focused on a malfunctioning Buzz Lightyear who is shipped off back to the original Buzz Lightyear factory in Taipei, Taiwan. But as it turns out, the Buzz Lightyear brand has been recalled, so Woody and the gang ship themselves to Taiwan to rescue Buzz.<ref>[https://io9.gizmodo.com/thank-god-this-version-of-toy-story-3-never-saw-the-lig-1676064012 I09's article on Circle 7 Animation's version of ''Toy Story 3''.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref>


In an earlier draft, written by Bill and Cheri Steinkellner (of [[Disney's Teacher's Pet (found animated series; 2000-2002)|Disney's ''Teacher’s Pet'']] fame) involved Andy visiting his grandmother’s house, with Woody and the gang end up getting involved in a murder mystery case.<ref>[http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/a-look-at-the-toy-story-3-you-didnt-see Joblo's article on Circle 7 Animation's version of ''Toy Story 3''.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref>
In an earlier draft, written by Bill and Cheri Steinkellner (of [[Disney's Teacher's Pet (found animated series; 2000-2002)|Disney's ''Teacher’s Pet'']] fame) involved Andy visiting his grandmother’s house, with Woody and the gang end up getting involved in a murder mystery case.<ref>[http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/a-look-at-the-toy-story-3-you-didnt-see Joblo's article on Circle 7 Animation's version of ''Toy Story 3''.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref>


===''Monsters, Inc. 2: Lost in Scaradise''===
===''Monsters, Inc. 2: Lost in Scaradise''===
Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan enter Boo’s door to celebrate Boo’s birthday. However, Boo has moved, so Mike and Sulley go on a mission in the human world to search for Boo.<ref>[https://io9.gizmodo.com/instead-of-monsters-university-we-could-have-had-a-mons-545915494 I09's article on ''Monsters Inc. 2: Lost in Scaradise''.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref>
''Monsters, Inc. 2'' would have focused on Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan wanting to celebrate Boo’s birthday. However, Boo has moved, so Mike and Sulley go on a mission in the human world to search for Boo.<ref>[https://io9.gizmodo.com/instead-of-monsters-university-we-could-have-had-a-mons-545915494 I09's article on ''Monsters Inc. 2: Lost in Scaradise''.] Retrieved 17 Jun '18</ref>


Years later Pixar started production on a prequel film to ''Monsters, Inc.'' entitled ''Monsters University'' and although it's been theorized/rumoured that ''Monsters, Inc. 2: Lost in Scaradise'' was reworked into ''Monsters University'', but there has been no concrete proof that this was the case.
Years later, Pixar started production on a prequel film to ''Monsters, Inc.'' entitled ''Monsters University''. Although it's been theorized/rumoured that ''Monsters, Inc. 2: Lost in Scaradise'' was reworked into ''Monsters University'', there has been no concrete proof that this was the case.


===''Finding Nemo 2''===
===''Finding Nemo 2''===
Not to be confused with Pixar's 2016 sequel film ''Finding Dory,'' ''Finding Nemo 2'' focused on Nemo reuniting with his long lost brother named "Remy." Marlin (Nemo and Remy's father) then gets captured and sent to an aquarium named "PLANET BLUE," so now Nemo, Dory and Remy have to go save him. Although there's plenty of concept art that exist for Circle 7's other projects, no concept art has been released of this project.
Not to be confused with Pixar's 2016 sequel film ''Finding Dory,'' ''Finding Nemo 2'' (code-named ''"NEMO 2"'') would've focused on Nemo reuniting with his long-lost twin brother "Remy." Marlin (Nemo and Remy's father) then gets captured and sent to an aquarium called "PLANET BLUE," so Nemo, Dory and Remy have to go and rescue him. Unlike Circle 7's other planned films, no concept art for ''Finding Nemo 2'' has surfaced as of now.


==Availability==
==Availability==
Very little video footage of these projects was ever released, most likely because Circle 7 Animation was shut down before they could produce any more video material. The only images to have surfaced of these projects are multiple pieces of concept art. It is unknown if Disney still has these scripts, as Pixar has stated that they will never look at the scripts.
Very little video footage of these projects was ever released, most likely because Circle 7 Animation was shut down before they could produce any more video material. The only images to have surfaced of these projects are multiple pieces of concept art. It is unknown if Disney still has these scripts, as Pixar has stated that they will never look at the scripts.
Currently, ''Monster's Inc. 2: Lost in Scaradise'' is the only Circle 7 film to not have its script become publicly available.


==Findings==
==Findings==
At an unknown time, artist Shane Zalvin released artwork for many character designs he had created for Circle 7's ''Toy Story 3''.<ref>[http://www.shanezalvin.com/?fa=design&sectionid=toystory3 Shane Zalvin's Toy Story 3 design section] Retrieved 18 April '20</ref>
On November 24th, 2010, artwork and details on the production of Circle 7's ''Toy Story 3'' were revealed by screenwriters Bob Hilgenberg and Rob Muir on their blog, both of whom had worked on the script.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101207092418/http://bobrob.blogspot.com/2010/11/toy-story-3-disneys-circle-seven-style.html "Toy Story 3 Disney's Circle Seven Style" on Bob and Rob's Blog] Retrieved 18 April '20</ref> Days later on December 7th, 2010, the blog uploaded another piece of art by Rick Sluiter, along with more insight into what they thought of the "Pixaren't" label that the studio had received.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111128112332/http://bobrob.blogspot.com/2010/12/more-toy-story-3-circle-7-version.html More 'Toy Story 3', Circle 7 Version on Bob and Rob's Blog] Retrieved 18 April '20</ref> At a certain point, these blog posts were removed for still-unknown reasons.
On October 13th, 2018, Lost Media Wiki user [[User:Veggiefinder|Veggiefinder]] found the entire script for Circle 7's ''Finding Nemo 2'' on the official Raindance Film Festival website.<ref>[http://www.raindance.co.uk/site/picture/upload/image/general/movies/finding_nemo_2.pdf The entire script for ''Finding Nemo 2''.] Retrieved 07 Sept '19</ref>
On October 13th, 2018, Lost Media Wiki user [[User:Veggiefinder|Veggiefinder]] found the entire script for Circle 7's ''Finding Nemo 2'' on the official Raindance Film Festival website.<ref>[http://www.raindance.co.uk/site/picture/upload/image/general/movies/finding_nemo_2.pdf The entire script for ''Finding Nemo 2''.] Retrieved 07 Sept '19</ref>


On October 14th, 2018, a day after the ''Finding Nemo 2'' finding, Lost Media Wiki user [[User:Veggiefinder|Veggiefinder]] Discovered that an early "REVISED DRAFT" for ''Toy Story 3'' dated December 8th, 2004, was available to purchase on scriptcity.com, a site for buying and selling Hollywood scripts and stageplays for $15.<ref>[https://www.scriptcity.com/all-scripts/movie-scripts/toy-story-3-detail Listing for the script on scriptcity.com.] Retrieved 10 May '19</ref> The listing remained unnoticed until September 5th, 2019, Lost Media Wiki user [[User:YoshiKiller2S|YoshiKiller2S]] discovered the listing. Yoshi quickly purchase the script and has since shared it with the public.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1yWmNVZJRXlf-0RYvHpIYCtvnzSD5OJ9g Google Drive link to the early draft to Circle 7's ''Toy Story 3'' (provided by YoshiKiller2S).] Retrieved 05 Sept '19</ref>
On October 14th, 2018, a day after the ''Finding Nemo 2'' finding, Lost Media Wiki user Veggiefinder discovered that a "REVISED DRAFT" for ''Toy Story 3'' dated December 8th, 2004, was available to purchase for $15 on scriptcity.com, a website for buying and selling Hollywood scripts and stageplays.<ref>[https://www.scriptcity.com/all-scripts/movie-scripts/toy-story-3-detail Listing for the ''Toy Story 3'' script on scriptcity.com.] Retrieved 10 May '19</ref> The finding remained unnoticed until September 5th, 2019, when Lost Media Wiki user [[User:YoshiKiller2S|YoshiKiller2S]] found out about Veggiefinder's finding. After finding out about the discovery, YoshiKiller quickly purchased the script and has since shared it with the public via Google Drive.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1yWmNVZJRXlf-0RYvHpIYCtvnzSD5OJ9g Google Drive link to Bill and Cheri Steinkellner's draft of Circle 7's ''Toy Story 3''.] Retrieved 05 Sept '19</ref>
 
On December 10th, 2019, Lost Media Wiki user YoshiKiller2S contacted former Circle 7 Animation screenwriter Jim Herzfeld and inquired about him possibly sharing his draft of ''Toy Story 3''. Jim Herzfeld quickly responded and gladly agreed to share his script with YoshiKiller, Yoshi then made it public the next day via Google Drive.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KzNPf6whsgA-OKOrOQyfdd51qS9a05FC Google Drive link to Jim Herzfeld's "Recalled draft" of Circle 7's ''Toy Story 3''.] Retrieved 11 Dec '19</ref>


On December 10th, 2019, Lost Media Wiki user [[User:YoshiKiller2S|YoshiKiller2S]] contacted former Circle 7 Animation screenwriter Jim Herzfeld and inquired about him possibly sharing the "Taiwan Recall" draft of ''Toy Story 3''. Jim Herzfeld quickly responded and gladly shared the script with YoshiKiller, Yoshi later made the draft public a day later.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KzNPf6whsgA-OKOrOQyfdd51qS9a05FC Google Drive link to the "Recall" draft to Circle 7's ''Toy Story 3'' (provided by YoshiKiller2S).] Retrieved 11 Dec '19</ref>
On August 11th, 2020, Jim Herzfeld sent YoshiKiller2S a new piece of concept art from Circle 7's ''Toy Story 3''. This piece was a colourized version of an already existing piece of concept art by Jim Martin, depicting the toys on a makeshift vehicle escaping the Taipei 101 building daycare.


==Videos==
==Videos==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights=150px>
<gallery mode=packed heights=150px>
Toy Story 3.jpg|Teaser poster for the scrapped ''Toy Story 3''.
Toy Story 3.jpg|Teaser poster for the scrapped ''Toy Story 3'' shown at SIGGRAPH 2005.
Toy Story 3 Buzz.jpg|Rough animation still of ''Toy Story 3''.
Toy Story 3 Buzz.jpg|Rough animation still of ''Toy Story 3'' by Jim Martin.
Toy Story 3 factory.jpg|Concept art of the factory from ''Toy Story 3''.
Toy Story 3 factory.jpg|Concept art of the factory from ''Toy Story 3'' by Ric Sluiter.
Toy Story 3 Jesse concept art.jpg|Concept art from ''Toy Story 3''.
Toy Story 3 Jesse concept art.jpg|Concept art from ''Toy Story 3'' by Ric Sluiter.
Toy Story 3 concept art.jpg|More concept art from ''Toy Story 3''.          
Toy Story 3 concept art.jpg|More concept art from ''Toy Story 3'' by Ric Sluiter.
toy story 3.jpg|Another piece of concept art from ''Toy Story 3''.                    
toy story 3.jpg|Another piece of concept art from ''Toy Story 3'' by Ric Sluiter.
TS3Circle7RicSluiter (1).jpg|Woody concept art by Ric Sluiter.
TS3 Buzz.jpg|Buzz staring out the window by Ric Sluiter.
TS3 Taipei street closer copy.jpg|Concept art for the toys exploring the streets of Taiwan by Jim Martin.
TS3 Taipei alley.jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art of a Taiwan alley by Jim Martin.
TS3 Taipei street drawing 1.jpg|''Toy Story 3'' greyscale concept art of a Taiwan street by Jim Martin.
TS3 Jim martin art1.jpg|''Toy Story 3'' colour concept art of a Taiwan street by Jim Martin.
TS3 Shopping cart comp.jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art by Jim Martin.
C7A-TS3-CONCEPT-ART-cropped.png|''Toy Story 3'' colour concept art by Jim Martin (found by YoshiKiller2S).
TS3 Recall room pass 2.jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art of The "Recall Room" by Jim Martin.
TS3 Recall room pass 3.jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art of The "Recall Room" by Jim Martin.
TS3 Line office 2.jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art by Jim Martin.
TS3 Daxx2.jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art by Jim Martin.
TS3 Daxx4.jpg |''Toy Story 3'' concept art by Jim Martin.
TS3 Buzz-and-dax.jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art by Jim Martin.
TS3 Cart revision.jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art by Jim Martin.
TS3 Buzz line 1.jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art by Jim Martin.
TS3 Conveyor belt 1 copy.jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art by Jim Martin.
TS3 First round Crusher 1.jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art by Jim Martin.
Crusher 1.jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art by Jim Martin.
TS3 Crusher 2.jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art by Jim Martin.
TS3 Crusher 9.jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art by Jim Martin.
TS3 Buzz crusher comp 1.jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art by Jim Martin.
TS3 Death of buzz copy.jpg‎|''Toy Story 3'' concept art by Jim Martin.
TS3 Operation meeting copy.jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art by Jim Martin.
TS3 Operation buzz 3 copy.jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art by Jim Martin.
15 (Shane Zalvin).jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art for Apology Bear, a recalled toy by Shane Zalvin.
2 (Shane Zalvin).jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art for Cindy Scissors, a recalled toy by Shane Zalvin.
3 (Shane Zalvin).jpg|More ''Toy Story 3'' concept art for Cindy Scissors, a recalled toy by Shane Zalvin.     
7 (Shane Zalvin).jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art for Don B.B., a recalled toy by Shane Zalvin.
8 (Shane Zalvin).jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art for Don B.B., a recalled toy by Shane Zalvin.
9 (Shane Zalvin).jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art for Don B.B., a recalled toy by Shane Zalvin.
11 (Shane Zalvin).jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art for Don B.B., a recalled toy by Shane Zalvin.
12 (Shane Zalvin).jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art for Don B.B., a recalled toy by Shane Zalvin.
13 (Shane Zalvin).jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art for Don B.B., a recalled toy by Shane Zalvin.
14 (Shane Zalvin).jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art for Handy Hans., a recalled toy by Shane Zalvin.
10 (Shane Zalvin).jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art for Little D, a recalled toy by Shane Zalvin.
6 (Shane Zalvin).jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art for Mr. Kagoy, the founder of Wocka-Wocka Toys by Shane Zalvin.
4 (Shane Zalvin).jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art for Mini-RC, a recalled toy by Shane Zalvin.
5 (Shane Zalvin).jpg|More ''Toy Story 3'' concept art for Mini-RC, a recalled toy by Shane Zalvin.
TS3 Rosey (Shane Zalvin).jpg|''Toy Story 3'' concept art for "Rosey," a recalled toy by Shane Zalvin.
Scaradise 1.jpg|''Scaradise'' concept art. (part 1)
Scaradise 1.jpg|''Scaradise'' concept art. (part 1)
Scaradise 2.jpg|''Scaradise'' concept art. (part 2)
Scaradise 2.jpg|''Scaradise'' concept art. (part 2)

Revision as of 20:02, 17 March 2021

Circle 7 Logo Updated.png

Circle Seven Animation logo.

Status: Partially Lost

In January 2004, Pixar announced they would not be renewing their agreement with Disney, due to rising tensions between the two companies. While Pixar left to find different distributors, Disney bought the rights to the Pixar characters and created Circle Seven Animation.[1][2] The company was formed to make direct-to-video sequels of Pixar’s movies.[3] Circle 7 Animation had a total of 3 films in production.[4] However, they didn’t get very far in production with their projects, as Michael Eisner (then-CEO of Disney) was kicked out, and Pixar was bought by Disney for approximately $7.4 billion. Thus, Circle 7 Animation was shut down on May 26th, 2006.[5] When the studio closed, Circle 7 Animation had 168 employees.[6]

Cancelled Projects

Toy Story 3

Not to be confused with Pixar’s 2010 sequel film of the same name, Circle 7's Toy Story 3 would've focused on a malfunctioning Buzz Lightyear who is shipped off back to the original Buzz Lightyear factory in Taipei, Taiwan. But as it turns out, the Buzz Lightyear brand has been recalled, so Woody and the gang ship themselves to Taiwan to rescue Buzz.[7]

In an earlier draft, written by Bill and Cheri Steinkellner (of Disney's Teacher’s Pet fame) involved Andy visiting his grandmother’s house, with Woody and the gang end up getting involved in a murder mystery case.[8]

Monsters, Inc. 2: Lost in Scaradise

Monsters, Inc. 2 would have focused on Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan wanting to celebrate Boo’s birthday. However, Boo has moved, so Mike and Sulley go on a mission in the human world to search for Boo.[9]

Years later, Pixar started production on a prequel film to Monsters, Inc. entitled Monsters University. Although it's been theorized/rumoured that Monsters, Inc. 2: Lost in Scaradise was reworked into Monsters University, there has been no concrete proof that this was the case.

Finding Nemo 2

Not to be confused with Pixar's 2016 sequel film Finding Dory, Finding Nemo 2 (code-named "NEMO 2") would've focused on Nemo reuniting with his long-lost twin brother "Remy." Marlin (Nemo and Remy's father) then gets captured and sent to an aquarium called "PLANET BLUE," so Nemo, Dory and Remy have to go and rescue him. Unlike Circle 7's other planned films, no concept art for Finding Nemo 2 has surfaced as of now.

Availability

Very little video footage of these projects was ever released, most likely because Circle 7 Animation was shut down before they could produce any more video material. The only images to have surfaced of these projects are multiple pieces of concept art. It is unknown if Disney still has these scripts, as Pixar has stated that they will never look at the scripts.

Currently, Monster's Inc. 2: Lost in Scaradise is the only Circle 7 film to not have its script become publicly available.

Findings

At an unknown time, artist Shane Zalvin released artwork for many character designs he had created for Circle 7's Toy Story 3.[10]

On November 24th, 2010, artwork and details on the production of Circle 7's Toy Story 3 were revealed by screenwriters Bob Hilgenberg and Rob Muir on their blog, both of whom had worked on the script.[11] Days later on December 7th, 2010, the blog uploaded another piece of art by Rick Sluiter, along with more insight into what they thought of the "Pixaren't" label that the studio had received.[12] At a certain point, these blog posts were removed for still-unknown reasons.

On October 13th, 2018, Lost Media Wiki user Veggiefinder found the entire script for Circle 7's Finding Nemo 2 on the official Raindance Film Festival website.[13]

On October 14th, 2018, a day after the Finding Nemo 2 finding, Lost Media Wiki user Veggiefinder discovered that a "REVISED DRAFT" for Toy Story 3 dated December 8th, 2004, was available to purchase for $15 on scriptcity.com, a website for buying and selling Hollywood scripts and stageplays.[14] The finding remained unnoticed until September 5th, 2019, when Lost Media Wiki user YoshiKiller2S found out about Veggiefinder's finding. After finding out about the discovery, YoshiKiller quickly purchased the script and has since shared it with the public via Google Drive.[15]

On December 10th, 2019, Lost Media Wiki user YoshiKiller2S contacted former Circle 7 Animation screenwriter Jim Herzfeld and inquired about him possibly sharing his draft of Toy Story 3. Jim Herzfeld quickly responded and gladly agreed to share his script with YoshiKiller, Yoshi then made it public the next day via Google Drive.[16]

On August 11th, 2020, Jim Herzfeld sent YoshiKiller2S a new piece of concept art from Circle 7's Toy Story 3. This piece was a colourized version of an already existing piece of concept art by Jim Martin, depicting the toys on a makeshift vehicle escaping the Taipei 101 building daycare.

Videos

SuperCarlinBrothers’ video talking about the history of Circle 7 Animation.

History of Circle 7 Animation.

Demo reel containing test footage for Circle 7’s Toy Story 3.

Gallery

External Links

References