Director Lee Unkrich revealed a couple more casting details via Twitter. Firstly, Kristen Schaal (The Daily Show, The Flight of the Conchords) is providing an unspecified character’s voice. Laurie Metcalf is returning to voice Andy’s mom, and John Morris is back to voice Andy himself. One of the bigger casting questions was who would be taking over for Slinky Dog, since Jim Varney passed away in 2000. The role has gone on to Blake Clark, a character actor who everyone can probably recognize if not identify. As it turns out, he was also a long time friend of Varney’s, so there’s something fitting there.
In related news, the Toy Story/Toy Story 2 3D double-billing is being given an extended stay in theaters thanks to its popularity. It’s not clear how much longer, but it’s at least one additional week after originally being scheduled to end this Thursday.
Toy Story 3 will be in theaters on June 18th, 2010.
