MUMBAI: The Edinburgh International Film Festival will host the international premiere of Toy Story 3 the day after it is first screened in the US. The film festival, now in its 64th year, will screen the film on 19 June.
The voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Joan Cusack will be once again be used by director Lee Unrich whose previous credits include Monsters Inc and Finding Nemo. Newcomers to the team of the toys‘ voices will include Timothy Dalton as Mr Picklepants and Michael Keaton as Ken.
The original Toy Story was the first feature-length CG animation film.
Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) artistic director Hannah McGill said, "To have the first screening after it‘s unveiled in the US is an incredible honour for us.This is going to be one of the highlights of the festival, and I‘m looking forward to working with our friends at Disney to make it truly spectacular."
The premiere shows Disney‘s relationship with the EIFF, that earlier premiered their productions such as Wall-e and Ratatouille. In the upcoming film Andy‘s toys face an unpredictable future and have to make sure "no toy gets left behind" as Andy heads off to college.
