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Toy Story 5 Almost Gave Jessie A Much Different Emotional Tie Back To Toy Story 2

Production details for 'Toy Story 5' reveal a last-second scene addition and a discarded emotional connection for the character Jessie.

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This story first appeared in 🇧🇷 Portuguese coverage — 1.9 hours before Archynetys detected it in English news.

🇬🇧 English Jun 20, 21:00 UTC
🇧🇷 Portuguese Jun 20, 19:09 UTC · Omelete

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📍 How it ended

A Pixar co-director and co-writer discussed a special connection to Jessie and a last-second addition to a scene in Toy Story 5. The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage regarding whether the film fumbled its big emotional moment.

Epilogue added 3d ago, after coverage quieted.

The brief

Production updates for 'Toy Story 5' indicate that a specific emotional scene was added at the last second. According to SlashFilm, the film nearly featured a different emotional tie-back for Jessie relating to 'Toy Story 2'.

Coverage from ABC7 New York and Yahoo focuses on the co-director and co-writer's connection to Jessie and the tear-inducing nature of the late addition. Time Magazine is analyzing whether the film's major emotional moment succeeded, while The New York Times and People.com highlight actress Joan Cusack's perspective on her role.

Future attention centers on how the final version of Jessie's emotional arc compares to the original planned tie-back and whether the late scene addition effectively serves the story.

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Quick answers

What was changed regarding Jessie in Toy Story 5?

Coverage from SlashFilm indicates the film almost used a different emotional tie-back to Toy Story 2 for the character.

How was the emotional scene described by production?

According to Yahoo, the scene that caused teary eyes was a last-second addition to the film.

What has Joan Cusack said about her role as Jessie?

As reported by People.com, Cusack stated that playing Jessie remains the most important thing she has done in her life.

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Toy Story 5 Jessie Pixar Joan Cusack

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