Tom Hanks claims Toy Story 4 possibility

Tom Hanks' Woody may be coming back to life for a fourth Toy Story instalment. Photo / Supplied

Tom Hanks claims there could be a Toy Story 4.

The 54-year-old - who voices cowboy doll Woody in the animated film series - has revealed another film might be in the works, despite the seemingly final send-off given to the characters in the third instalment.

He said: "I think they are trying to do another one. The spirit of foot is to make a 4th."

However, Tom isn't sure how far the plans have progressed.

During an interview on British radio station Magic 105.4 FM, he added:

"Whatever is going on at Pixar headquarters is a mystery to me. I'll wait till they blow white smoke out of the chimney or whatever it is that says there's another Toy Story coming down the pipe."

Toy Story 3 had huge critical success, winning two Oscars including 'Best Animated Feature', and Hanks jokingly admits it's been too long since his last taste of Academy Awards success.

Referring to his back-to-back Best Actor Oscar wins in 1993 and 1994, the Larry Crowne star said: "If you look at the clips, it's not even high definition! It looks positively ancient."

- BANG! Showbiz