Toy Story 4 in the works for 2017

A scene from Toy Story 3.

Buzz Lightyear and Sheriff Woody are coming back to the big screen.

Disney Pixar have announced that it plans to produce Toy Story 4, with a release date in June 2017.

Pixar chief John Lasseter will direct the film.

Lasseter directed the first two Toy Story films and says his team has come up with a new idea for the franchise that he can't stop thinking about.

He says said the fourth Toy Story installment will "open a new chapter" in the lives of Woody, Buzz and their playful pals.

- AP