Actor Will Poulter recently admitted he sometimes gets mistaken for a live-action Toy Story character. The English actor began his career with a strong start, scoring prominent roles in Son of Rambow and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Over the next decade and a half, Poulter featured in major projects in both film and television, including We're the Millers, The Maze Runner, The Revenant, Detroit, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, and Dopesick. Most recently, the actor can be seen in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. as Adam Warlock.
Speaking with GQ, Poulter revealed he has been mistaken for a live-action version of a Toy Story character. When asked if people recognize him as a major celebrity, the actor recalled a time when he was in the bathroom in Los Angeles, and someone asked if Poulter was Sid from Toy Story. Poulter had to remind the individual that the film was animated. Read what he said below:
"A guy at a urinal in LA last week turned to me and said, “You're in Toy Story, right?” And I was like, “Well, that was animated.” I don't want to be rude. I also appreciate there's a meme going round of me—I dressed up as Sid from Toy Story for anti-bullying week. So arguably I haven't helped my case. But [Toy Story came out in] 1995. I was two. And they weren't doing it through live action."
Will Sid Return To The Toy Story Franchise
The 1995 animated movie, Toy Story, earned instant recognition as it made history as the first fully-animated feature film. Starring Tom Hanks as a pull-string cowboy doll Woody and Tim Allen as the latest Space Ranger action figure Buzz Lightyear, the Pixar movie was set in a world where toys would come to life. In a tale of friendship and acceptance, the two figures wind up captured by Andy's sadistic next-door neighbor Sid, who would tear apart toys to make new creations and blow them up with firecrackers. Woody incites a rebellion among the toys, revealing themselves to Sid and convincing him to never harm another toy again.
Absent in Toy Story 2, Sid returned as a brief cameo in Toy Story 3, working as a seemingly content garbage man. However, Sid did not return for Toy Story 4, which saw Woody and Buzz embark on a road trip with their new owner Bonnie. With the film providing a nice conclusion to the franchise, it appeared Sid's chances to return one more time were gone.
In early February, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced Toy Story 5 is in development at Pixar, with Allen teasing his return with Hanks. Although audiences took to social media to question the film's necessity, the upcoming installment gives the franchise one more opportunity to give Sid a proper send-off. With Toy Story 5 likely years away, it will take some time before Sid can return one last time.
Source: GQ