{"id":7940,"date":"2019-05-28T13:29:52","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T20:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/?p=7940"},"modified":"2019-05-29T19:16:41","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T02:16:41","slug":"how-rey-and-the-bride-inspired-bo-peeps-new-look-in-toy-story-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/rey-and-the-bride-inspired-bo-peep-new-look-toy-story-4\/","title":{"rendered":"How Rey And The Bride Inspired Bo Peep\u2019s New Look In &#8216;Toy Story 4&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/toy-story-4\/164756\"><em>Toy Story 4<\/em><\/a> opens on June 21st, audiences will get to meet new characters and reconnect with beloved favorites like Woody and Buzz. But, there\u2019s a character that audiences fell in love with early in the franchise that ultimately was cut out of <em>Toy Story 3<\/em>: Bo Peep, a porcelain doll attached to a lamp who was also Woody\u2019s love interest. During <em>Toy Story 3<\/em>, her disappearance was explained as having been sold in a yard sale, separating Bo and Woody, and sending Bo off on an adventure that every toy in a playroom fears: a childless existence. In <em>Toy Story 4<\/em>, Bo is back&#8230;and in the twenty years since we\u2019ve seen her last, she\u2019s lived, survived, and triumphed in the world outside of Andy\u2019s playroom. And she has a new look that reflects her growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DQoUyjBZ7cU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/toy-story-4-new-characters\/\">an early press day at Pixar<\/a>, we were introduced to the all-female team who worked on Bo\u2019s new design, look, and character. They discussed how they really had to look at who Bo was in terms of her different roles in the past: In Andy\u2019s playroom, as Andy\u2019s little sister, as Molly\u2019s lamp, and being made of porcelain, what did each of those mean to her character and personality? Classic Bo was defined as feminine, reserved, Woody\u2019s conscience at times, and her outfit reflected that, being restraining and without allowing Bo to bend her limbs. They also thought about where she may have ended up after she was given away or sold. How has Bo changed from then until now?\u00a0 Being an older toy, and made of porcelain, the setting of an antique store provided a new world to explore but also a way to see Bo evolve beyond being a mere child\u2019s toy or Woody&#8217;s reserved girlfriend.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Who Is The New Bo?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the team presented the possibilities, they wondered who Bo would be if she herself had <em>chosen<\/em> to be a lost toy (which is a child\u2019s toy biggest nightmare &#8211; just ask Woody!). Story artist Carrie Hobson explained that Bo is now \u201ctired of sitting on a shelf and just waiting life to happen. She had to learn how to adapt. She takes chances and is somewhat unpredictable. She really just takes life by the reins. She doesn\u2019t play by toy rules.\u201d Being a lost toy, she\u2019s more active and has also become more resourceful. She also has a sense of humor and developed a better sense of the reality of the world around her.\u00a0 While always willing to help a friend, the team explained \u201cshe\u2019s not really motherly,\u201d and has a more go-with-the-flow mentality to life. Basically, she is everything Woody isn\u2019t. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The two most important things in her life are her sheep, who remain her best friends, and her new bestie, Giggles McDimples. \u201cAll in all,\u201d says Hobson, \u201cwe wanted to stay true to the core of who she was. She\u2019s a shepherdess, but she had to learn to adapt.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>The Inspirations For Bo\u2019s New Look Are Iconic<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/images.atomtickets.com\/image\/upload\/h_960,q_auto\/v1549393195\/ingestion-images-archive-prod\/archive\/1549393195169_164756_cops_4.jpg\" width=\"2310\" height=\"960\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every day, the concept art and design team would go into the room and pin pictures, concepts, and ideas of what Bo could become. Concept artist and designer Mara MacMahon said they approached Bo from the angle of, \u201cWhat happens when you haven\u2019t seen a friend in twenty years? How much would they have changed? What\u2019s recognizable?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At first, they came up with an \u201caction figure\u201d version of Bo. She is grittier, self-sufficient, and athletic, but they also wanted her to embrace who she was before, which was more feminine, ultimately believing that these qualities could go hand in hand with one another. To keep her recognizable at first glance, they modified some details but kept her silhouette and elements of her original outfit (cool little fact \u2013 Bo\u2019s old skirt is now her cape). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By the time Bo got to the animation team, they had a marked distinction between who classic Bo was, and who new Bo was. She was athletic and feminine, and with those characteristics in mind, they found iconic female characters to model her on, notably, Rey of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Star Wars<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, The Bride from the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kill Bill<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> series, Dottie from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A League of Their Own<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Furiosa of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mad Max: Fury Road<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and got real-life inspiration from Olympic gold medal gymnast, Aly Raisman. The team also drew upon the voice of Bo herself, Annie Potts, being genuinely inspired by Pott\u2019s own personality behind the voice.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Bo\u2019s Staff Has A Definite Star Wars Vibe<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can certainly see the Rey resemblance when Bo has her staff, which she has learned to use for more than just sheep herding. The staff itself is used as an extension of her body, no longer a mere accessory, and has a martial arts influence. The team watched videos of performances from female athletes using both a monkey staff and a contact staff to study the way Bo should move when she used her staff. They wanted to make sure they not only got the action right, but the artistry involved in using a weapon like that. Bo has learned and grown a lot in the past twenty years, it only makes sense that she learned to navigate the outside world using something that is uniquely Bo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The filmmakers also explained how instrumental she will be to Woody\u2019s own journey, but assured us that she has her own agency and arc in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toy Story 4<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. So far, everything we learned about Bo and her new adventure is making us excited to reunite with our old friend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/toy-story-4\/164756?ref=gettickets\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7948 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Get-Tickets.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Toy Story 4 opens on June 21st, audiences will get to meet new characters and reconnect with beloved favorites like Woody and Buzz. 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