( CNN ) -- Disney has announced the return of `` Toy Story '' with a fourth installment due out in 2017 , according to the official fan site D23.com . Chairman and CEO Bob Iger said during Disney 's quarterly earnings call Thursday that the flicks starring Woody , Buzz Lightyear and Mr . Potato Head are n't finished , contrary to chatter after `` Toy Story 3 '' wrapped up the trilogy with an emotional ending in 2010 . Director John Lasseter , who made the first movie , will return to direct `` Toy Story 4 , '' according to D23 . `` Toy Story '' debuted in 1995 and starred Tom Hanks , Tim Allen and Don Rickles . It was famously touted as the first computer-animated feature film . The third `` Toy Story '' movie grossed more than $ 1 billion worldwide , according to industry tracker Box Office Mojo . Paul Reubens teases long-rumored 'Pee-Wee ' movie .
Disney 's `` Toy Story '' is returning for a fourth installment in 2017 . John Lasseter , who directed the first movie , will return to helm the fourth . `` Toy Story 3 '' grossed more than $ 1 billion at the box office worldwide .