Christina Hendricks' ‘Toy Story 4’ Villain Is “Like The Godfather”, And Here’s How Keanu Reeves' Stuntman Helps Woody And Bo Peep
In Pixar’sToy Story 4,Mad MenactressChristina Hendricksis lending her voice to a new character named Gabby Gabby, a villain with a voice box defect who’s been living in an antique shop for more than sixty years. Also joining theToy Storyuniverse for the first time isKeanu Reeves, voicing a stuntman named Duke Caboom. In new interviews, directorJosh Cooleycompares Hendricks' villain character to the Godfather, and Reeves explains how Caboom factors into the action.
We already knew thebasic detailsabout both of these new characters, but as we inch closer to the sequel’s release, more information is coming to light. Josh Cooley, who is making his feature directorial debut with this highly-anticipated sequel, tellsEntertainment Weeklythat Gabby Gabby is similar to Marlon Brando’s Vito Corleone, aka the Godfather:
“She can just tell her henchmen of ventriloquist dummies to do her bidding for her, and they do. She’s like the Godfather, where she doesn’t really have to do much to do a lot.”
Comparing things toThe Godfatherseems to beall the rageright now, but I must admit that I never anticipated hearing that comparison in connection with anything involvingToy Story 4. Hopefully Woody doesn’t wake up withBullseye’shead in his sheets.
“I’ve always lovedThe Twilight Zoneand that Talking Tina-type of thing,” Cooley said. “We’ve never seen creepy, old dolls like that inToy Story, and this was an opportunity to do that.” Speaking withPeople, Hendricks herself painted her character in a more sympathetic light:
“Because of this defect, she has never known the love of a child or been able to fulfill her destiny to love one back. She has spent her whole life in an antique store looking out at the real world.”
Meanwhile, Reeves told People how his stuntman character gets mixed up in the movie’s plot:
“Duke becomes an important part of [Woody and Bo’s] mission. They use his skills as a motorcycle daredevil, but what they ask him to do confronts his fear of failure. So he has to kind of face his fear in order to help the greater good.”
We already know that one of Duke Caboom’s problems is that he’s never been able to do the stunts that are advertised in the commercial for his toy, so it sounds like we might be looking at another triumphant Pixar moment of Duke finally accomplishing something he’s been unable to do his entire life.
