10 Movies That Had Completely Different First Drafts

2) Toy Story

The Toy Story franchise is Pixar’s jewel in the crown. The first one, in particular, launched the studio into the big leagues and convinced everyone that computer animation could tell as charming, funny and human stories as regular animation. It might not have been quite as successful, though, if the original draft had gone ahead.

Far from the brave, if misguided, sheriff we know and love, the original version of Woody was a ventriloquist’s dummy who ruled Andy’s room like a dictator. His main victim was diminutive space doll Lunar Larry, whose upbeat personality contrasted with Woody’s cynical, vindictive outlook. You know that scene in the movie where Woody accidentally knocks Buzz out the window? In the first version, Woody straight up chucks him out to his death.

Thankfully, the script was heavily redrafted and redrafted until everyone was happy with it. Future Avengers
director Joss Whedon worked on it towards the end of the process, including changing the Buzz character into the oblivious Space Ranger we’re familiar with.