Not wanting to be outdone by some real-life green ogre, the Pixar characters of Toy Story will soon be stepping up their game.  Musicals, schmusicals.  They’re going 3-D.

Fourteen years after they were first introduced, a reinvigorated Woody and Buzz Lightyear will return for fans old and new.  A revamped version of their Oscar-nominated gem will hit theaters Oct. 2009 followed by a retooled Toy Story 2 a few months later.  (This will allow those who were 10 years old back in 1995 to now bring their own children with them.) 

These releases will not only create buzz for the June 2010 premiere of Toy Story 3, it will give Disney a jump-start on another 3-D film set for that same year:  Shrek Goes Fourth.