The Cricket's Daily 3: Hooray! A new 'Toy Story' movie!

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Here's what's being talked about in pop culture:

• Mark your calendars for June 17, 2017 — when Disney/Pixar will release "Toy Story 4." John Lasseter will direct (yay!) and the script is being written by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack (who co-wrote Jones' indie rom-com "Celeste and Jesse Forever"). [Variety]

• The announcement that J.J. Abrams' new "Star Wars" movie will be titled "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" prompted a flood of bad jokes on Twitter. [Vulture, CBC]

• The murder-for-hire charges against AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd have been dropped in New Zealand, but drug possession and threatening-to-kill charges are still being filed. [The Hollywood Reporter]