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| Directed by | Andrew Stanton |
| Written by | Andrew Stanton |
| Produced by | Lindsey Collins |
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| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[a] |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Toy Story 5 is an upcoming American animatedcomedy film produced byPixar Animation Studios forWalt Disney Pictures. It is the fifth main installment in Pixar'sToy Story film series and the sequel toToy Story 4 (2019). The film is being written and directed byAndrew Stanton.Tom Hanks,Tim Allen,Joan Cusack,Tony Hale, andBlake Clark are set to reprise their respective roles from the first four films, withAnna Faris,Ernie Hudson,Conan O'Brien,Craig Robinson andGreta Lee joining the voice cast.
Allen expressed interest in making a fifth mainToy Story film in February 2019, and while Hanks said in May thatToy Story 4 would be the final film in the series, the possibility of a fifth main film had not been ruled out. Development on a fifth main film was confirmed in February 2023, with Hanks and Allen set to return. Stanton was announced as the director in June 2024, and was confirmed to be writing it two months later. It will be the first main film in the series without any involvement from co-creatorJohn Lasseter, who left Pixar in late 2018.
Toy Story 5 is scheduled to be released in theaters in the United States on June 19, 2026.[1]
AfterWoody left Bonnie to help abandoned toys find owners,Jessie becomes the leader of Bonnie's room, withBuzz Lightyear as her second-in-command. However, a now eight-year-old Bonnie has become enamored of her new favorite plaything, a frog-liketablet named Lilypad.[2][3]
In addition,Anna Faris is cast in an undisclosed role.[13]
In February 2019,Tim Allen, who voicedBuzz Lightyear in the first four films of theToy Story franchise, expressed interest in doing a fifth main film by stating, "Once you've gotten to four, you're passed [sic] that trilogy [point], so I don't see any reason why they wouldn't do it, certainly. If you ask me, I'd say do five."[14] In May 2019, producer Mark Nielsen announced thatPixar would return its focus to making original films instead ofsequels afterToy Story 4 for a while.[15] On the May 22, 2019, episode ofThe Ellen DeGeneres Show,Tom Hanks, the voice ofWoody, stated that the fourth main film would be the final film in the series. He said toEllen DeGeneres that Allen had "warned him about the emotional final goodbye between their characters Woody and Buzz Lightyear inToy Story 4."[16] However, Nielsen did not rule out the possibility of a fifth main film, stating, "Every film we make, we treat it like it's the first and the last film we're ever going to make, so you force yourself to make it hold up. You don't get in over your skis. Whether there's another one? I don't know. If there is, it's tomorrow's problem."[17] Shortly after the fourth film's release,Annie Potts, who voicedBo Peep, said that despite her not knowing if another main film would be made, she believes a lot of fans would be interested to see what the toys do next.[18]
In February 2023, during the Q1 earnings call,Disney CEOBob Iger confirmed that a fifth main film in theToy Story franchise was in active development.[19] This marked it the first main film in the series without any involvement from co-creatorJohn Lasseter, who left Pixar during the development ofToy Story 4 in late 2018.[20][21][22] Later that month, Pixar's chief creative officer and franchise alumnusPete Docter stated that the film would be "surprising" and would have "cool things you've never seen before."[23] In June 2023, Docter confirmed that Woody would return in the film.[24] The following year, Docter announced thatAndrew Stanton, who co-wrote the first fourToy Story films, voiced Emperor Zurg inToy Story 2 (1999), co-directedA Bug's Life (1998) and directedFinding Nemo (2003),WALL-E (2008), andFinding Dory (2016), would directToy Story 5, whileMcKenna Harris, who directed the shortCiao Alberto (2021), would serve as the co-director.[25][26][27] At theD23 event in August 2024, Docter announced that Stanton would write the film in addition to his directorial effort.[28]
Shortly after the film's official announcement in February 2023, Allen confirmed that he would return to voice Buzz Lightyear.[5] In September, Tom Hanks' brotherJim Hanks confirmed that his brother would return to voice Woody.[4] Allen revealed in mid-December 2024 that he had begun recording his dialogue and said that the story was "really good".[29] In January 2025, it was revealed thatAnna Faris was cast in an undisclosed role.[13] In April, it was announced thatErnie Hudson would voiceCombat Carl, taking over the role from the lateCarl Weathers.[10] Later that month, Hanks revealed that he had begun recording his lines.[30] In May,Conan O'Brien, joined the cast as a new character named Smarty Pants,[31] withJoan Cusack expected to return asJessie.[12] She was confirmed the following month.[8] In August,Tony Hale confirmed that he would return asForky fromToy Story 4, having recorded dialogue in July.[11] Later that month, it was reported that Faris would voice Lilypad.[32] However, it was revealed on November 11, 2025 that Lilypad was instead being voiced byGreta Lee.[9] On November 21, 2025, Allen finished recording his lines for the film.[33]
Toy Story 5 is scheduled to be released in the United States byWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on June 19, 2026.[34]
The film's first scene was previewed at theAnnecy International Animation Film Festival on June 13, 2025 and atDestination D23 on August 30, 2025,[3] where Pete Docter described the film'slogline as "Toy meets Tech".[2][35][32] Theteaser trailer gained 142 million views within 24 hours.[36]
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