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| Directed by | Andrew Stanton |
| Written by | Andrew Stanton |
| Produced by | Jessica Choi |
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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. The fifth main installment in theToy Story film series and the sequel toToy Story 4 (2019), it is written and directed byAndrew Stanton.Tom Hanks andTim Allen are set to reprise their respective roles ofWoody andBuzz Lightyear from the first four main films, withAnna Faris joining the 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 officially 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 film in the main franchise to be made without the involvement ofJohn Lasseter, who leftDisney in December 2018.[1]
Toy Story 5 is scheduled to be released in theaters in the United States on June 19, 2026.
The toys are back in Disney and Pixar'sToy Story 5 and this time around it's Toy meets Tech.Buzz,Woody,Jessie, and the rest of the gang's jobs get exponentially harder when they go head to head with this all new threat to playtime.[2]
— Pixar
Additionally,Anna Faris has been cast in an undisclosed role.[5]
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."[6] In May 2019, producer Mark Nielsen announced thatPixar would return its focus to making original films instead ofsequels afterToy Story 4 for a while.[7] 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."[8] However, Nielsen did not rule out a 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."[9] 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.[10]
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.[11] Later that month, Pixar CCO and franchise alumnus,Pete Docter stated that the film would be "surprising" and would have "cool things you've never seen before."[12] In June 2023, Docter confirmed that Woody would return in the film.[13] The following year, Docter announced thatAndrew Stanton, who co-wrote the first fourToy Story films, provided the voice of Emperor Zurg inToy Story 2 (1999), and served as the co-director ofA Bug's Life (1998) and the sole director ofFinding 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.[14][15][16] At theD23 event in August 2024, Docter announced that Stanton would write the film in addition to his directorial effort.[17]
Shortly after the film's official announcement in February 2023, Allen confirmed that he would return to voice Buzz Lightyear.[4] In September, Tom Hanks' brotherJim Hanks confirmed that his brother would return to voice Woody.[3] In January 2025, it was revealed thatAnna Faris was cast in an undisclosed role.[5]
Allen revealed in mid-December 2024 that he had begun recording his dialogue and said that the story was "really good".[18]
Toy Story 5 is scheduled to be released in the United States byWalt Disney Pictures on June 19, 2026.[19]
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