After a string of box office failures, Disney is looking to get back to what works with its theatrical releases.\u00a0That means focusing on well-known IPs and sequels. Toy Story 5 is coming to theaters next year, and it’s set to pit the toys against technology.<\/p>\n
After all, how can the likes of Woody and Buzz compete with a tablet?<\/p>\n
Jessie will be in charge of Bonnie’s room when the movie begins, with the battle against a frog-like tablet named Lilypad bringing Woody back into the mix. Concept art, meanwhile, has revealed that an army of 50 Buzz Lightyears stuck in play mode will cause problems for our heroes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As we first reported on Toonado.com<\/a>,\u00a0a new banner for Toy Story 5 features a fresh look at two of the movie’s leads. Woody and Buzz\u00a0may initially look the same as usual, but there are some subtle changes, including Woody’s missing sheriff’s badge\u2014he gave it to Jessie, remember\u2014and a new star for Buzz (which we’re assuming\u00a0is a sign he’s been deupitized).<\/p>\n Woody Allen reprises his role as the Space Ranger.\u00a0Recently, he\u00a0talked about reprising perhaps his most iconic role, and teased an “unbelievable opening scene” featuring the Buzz army.\u00a0<\/p>\n Allen added, “I can tell you that it\u2019s a lot about Jessie.\u00a0Tom [Hanks] and I do \u2014 Woody and I \u2014 do realign.” In another interview, he praised\u00a0Toy Story 5’s “very, very clever story.”\u00a0<\/p>\n “I don\u2019t really believe it\u2019s about the money. I\u2019m sure they want it to be a success, but that\u2019s not why they did it,” the actor continued.\u00a0“Had they not come up with a brilliant script, they wouldn\u2019t have done it and they wouldn\u2019t have called me and Tom [Hanks]. It\u2019s really clever.”<\/p>\n “It was really a struggle to get, and then maybe two hours in, I was doing Buzz. I\u2019m so blessed to be Buzz Lightyear, to be honest. It\u2019s gonna be fun. I\u2019ve gotten up to the third act. We\u2019ll do the third act. And then, we\u2019ll go back and clean it. And then, I\u2019ll do it about five more times. It\u2019s a really good story, guys. It\u2019s really good,” Allen concluded.<\/p>\n Written and directed by Andrew Stanton, Toy Story 5 stars Tom Hanks as Woody, Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear, Joan Cusack as Jessie, Ernie Hudson as Combat Carl, Tony Hale as Forky, Conan O’Brien as Smarty Pants, and Anna Faris as Lilypad.<\/p>\n Toy Story 5 is set to be released in theaters on June 19, 2026.<\/p>\n
New image for Toy Story 5. pic.twitter.com\/FTLlFNYnqw<\/a><\/p>\n
Pixar shared the first official renders of Woody and Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story 5, only in theaters on June 19, 2026.<\/p>\n \u2022 Woody is not wearing his badge after giving it to Jessie at the end of Toy Story 4<\/p>\n \u2022 Buzz has a new star sticker over his \u201cLightyear\u201d logo pic.twitter.com\/mDDGe8fYbs<\/a><\/p>\n
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