Woody, Buzz and the “Toy Story” gang are back in the first teaser trailer for “Toy Story 5,” the fifth film in Pixar‘s iconic series, set to release on June 19, 2026.
In the trailer, the toys meet Lilypad, “a high-tech, frog-shaped smart tablet that makes Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang’s jobs exponentially harder when they go head to head with the all-new threat to playtime,” a press release teases. Greta Lee joins the cast to voice the new high-tech toy.
Voice actors Tom Hanks and Tim Allen return as Woody and Buzz, respectively, alongside Joan Cusack as Jessie, Blake Clark as Slinky Dog and Tony Hale as Forky. Conan O’Brien will join the franchise as Smarty Pants, a new character in the series. Andrew Stanton, who helmed “Finding Nemo,” “Wall-E” and “Finding Dory” will direct the film. Stanton co-wrote all four of the previous “Toy Story” films and is credited as the sole screenwriter on “Toy Story 5.”
The first “Toy Story” released in 1995, setting a groundbreaking precedent as the first fully-computer animated feature film. Disney distributed the film and its 1999 sequel before buying Pixar in 2006. The franchise returned 11 years later with “Toy Story 3” in 2010 and then again with “Toy Story 4” in 2019, both of which grossed over $1 billion at the global box office and won Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature in their respective years.
“Toy Story 5” will be Pixar’s 31st feature. The studio’s most recent film, “Elio,” released on June 20 and only grossed $152 million at the global box office. However, Pixar’s previous film, “Inside Out 2” grossed over $1.5 billion and was the highest grossing film of 2024. Between now and “Toy Story 5,” Pixar will also release the original film “Hoppers” in March 2026.
Overall, Pixar’s box office success has ebbed and flowed in recent years, but its sequels seem to perform with greater consistency. Considering that “Toy Story” is the company’s longest-running and most lucrative franchise, there may be reason for optimism.
Watch the trailer for “Toy Story 5” below.
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From Variety US