Pixar Head Teases ‘Unexpected’ Surprises For Fans in Toy Story 5

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Pixar has never been one to make a sequel just for the sake of making a sequel. Pete Docter, Chief Creative Officer of the Disney-owned animation studio, recently shared how the upcoming Toy Story 5 will take the beloved franchise in a new and unexpected direction.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Docter touched on how today’s kids’ movies and shows feel more fast-paced compared to ones from 30-plus years ago. “I think films have definitely sped up. Even Toy Story 1 to Toy Story 4, the level of visual sophistication, including the pacing, we’re just trying to keep in touch with the rhythms of the world and it’s definitely faster,” he explained. “So I will say Toy Story 5, I think [writer and director] Andrew [Stanton]’s done a really great job of letting moments breathe in unexpected ways. Things that [make you think], ‘Wait, is this a Toy Story movie?,’ with some of his choices, which I think we need at this point. We’ve had four of ’em already. We got to keep people surprised, so it’s going to be fun.”

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A fifth Toy Story movie was first announced in February 2023 by Disney CEO Bob Iger. Andrew Stanton is attached as both writer and director of Toy Story 5, with McKenna Harris on board as a co-director. Stanton is best known for writing and directing the Pixar classics Finding Nemo (2003) and WALL-E (2008), as well as 2016’s Finding Dory. He was also a writer on the first four Toy Story movies and is now part of the Pixar Senior Creative Team.

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While plot details remain under wraps, Pixar has released the following logline for the movie: “The toys are back in Disney and Pixar’s Toy 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.” Pixar released some concept art for the movie in August 2024, showing the toys at the foot of Bonnie’s bed watching her play with a tablet under a blanket.

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Voice recording is underway for Toy Story 5, with Tim Allen (the voice of Buzz Lightyear) revealing in December 2024 that he had “just did the first five-hour session for Buzz.” The actor, who currently stars in the sitcom Shifting Gears on ABC, also shared that the sequel has a “very, very clever story” and wasn’t made as a quick cash grab. “Do you wanna do five of these? I don’t really believe it’s about the money. I’m sure they want it to be a success, but that’s not why they did it. Had they not come up with a brilliant script, they wouldn’t have done it and they wouldn’t have called me and Tom [Hanks]. It’s really clever,” he added.

Toy Story 5 is scheduled to hit theaters on June 19, 2026.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter