Toy Story 5

[DisneyFan09]

Well, it`s understandable that the upcoming movie will focus on Jessie. Despite how she gets a compelling backstory in Toy Story 2, she`s still haven`t given the spotlight completely. After all, Bo Peep was given the spotlight in Toy Story 4.

[Sotiris]

New concept art:
https://x.com/Pixar/status/1933507519516680443


Description of the footage shown at Annecy.

We’ve Seen the Opening of ‘Toy Story 5’ and It Changes Everything
https://collider.com/toy-story-5-openin ... tim-allen/

[Kyle]

I'm so curious if Potato Head is in there as described, who's playing him? No idea if the "It's nice to see them arguing again." is just an unused line from rickles, but I have a feeling it's not.

[The Disneynerd]

We’ve Seen the Opening of ‘Toy Story 5’ and It Changes Everything
https://collider.com/toy-story-5-openin ... tim-allen/

"Woody is called back for help!"... this makes the big farewell in the 4th one so much more impactful!!! Woody saying goodbye to his best friends to live an independent life with his girlfriend and finding value without a child, only to casually reunite and babysit Bonny again...
its giving me Direct to Video vibes

[Thumper_93]

We’ve Seen the Opening of ‘Toy Story 5’ and It Changes Everything
https://collider.com/toy-story-5-openin ... tim-allen/

"Woody is called back for help!"... this makes the big farewell in the 4th one so much more impactful!!! Woody saying goodbye to his best friends to live an independent life with his girlfriend and finding value without a child, only to casually reunite and babysit Bonny again...
its giving me Direct to Video vibes

It is. This movie is an easy way to make money and to sell toys. There's no need to make more movies from the Toy Story universe. I would have preferred shorts like they did some years ago.

[Hardbackyoyo]

"Woody is called back for help!"... this makes the big farewell in the 4th one so much more impactful!!! Woody saying goodbye to his best friends to live an independent life with his girlfriend and finding value without a child, only to casually reunite and babysit Bonny again...
its giving me Direct to Video vibes

It is. This movie is an easy way to make money and to sell toys. There's no need to make more movies from the Toy Story universe. I would have preferred shorts like they did some years ago.

Who cares, as long as the movie is good?

[Hardbackyoyo]

We’ve Seen the Opening of ‘Toy Story 5’ and It Changes Everything
https://collider.com/toy-story-5-openin ... tim-allen/

"Woody is called back for help!"... this makes the big farewell in the 4th one so much more impactful!!! Woody saying goodbye to his best friends to live an independent life with his girlfriend and finding value without a child, only to casually reunite and babysit Bonny again...
its giving me Direct to Video vibes

What do you mean, "direct to video"? Dismissing it as that just because he returns misses the point of who Woody is. He’s someone who cares, and choosing to return doesn’t erase choosing to leave. It means he has agency now.

[Sotiris]

Q:  How will Toy Story 5 redefine what we think we know about Buzz, Woody, and Jessie?

Pete Docter: Well, I can’t really answer that without giving too much away, but I am amazed how like some films you’ll struggle to find new things to talk about. And you know, this is [part] five and we still are finding new aspects to what it is to be a toy because that’s really the way we look at these characters. They’re parents to kids and there’s just a lot to talk about there.

Source: https://thedisinsider.com/2025/06/16/pe ... nd-more-1/

[Thumper_93]

It is. This movie is an easy way to make money and to sell toys. There's no need to make more movies from the Toy Story universe. I would have preferred shorts like they did some years ago.

Who cares, as long as the movie is good?

I said that responding to the comment that said that it gives the feeling of a direct to video movie. In my opinion it gives that feeling. In my opinion the plot is absurd because they made a big farewell with Woody in the last one. Bringing him back is a cheap way to earn money and that's a fact. The movie can be as good as you want but it's a movie that is not necessary and we all know why they decided to make it.

[Kyle]

You can make a lot of movies sound cheap if you want to be reductive enough. I don't know if if woody coming back will feel cheap or not, it very well might. but the execution is a wait and see thing for me.

[Disney's Divinity]

Who cares, as long as the movie is good?

I agree. I've liked all the films so far, although admittedly I enjoyed 4 less than the first three. I guess I find it pointless to complain about sequels because they're not going away. And I guess I personally do enjoy getting new content of the same group characters, actors, talent, and so on again every little while. Toy Story in particular is one of those that likely will never die.

[Thumper_93]

I like the characters and I enjoy the films but if you are going to bring back the characters again and again then don't make “definitive farewells”.I understand that this franchise is really important and that they give much money to Disney but if they are going to still making movies then leave the end openned and don't make the audience believe that this is really the end when we all know that they are going to still making movies.

[Hardbackyoyo]

Who cares, as long as the movie is good?

I agree. I've liked all the films so far, although admittedly I enjoyed 4 less than the first three. I guess I find it pointless to complain about sequels because they're not going away. And I guess I personally do enjoy getting new content of the same group characters, actors, talent, and so on again every little while. Toy Story in particular is one of those that likely will never die.

I don't know about that. It's hard to say, because the actors aren't getting any younger. Hamm's actor is 78, Slinky's actor is 79, Rex's actor is 81, and both Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head's actors are dead. But yeah, it feels hollow and pointless to me to always complain about the principle behind a sequel's existence. And in the case of Toy Story 5, it's being written and directed by Andrew Stanton, who was an important part of Toy Story from the very beginning, and has writing/story credit on all four previous movies. I think it's in good hands. And there's another thing that confuses me. If so many people really want original IPs from Disney and Pixar so badly, from what I can see on social media, then why didn't they go see Elio? How did it end up having the lowest opening in Pixar history?

[PatchofBlue]

And there's another thing that confuses me. If so many people really want original IPs from Disney and Pixar so badly, from what I can see on social media, then why didn't they go see Elio? How did it end up having the lowest opening in Pixar history?

The cynic in me has a lot of thoughts about the masses choosing to be complicit in the degradation of popular culture and the arts simply because opining about the state of the world is easier than actually doing anything to fix it. YouTubers will rant about how Hollywood's out of ideas and won't try anything new (because that gets you a lot of views) but only post reactions to sequels and reboots (because that gets you a lot of views). And when they do give real estate to experimental films, or even just non-franchise films, they draw upon a very reliable bank of stock phrases that SOUND smart ("this film was just trying too hard," "it couldn't stick the landing," "I feel like I've seen this before") but don't actually mean anything. Nobody wants to be the first guy to sign off on something untested.

The avenues are in place for audiences to reshape the state of affairs if that's what they really wanted, but nobody actually cares about whether or not Hollywood suffocates. If anything, they're hoping it does. They wouldn't want to have to try to find new clickbait.

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The part of me that counts to ten and takes a deep breath might have some thoughts about Hollywood being in a state of transition and audiences just needing to find their bearings again. I really do think that audiences do aspire for inspiration and substance in their media, and with enough time, they'll become discontented enough to start matching their words with their actions.

[Hardbackyoyo]

And there's another thing that confuses me. If so many people really want original IPs from Disney and Pixar so badly, from what I can see on social media, then why didn't they go see Elio? How did it end up having the lowest opening in Pixar history?

The cynic in me has a lot of thoughts about the masses choosing to be complicit in the degradation of popular culture and the arts simply because opining about the state of the world is easier than actually doing anything to fix it. YouTubers will rant about how Hollywood's out of ideas and won't try anything new (because that gets you a lot of views) but only post reactions to sequels and reboots (because that gets you a lot of views). And when they do give real estate to experimental films, or even just non-franchise films, they draw upon a very reliable bank of stock phrases that SOUND smart ("this film was just trying too hard," "it couldn't stick the landing," "I feel like I've seen this before") but don't actually mean anything. Nobody wants to be the first guy to sign off on something untested.

The avenues are in place for audiences to reshape the state of affairs if that's what they really wanted, but nobody actually cares about whether or not Hollywood suffocates. If anything, they're hoping it does. They wouldn't want to have to try to find new clickbait.

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The part of me that counts to ten and takes a deep breath might have some thoughts about Hollywood being in a state of transition and audiences just needing to find their bearings again. I really do think that audiences do aspire for inspiration and substance in their media, and with enough time, they'll become discontented enough to start matching their words with their actions.

That's the thing that makes me very sad about social media and our cultural landscape right now: a lack of honesty.

[Sotiris]

As for the upcoming Toy Story 5, which is set to hit theaters on June 19, 2026, the Arrested Development alum briefly teased that the theme centers on toys vs. technology. “They give you pieces of the script, and so I saw glimpses, but the glimpses I saw are pretty cool,” Hale said. “I don’t want to lose the surprise. I want to be completely surprised with Toy Story 5.”

Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie ... 236352112/

[Patricier21]

In the leaked opening scene on YouTube, some have pointed out that the score sounds very similar to Thomas Newman, who of course, has worked with Andrew Stanton on most of his other movies. And it doesn’t really sound like Randy Newman‘s score, and I know he’s getting up there, so does that mean he’s possibly not returning to do the score and songs?

[Kyle]

He's been pretty ill lately, so it would not shock me if this was the first one without him. I would hope they at least got him to do at least one song for it though. (and for the love of god, no more "you got a friend in me". We dont need that in every toy story.

I did see he sung a duet recently with Jon Batiste, I think this is is first new song in some time.

https://youtu.be/50W_ePTb5rY?si=zKFwBJePfxNEkIPH

[Patricier21]

He's been pretty ill lately, so it would not shock me if this was the first one without him. I would hope they at least got him to do at least one song for it though. (and for the love of god, no more "you got a friend in me". We dont need that in every toy story.

I did see he sung a duet recently with Jon Batiste, I think this is is first new song in some time.

https://youtu.be/50W_ePTb5rY?si=zKFwBJePfxNEkIPH

Do you realize what you’re saying?!!!! it wouldn’t be Toy story at all without that song! Even though it’s a spinoff and wouldn’t have really worked, even if it was an altered changed cover version of it, this could be another one of the subtle reasons why Lightyear and even some of the spinoff shorts and TV specials weren’t as well received and regarded

[Kyle]

No, I dont believe in the idea of a franchise theme like that. This isn't like star wars where you get an opening crawl set to the theme. Every time they reuse that song, it loses its impact. The only times I have liked its usage was the og (of course) and when woody sings it in the background of woody's roundup. I'll also maybe give the ending of TS2 a pass. after that though, it wore out its welcome. I'd rather just have randy newman's voice be the common thread that links everything together, singing brand new songs.