The Toy Story franchise consists mainly of five animated feature films: Toy Story (1995), Toy Story 2 (1999), Toy Story 3 (2010), Toy Story 4 (2019), and the spin-off film within a film Lightyear (2022). A fifth film was recently announced, which is set to be released in 2026.
Toy Story 5 is officially coming our way in 2026, marking a surprise return of Woody and Buzz into our lives. The fifth movie was confirmed in February 2023 alongside Frozen 3 and Zootopia 2, with Disney later announcing its 2026 release date in April 2024.
Tim Allen appeared on The Tonight Show and, during his interview, confirmed that Disney contacted him and Tom Hanks about reprising their iconic roles as Buzz and Woody for “Toy Story 5”.
Toy Story 4 was never said to be the end of the franchise, where did you get that from ? Tim Allen (who voices Buzz), hinted at the possibility of there being a 5th movie, before the 4th one was even released.
Premise. Director Andrew Stanton revealed that this would be the last Toy story as Woody will end up in a junkyard after being left at the playground of Bonnie's Middle School. The full events have not been concluded, but Stanton did confirm that Woody would be working with other scrapped toys and new friends to escape ...
While we don't know details of Toy Story 5's plot yet, it's clear that Woody and Buzz will need to reunite once again for another adventure. Talking about the fifth film, Pixar boss Pete Docter told The Wrap: “I think it'll be surprising. It's got some really cool stuff that you haven't seen before.”
It's thus not surprising that Woody, Buzz, Jessie, and the rest of the gang will be returning to screens. There are a lot of question marks surrounding Toy Story 5, with the creative minds behind the project keeping the details locked down.
In February 2023, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that the franchise would continue with additional films, while Allen confirmed his return as the voice of Buzz.
Toy Story 2 further tested Woody's devotion by introducing him to Jessie, who proceeded to share her tragic tale of being given away after her kid outgrew her. Despite harboring fears of abandonment after hearing Jessie's story, Woody eventually resolved to return to Andy's side for as long as Andy needed him.
They both wanted to stay with each other. But before the end of the movie, Woody changed his mind. He decided that he should be donated along with the other toys. The reason behind that decision is a powerful lesson for anyone who wants to live a purposeful life.
“Toy Story 5 had been kind of laid down quite a while ago, but we just couldn't get into it,” he said. “Then Disney announced it about two months ago. So I've made friends with all of the people in Toy Story, especially Tom Hanks [who plays cowboy Woody].
"For people like me, it's just like — I'm a sci-fi buff. You wonder if four was too many, is five too much?" he asked. However, he added, "According to the scuttlebutts, the writer that's doing it wrote one of the better ones and he said, 'If I didn't get this right, I wouldn't do it.
Tom Hanks voices Woody, left, in the "Toy Story" franchise. Hanks' Toy Story salary started off as much less than “infinity and beyond.” He and Tim Allen (who played Buzz Lightyear) each made just $50,000 for the first Pixar film, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The cast also sees additions in Tony Hale as Fear, Liza Lapira as Disgust, Maya Hawke as Anxiety, Ayo Edebiri as Envy, Adèle Exarchopoulos as Ennui, Paul Walter Hauser as Embarrassment. Toy Story 5 is set to hit theaters on June 19, 2026.
It's officially confirmed that Zootopia 2 is happening, and after nearly a decade since the original, the anticipation is high. Zootopia is set in a world where humans don't exist and quirky anthropomorphic animals take on everyday roles, such as a ram working as a chemist and a sloth employed at the DMV.
It's revealed in the animated series that Andy's mom's last name is Davis, but also Emily's last name isn't revealed. So, in theory, both Jessie's owner and Andy's mom are named Emily Davis. While what happened to Andy's dad remains a mystery, Andy's mom's name could have secretly been answered.
Jessie. Buzz doing a Spanish romantic dance with Jessie. Buzz's relationship with Jessie is only hinted at the end of Toy Story 2 when Buzz became instantly lovestruck with her looks and her adventurous personality. Jessie immediately returns his compliments by describing him as the sweetest space toy she has ever met.
Toy Story 4 fills its runtime with questions of existentialism, not unlike the three films before it, but in its final moments, a purpose is determined and a course is presumably set: Woody, accepting that he'd rather explore the world with Bo Peep than be relegated to a closet by Bonnie, makes the decision to go ...
On a Disney earnings call in April 2024, Bob Iger announced that Toy Story 5 had received a release date and would be arriving to theaters on June 19, 2026.
In 1998, Pixar was getting ready to release Toy Story 2. The film was nearly complete and final edits were being made, but when someone hit the wrong button, the movie's files began to disappear. Galyn Susman, a producer on the film is named as the woman who saved the day.
Finally, the most obvious reason this theory is debunked is because yet again, Craig Good responded to this exact question on Quora and said, Is Andy's mom Jessie's original owner in the Toy Story movies? No.
Woody and Jessie share a sibling-like relationship. Since meeting each other in Al's penthouse, the two share a close bond. The two are shown to have pretty heated arguments from time to time, but they deeply care for each other nonetheless.
On The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Hanks said that Toy Story 4 would be the final installment in the franchise, but Nielsen disclosed a possibility of a fifth film, as Pixar was not ruling out that possibility. On February 8th, 2023, a new Toy Story film was announced by Disney CEO Bob Iger during an earnings call.
