Toy Story 5 will see the return of both Woody and Buzz Lightyear. leaving the page. has revealed that the sheriff and the space ranger will return for another movie. "We have another Toy Story, so Woody and Buzz are back," he told Variety.
Disney has announced a return to the world of Woody and Buzz in Toy Story 5. The studio's CEO Bob Iger confirmed there would a new Toy Story sequel coming from Pixar, and recently announced it would be released in 2026.
Allen, who has voiced Buzz Lightyear in the past four animated featured films said that the studio has reached out to him and co-star Tom Hanks, who voices Woody, to return. “Bob Iger, head of Disney, said it was on,” Allen said while making an appearance on The Tonight Show Tuesday night.
Both Hanks and Allen are expected to reprise their voice roles for Toy Story 5, but whether Woody and Buzz return again beyond that is seemingly dependent on how willing the actors are to continue playing the characters.
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.
Just last summer, it was confirmed by Pixar's creative chief officer that Woody and Buzz Lightyear will be returning for the fifth Toy Story sequel. The fifth installment is set to arrive in 2026, almost seven years after the most recent one, 2019's Toy Story 4.
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 ...
Toy Story 3 was the perfect way to end Andy and Woody's arc and begin anew. If there was one bright side to the heart-aching goodbyes, it would be that the pain would never be re-lived again or so we had thought. Apparently, our emotions mean nothing to Disney as it seems Andy is making a return in Toy Story 5.
Woody and Jessie act like brother and sister more than anything else. Now it's not Woody, but a certain space toy who is head over heels for Jessie, but you didn't hear that from me." Their relationship was explored slightly in the fourth film. After her departure, it can be assumed she was saddened by her departure.
Bo Peep is Woody's love interest in Toy Story, Toy Story 2, and Toy Story 4. In the first film, she offers to get someone other than Woody to watch her sheep, a sign that she plans to spend some intimate time with Woody.
Toy Story 5 may also see the return of Andy as he graduates from college and goes to the carnival where Woody lives to celebrate and see him by chance, as the carnival travels from place to place.
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.
Woody and Bo Peep rescue Andy's remote control car, RC, from being washed away in a storm, before Bo and her lamp are donated to a new owner. Woody is distraught but Bo has accepted her fate as part of a toy's life. Woody shares a heartfelt goodbye with her.
During the past four Toy Story movies, the Pixar universe has established that a toy's purpose is to be played with in order to bring children joy. This is the very reason Woody decided to leave Bonnie in the first place; he wasn't able to directly give Bonnie joy, because she wasn't playing with him.
Summary. Toy Story 5 has been confirmed and is slated for a 2026 release, joining a slew of other Disney sequels. The cast of Toy Story 5 is expected to include the return of Buzz and Woody, the heart and soul of the franchise.
Disney has announced the release date for the highly-anticipated Pixar sequel, Toy Story 5. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Toy Story 5 is scheduled to open in theaters on June 19, 2026, almost seven years to the day after the previous installment, 2019's Toy Story 4, was released worldwide.
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”. According to Allen, “one of the creators of the original series” is in charge of the new script.
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.
Announced amid a slew of other major releases in February 2024, Disney has confirmed that their long-awaited Zootopia sequel will be arriving on November 26th, 2025.
