toy story 5 will be released June 18, 2026 worldwide; However, ideas emerge from this new installment with which the director intends to continue the saga.
Andrew Stanton, who has been a screenwriter since the first installment of toy story, In 1995, he is the director of the new production. In recent interviews for international media he expressed that, although there is no defined plan for the future of the franchise, during the creative process of toy story 5 new ideas emerged.
“I think it can move forward,” he added, considering that with only two months of brainstorming on the more everyday aspects of a toy There would be material for two more films, perhaps not with Bonnie as the protagonist, but with another character.
The filmmaker has worked at Pixar since 1990, where he has directed several films such as Finding Nemo, WALL-E and Finding Dory. However, he noted that toy story 5 could be the lastWell, although he will continue as creative vice president of the company, he does not intend to direct another film for the number of years it requires.
“I don’t want to make one more movie and be close to 70. So, personally, it’s about making the most of every day, every week and every month. “I need to get back to real time instead of what I call ‘rock time,’ where the rock is still there, cities rise and fall, forests are cut down and grow back,” he said.
He added that, despite his retirement, it is likely that he will be asked to advise on Pixar movies. “I will always have a strong opinion on the matter. This is probably the best way to leave my mark at Pixar: teach others how this is done”, he expressed.
toy story 5 will hit theaters on June 19, 2026 with a new adventure for Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen)who have participated in the saga since the first film.
After leaving the toy gang to help the lost toys at the end of toy story 4 (2019), The new story shows the reunion of the famous cowboy with the space guardian, who unite to face Lilypad, a smart tablet that threatens to dominate children’s livesas revealed by the film’s trailer.
“Times may change, but friends are forever“, reads the previews.