The highly anticipated fifth installment in Pixar’s beloved Toy Story franchise is called Toy Story 5. Beloved characters from previous films will be present, along with some new faces, for fans to enjoy. Toy Tale 5 is expected to be a hit with audiences of all ages thanks to its great cast and touching story. Fans have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of Toy Story 5 after four excellent films. So when will Toy Story 5 be released?
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Toy Story 5 release date
In February 2023, more than four years after the release of the fourth film, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that Toy Story 5 and sequels to two other well-known series from the studio are both in production. We’ll update this page as more specific information becomes available, but the film will likely move through production more quickly.
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Disney confirms development of Toy Story 5
Toy Story 5 is currently being worked on at the House of Mouse, CEO Bob Iger said formally during Disney’s 2023 Q1 Financial Results conference call.
The news comes after the franchise’s final film, set to be released in 2019, and before Chris Evans’ Chris Evans starring spin-off, Lightyear, which the original Toy Story director apparently didn’t like very much.
Producer Mark Nielsen said Pixar chooses to treat all of their movies “as if it were the first and the last movie.” [they’re] ever going to create” when discussing the possibility of a fifth sequel during the 2019 press tour for Toy Story 4 (via Comic):
“Every movie we make, we treat it like it’s the first and the last movie we’re ever going to make. So you force yourself to keep it up. You don’t get over your skis. Is there another one? Don’t know. If so, that’s tomorrow’s problem.”
Tim Allen, who plays Buzz Lightyear, previously discussed a possible Toy Story 5 with Entertainment Tonight in 2019, saying, “[he’d] say do five” because the border of the trilogy has already been crossed:
“Once you get to four, you’ve passed that trilogy [point], so I don’t see any reason why they certainly wouldn’t. If you ask me, I would say: do five.”
In response to Iger’s revelation that the sequel had been greenlit, All seems to confirm the return of both his and Tom Hanks’ Woody:
“See you soon Woody, you are a sad strange little man and you have my pity. And here we go to number 5! To infinity and beyond!”
What will be the plot of Toy Story 5?

Many fans were shocked to learn that Toy Story 5 was in the works, not least because of how final Toy Story 4’s ending felt. Producer Mark Nielsen really stated this at the time: “We see Toy Tale 3 as the end of Woody’s time with Andy, and we really see this as the completion of Woody’s arc and Buzz and Woody’s story.
In that movie, Woody and Bo Peep were reunited, and towards the end he made the decision to stay with her, separating himself from the others when they left with Bonnie. The story of Toy Story 5 is not yet known at this time. However, based on a tweet from Tim Allen after Disney’s announcement, it looks like Woody and Buzz will be reunited in the film after saying goodbye at the end of the first one.
All added
“Woody, I’ll see you in a minute. You are a sad, strange little man and you have my sympathy. We then move on to number 5! to the horizon and beyond!”
As soon as we have more information about what to expect, we will update this page.
Toy Story 5 Cast – Who’s Returning for the Fifth Movie?
As mentioned above, Tim Allen seems to have already announced on Twitter that he will be returning as Buzz after Chris Evans played a different version of the character in the spin-off movie Lightyear. We definitely expect Tom Hanks to reprise his role as Woody for Toy Story 5.
Most of the Toy Story 4 cast, including Andy’s original toys, Bonnie’s toys (including Forky), and some of the missing toys that Woody spoke to Bo Peep about, such as Ducky, Bunny, and Duke Kaboomare also expected to make a comeback.
Unfortunately, Don Rickels and Estelle Harris, who played Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head, will not be able to reprise their roles. While the latter died in 2022, the former died in 2017 and appeared posthumously in the fourth film using archive footage.
Tom Hanks
Actor and director Thomas Jeffrey Hanks is from the United States. He is one of the most famous and recognizable film performers in the world and is considered an American cultural icon. He is known for both humorous and serious roles.
Laurie Metcalf
Actress Laura Elizabeth Metcalf is from the United States. She is known for her intricate and versatile roles on stage and screen and is often referred to as a character actor.
Andrew Stanton
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Toy Story 5 trailer
Toy Story 5 doesn’t have a trailer yet, but we’ll update this page as soon as one becomes available. You can currently watch the Toy Story 4 trailer here.