Toy Story 5 Trailer: Woody Returns to Fight Tech

Pixar has dropped the official trailer for Toy Story 5, and it confirms what we’ve all been wondering. Yes, Woody is back with the gang, and yes, there’s a very good reason for it. The film hits cinemas exclusively on 19 June 2026.

What’s It About?

After Toy Story 4‘s emotional ending, where Woody said goodbye to Buzz and left with Bo Peep to help lost toys, a lot of us thought that was it. Done. Finished. But Pixar found an angle that works.

Bonnie (now eight, voiced by Scarlett Spears) gets a new tablet device called Lilypad, voiced by Greta Lee. It’s a frog-shaped screen that immediately captivates her, and the toys are terrified. Not just of being replaced, but of what constant screen time is doing to their kid. Jessie’s apparently spent all summer trying to help Bonnie make friends with no luck, and now Lilypad’s doing it through devices instead of play. It’s a proper “toys vs tech” setup, and Woody’s line in the trailer nails it: “Toys are for play, but tech is for everything.”

Woody returns looking a bit worse for wear after his time helping lost toys, but he’s back because a kid needs him. That’s consistent with everything we know about the character, and it doesn’t undo his Toy Story 4 arc. Smart move, Pixar.

Cast & Crew

Tom Hanks and Tim Allen return as Woody and Buzz, with Joan Cusack, Tony Hale, Annie Potts, and Keanu Reeves all reprising their roles. The notable additions include Conan O’Brien as Smarty Pants (a potty-training tech toy), Craig Robinson as a GPS hippo called Atlas, and Matty Matheson as tech-fearing toy Dr. Nutcase.

Worth noting: Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head have been recast following the passing of Don Rickles and Estelle Harris. Jeff Bergman (the voice of Bugs Bunny) takes over Mr. Potato Head, and Anna Vocino steps into Mrs. Potato Head. Ernie Hudson also replaces the late Carl Weathers as Combat Carl. Sensitive recasts, but they’re in good hands.

Behind the camera, Andrew Stanton (WALL•E, Finding Nemo) directs, with Randy Newman returning to score his fifth Toy Story. Given that WALL•E is literally about technology vs humanity, Stanton feels like the perfect fit for this story.

🔍 Easter Egg Watch: Check Lilypad’s packaging in the trailer. The manufacturer is “Eggman,” a callback to the “Eggman Movers” truck from the original 1995 film, itself a tribute to late Pixar artist Ralph Eggleston.