Extinction… not again! The toys are back in town, but this time, they face a ‘technological threat’ in Lilypad, a frog-shaped smart tablet with disruptive ideas about what’s best for their kid, Bonnie; newfangled gadgets go head-to-head with Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang, making their jobs that much harder; in theaters June 19.
Rex says it best… “Extinction, not again!” Disney and Pixar have just dropped the first full trailer for Toy Story 5, and even though the toys are back in town, there’s trouble in playtime! A “technological threat” has reared its digital face, in the form of Lilypad, a frog-shaped smart tablet voiced by Greta Lee, that goes head-to-head with Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang, making their jobs that much harder.
The green gadget arrives with her own disruptive ideas about what is best for their kid, Bonnie. Will playtime ever be the same?
The trailer serves up some new teases, such as Woody and Buzz’s anticipated reunion… remember, Woody left the gang to start helping lost toys at the end of 2019’s Toy Story 4. And… is there a Hair Club for toys?
Tom Hanks returns as the ever-loyal cowboy Woody, Tim Allen reports for duty as Buzz Lightyear, Joan Cusack saddles up again as the rootin’-tootin’ cowgirl Jessie, and Tony Hale is back as the voice of the handcrafted toy Forky. Ernie Hudson voices Combat Carl, and Blake Clark is back as Slinky Dog. Conan O’Brien joined the voice cast as the toilet training tech toy Smarty Pants. That’s because… Conan must go.
Now we can report several more actors have joined the fray, including Craig Robinson as Atlas, a cheerful talking GPS hippo toy; Shelby Rabara as the excitable camera toy Snappy; Scarlett Spears as the sweet and shy 8-year-old Bonnie; Mykal-Michelle Harris as Blaze, an independent 8-year-old girl who loves animals; and Matty Matheson as the tech-fearing toy Dr. Nutcase.
Other stalwarts the voice cast include John Ratzenberger as the wisecracking piggybank Hamm; Wallace Shawn as Rex, the anxiety-riddled tyrannosaurus rex toy; Jeff Bergman as the sarcastic Mr. Potato Head; Anna Vocino as the nurturing Mrs. Potato Head; Annie Potts as the adventure-loving Bo Peep; Bonnie Hunt as the wise rag-doll Dolly; Melissa Villaseñor as Karen Beverly, Bonnie’s homemade toy fashioned out of a plastic knife; John Hopkins as the dignified hedgehog plush toy Mr. Pricklepants; Kristen Schaal as the plastic triceratops toy Trixie; and Keanu Reeves as Canadian daredevil toy Duke Caboom.
The film is directed by Academy Award winner Andrew Stanton (WALL•E, Finding Nemo, Finding Dory), co-directed by McKenna Harris (Ciao Alberto) and produced by Lindsey Collins (Turning Red, WALL•E, Finding Dory). Returning to score his fifth Toy Story feature is Oscar winner Randy Newman.
Toy Story 5 hits theaters June 19, 2026.
Source: Pixar
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.
