Tim Allen played a pivotal role in many millennial childhoods by voicing Buzz Lightyear in the beloved “Toy Story” movies. Now he is spilling the beans on the upcoming “Toy Story 5.” The movie will be the first entry into the franchise since 2019.
“I can tell you that it’s a lot about Jessie,” Allen told WIVB. “Tom [Hanks] and I do — Woody and I — do realign. And there’s an unbelievable opening scene with Buzz Lightyears. I can give you that, but I can’t give you much more.”
Considering “Toy Story 4” ends with Buzz (Allen) and Woody (Tom Hanks) parting ways this is a huge, albeit vague, plot detail! It also sounds like we are finally seeing Jessie (Joan Cusack) stepping into the spotlight, like many fans have wanted for decades.
Allen’s recent remarks echo some hints that Pixar gave last month about “Toy Story 5.”
“So I will say Toy Story 5, I think [writer and director] Andrew’s done a really great job of letting moments breathe in unexpected ways,” Pete Docter, Pixar’s chief creative officer, told The Hollywood Reporter. “Things that you’re like, wait, is this a Toy Story movie? Just some of his choices, which I think we need at this point. We’ve had four of ’em already. We got to keep people surprised, so it’s going to be fun.”
The movie is written and directed by Andrew Stanton.
“Toy Story 5,” is slated to hit theaters on June 19th, 2026. We’ll keep you posted on updates about this project as it develops. In the meantime, you can check out the previous four “Toy Story” movies streaming exclusively on Disney+.
