Toy Story 5 sees all our favorite toys facing their biggest challenge yet. Not older kids or evil toys. It’s a thing that can never be beaten. Something that never stops. This time, Buzz, Woody, and the gang have to face off with progress.
We’re just a few weeks out from seeing Toy Story 5, the latest film in Pixar’s marquee franchise, this time from Oscar-winning director Andrew Stanton. It sees Buzz, Woody, Jesse, and the rest facing an existential crisis when their owner, Bonnie, gets a new tablet called a Lilypad. How can a bunch of old, ragged, inanimate toys compete with infinite technology? The latest trailer shows a little bit more.
In addition to the trailer’s news of tickets being on sale now, Disney also announced that Bad Bunny is voicing a character named “Pizza with Sunglasses.” He’s described as “effortlessly cool and mysterious” and “a member of a small but mighty community of forgotten toys that live in an abandoned backyard shed.” Disney also announced that Avengers: Endgame star and host of The Traitors, Alan Cumming, is adding a new voice. He’s Evil Bullseye, “Bullseye’s playtime alter ego.” Those new additions to the already incredible voice cast just make us more excited to see what the toys are up to this time around.
More than anything, though, Toy Story 5 will hopefully remind audiences that movies directed at younger audiences can be about something. Make us feel something. They don’t have to be mindless and harmless. They can challenge us, ask questions, and make us laugh and cry while also having a great time. Pixar is the king of that, and if a new Toy Story can’t do it, we’re doomed.
We’ll have more on the return of Woody, Buzz, Jesse, Forky, Ham, Rex, Slinky, and the rest when Toy Story 5 comes to theaters June 19. Are you going to check it out?
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