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Updated · d23.com · Jun 18
Toy Story 5 Pits Woody and Buzz Against Tech as Disney Sets June 19 Premiere
Updated
Updated · d23.com · Jun 18

Toy Story 5 Pits Woody and Buzz Against Tech as Disney Sets June 19 Premiere

3 articles · Updated · d23.com · Jun 18

Summary

  • Tom Hanks and Tim Allen said Toy Story 5 centers on a clash between toys and technology, with Woody, Buzz and Jessie confronting Lilypad, a new tablet device influencing Bonnie.
  • 30 years after the original film, the actors said the sequel also revisits Woody and Buzz’s bond after Toy Story 4, while pushing a Jessie-led story in which the pair team up to help her and Bonnie.
  • Greta Lee voices Lilypad, while Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff contribute the original song “I Knew It, I Knew You,” and Randy Newman returns to score his fifth Toy Story feature.
  • June 19 marks the film’s theatrical debut, with Hanks and Allen framing its broader message as a plea for more imaginative play and less dependence on phones and screens.

Insights

After *Toy Story 4*'s poignant ending, does the sequel's reunion of Woody and Buzz enrich their story or undermine it?
As *Toy Story 5* warns against screen time, is Disney's message at odds with its own digital entertainment empire?
Can a children's movie truly guide families through the complex modern problems of screen addiction and cyberbullying it portrays?