Toy Story 5 (2026)

Toy Story 5 arrives when Pixar desperately needed to remind the world what it does best—making adults cry about toys—and tackles the most timely conflict yet: physical play versus the glowing allure of a tablet screen. Directed by Andrew Stanton and McKenna Harris, the film follows Bonnie, obsessed with Lilypad (Greta Lee), an AI educational tablet, sparking an existential crisis Woody and Buzz must navigate. Tom Hanks and Tim Allen return as Woody and Buzz, with Conan O'Brien stealing scenes as a gadget named Smarty Pants. The film does not villainize technology but explores what is lost when imaginative play is replaced by optimized digital engagement, carrying a quiet heartbreak with contemporary specificity. Tracking for a $150-175 million domestic opening on June 19, Toy Story 5 is poised to be the year's biggest film—and its most necessary one.