Woody and Buzz reunite in trailer for Toy Story 5
2 hours agoPaul GlynnCulture reporter
Disney/PixarA new trailer for the forthcoming Toy Story movie, the fifth in the US animated adventure comedy film franchise, has been released by Disney and Pixar.
It shows the return of Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the toys as they come face-to-face with the latest modern threat to their existence – a frog-like tablet called Lilypad.
Pixar said the newcomer has “her own disruptive ideas about what is best for their kid, Bonnie”, raising the question: “Will playtime ever be the same?”
The short clip also teases a reunion between Buzz and Woody, following the latter’s decision to leave the gang to help abandoned toys in the previous film, 2019’s Toy Story 4.
Disney/PixarThe films, set in a world where toys come to life when humans are not present, have been hugely popular since the franchise launched in 1995.
“It’s been too long cowboy,” says space cadet Buzz – again voiced by Tim Allen – in the new trailer, released late on Thursday. He then embraces a now slightly balding Woody, as ever portrayed by Tom Hanks.
The pair are later seen bickering just as they did in the old days. “It’s good to see them fighting again” notes one of the other toys, Mr Potato Head – now voiced by Jeff Bergman following the death of Don Rickles.
Joan Cusack reprises her roll as Jessie, while many other characters from the first four films return.
They include the wisecracking piggy bank, Hamm (John Ratzenberger), Forky (Tony Hale) and Slinky Dog (Blake Clarke), as well as Keanu Reeves’ Duke Kaboom.
Disney/PixarAs for the newbies, Past Lives star Greta Lee voices Lilypad, while US chat show host Conan O’Brien plays a new character, Smarty Pants, opposite Anna Vocino as Mrs Potato Head and Scarlett Spears as Bonnie.
Craig Robinson joins the cast as Atlas, a cheerful talking GPS hippo toy, and Ernie Hudson arrives as Combat Carl, alongside Shelby Rabara as Snappy, an excitable toy camera.
Noting the changes in toy technology since the story first began more than 30 years ago, the tagline for the new film reads: “Times may change but friends are forever.”
In the trailer for the new film – which will also feature another original score by Oscar winner, Randy Newman – we also hear Buzz declare: “Our mission on this planet, is to make a child happy.”
Disney/PixarThe first movie in the Toy Story series made headlines for being the first entirely computer-animated feature film.
It was a huge success, spawning several subsequent sequels, as well as a Buzz Lightyear spin-off.
The films in the main series have all set new box office records on release, and combined they have grossed more than £3 billion worldwide, as well as garnering critical acclaim.
The original movie received a special achievement Academy Award for having pioneered computer-animated filmmaking, while Toy Story 3 (2010) and Toy Story 4 (2019) both won the Oscar for best animated feature.
Toy Story 5 is released in cinemas on 19 June.