Disney is unboxing extra of its Toy Story 5 forged.
The studio introduced Monday that Conan O’Brien has been added to the movie’s voice forged as Smarty Pants, a personality that’s new to the animation franchise. Andrew Stanton is directing Toy Story 5 alongside co-director McKenna Harris, whereas Jessica Choi produces the movie.
Toy Story 5 is ready to hit theaters June 19, 2026. Plot particulars haven’t but been shared, however the film will contain the toys coping with modern-day youngsters’ fascination with electronics.
The Toy Story franchise launched with the unique Pixar movie in 1995 and options Tom Hanks as cowboy Woody and Tim Allen as area explorer Buzz Lightyear. The brand new movie’s voice forged additionally consists of Ernie Hudson taking up the function of Fight Carl, with the character beforehand voiced by the late Carl Weathers. Toy Story 4 hit theaters in 2019 and surpassed $1 billion on the world field workplace, along with profitable the Oscar for finest animated function.
The casting was introduced at Disney’s Licensing Expo presentation, and O’Brien confirmed the information through Instagram. “These movies are wonderful,” the star stated in a video. “I can’t imagine this.” The podcast host jokingly added this his function is much better than that of Woody or Buzz: “It’s the very best character of all of them.”
Disney CEO Bob Iger first introduced Toy Story 5 in February 2023 on the heels of franchise spinoff Lightyear — which options the voice of Chris Evans because the human who impressed the toy — underperforming when it was launched the summer time prior.
In an interview late final 12 months with Collider, Allen teased that the brand new film has a “very, very, very intelligent story.” He added on the time, “Had they not provide you with an excellent script, they wouldn’t have accomplished it, they usually wouldn’t have known as me and Tom [Hanks]. It’s actually intelligent.”
Pixar is driving excessive following the huge success of Inside Out 2, which was the highest-grossing title of 2024. Subsequent up for the corporate is Elio, which can also be a narrative of area exploration and is ready for theatrical launch on June 20.