Overview
- An official image released via USA Today shows Woody and Buzz peering from a closet as an older Bonnie focuses on a tablet with her mom.
- Pixar introduces Lilypad, a frog-shaped smart tablet voiced by Greta Lee, positioned as a challenge to traditional play rather than a simple villain.
- Stanton frames the story as confronting the reality that kids are not playing with toys as much, emphasizing that technology itself is not the antagonist.
- Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack and Tony Hale return to the voice cast, with Conan O’Brien joining as Smarty Pants, as Stanton directs with co-director Kenna Harris and producer Lindsey Collins.
- The film opens in theaters on June 19, 2026, as early online reactions highlight concern about another sequel and the focus on Woody and Buzz.