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First Look at Toy Story 5 Shows Older Bonnie With Tablet, Raising Questions for Fans

Director Andrew Stanton says the sequel explores toys’ purpose in a tech-centered childhood.

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.