Overview
- Joan Cusack made a rare red carpet appearance to promote Toy Story 5 and attended the Los Angeles premiere with her husband and two sons.
- Cusack returned to voice Jessie for the fourth time and told ABC she considers the role the most important of her career.
- She said Toy Story 5 shows Jessie growing into a leader and exploring unexpected emotional depth in the character.
- Cusack has stepped back from regular screen work to live in Chicago and run her shop Judy Maxwell Home, and Toy Story 5 is her first screen role in about six years.
- Pixar’s final promotional rollout paired legacy cast reunions and park events with a high‑profile music tie‑in — Taylor Swift’s original Jessie song, which Tom Hanks says the cast learned about only when it was released — a push that has broadened attention and awards interest for the film.