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‘Toy Story 5’ Teaser Trailer and Poster Revealed: Woody, Buzz Lightyear and Jessie Face Off Against Bonnie’s New Tablet

Release date: June 19, 2026.

Synopsis: In Toy Story 5, fans are introduced to Lilypad, a high-tech frog-shaped smart tablet that makes Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang’s jobs exponentially harder when they have to go head to head with the all-new threat to playtime.

Directed by Andrew Stanton (WALL-E, Finding Nemo).

Co-directed by Kenna Harris (Ciao Alberto).

Produced by Lindsey Collins (WALL-E, Turning Red).

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‘Toy Story 3’ and ‘The Lost Thing’ Win Academy Awards

At the 83rd Annual Academy Awards The Lost Thing won the Oscar for Best Animated Short, while Pixar’s Toy Story 3 won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.

The Lost Thing is based on a short story by Shaun Tan, who’s book Lost & Found is out next week and we’re giving away three copies. Details here.

Also, Randy Newman won the Oscar for Best Original Song for Toy Story 3‘s “We Belong Together.”

Congrats to the winners!

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33 Fun Facts About the ‘Toy Story’ Trilogy

Did you know Pixar originally wanted Jim Carrey to voice Buzz Lightyear, but could not afford to pay Carrey’s salary? Or that Billy Crystal was offered the chance to voice Buzz Lightyear, but declined?

Another interesting fact is that Tom Hanks recorded his dialog for Woody during the breaks of Sleepless in Seattle and A League of Their Own and not during the breaks of Philadelphia or Forrest Gump because he didn’t think it was right to do comedic roles in between serious roles.

Check out the rest of the 33 fun facts at BuzzFeed.com

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