Tim Allen Applauds ‘Toy Story 5’ Script, Suggests Story Centers on Kids and Technology

Tim Allen knows how to keep a secret, but he also knows how to drop just enough hints to get fans talk­ing. While pro­mot­ing his stand-up tour, the voice behind Buzz Lightyear revealed that Toy Sto­ry 5 isn’t just anoth­er return to the past, it’s a new sto­ry that might just make Jessie the real star

Allen shared that Woody and Buzz will once again work togeth­er, but this time, Jessie is get­ting more of the spot­light. “It’s a lot about Jessie,” he said. He also teased an excit­ing open­ing scene involv­ing “Buzz Lightyears” — yes, plur­al. That small clue has sparked many online guess­es about what’s com­ing next.

The sto­ry will explore the dynam­ics between kids and their screens and how it affects the toys

Unlike the ear­li­er films, which focused on friend­ship and find­ing pur­pose, Toy Sto­ry 5 seems to be turn­ing the spot­light on some­thing very cur­rent: the rela­tion­ship between kids and their screens. A first-look image shows Bon­nie locked onto her tablet while her toys watch help­less­ly. It’s a clear sign that the sto­ry will explore how toys deal with being ignored in a tech-dri­ven world.

Tim Allen has been vocal about the qual­i­ty of the script. He told Col­lid­er last year that the sto­ry is a smart one. “It’s real­ly clever,” he said. “Had they not come up with a bril­liant script, they wouldn’t have done it.” He added that he believes that while they want the project to be a suc­cess, it’s not all about the mon­ey

Tim Allen has been vocal about the qual­i­ty of the script. He told Col­lid­er last year that the sto­ry is a smart one. “It’s real­ly clever,” he said. “Had they not come up with a bril­liant script, they wouldn’t have done it.” He added that he believes that while they want the project to be a suc­cess, it’s not all about the mon­ey

Andrew Stanton will direct the sequel

This shift in focus reflects some­thing many par­ents and chil­dren nav­i­gate today. As gad­gets become more com­mon, the bond between kids and their toys has changed. Pixar appears ready to take that chal­lenge head-on

Andrew Stan­ton, who helped write all four pre­vi­ous Toy Sto­ry films but nev­er direct­ed one, is final­ly tak­ing the lead on this sequel. He is known for WALL‑E and Find­ing Nemo. He’ll be joined by co-direc­tor McKen­na Har­ris. With a June 19, 2026 release date, it looks like Toy Sto­ry 5 is going to give fans some­thing to enjoy.