Toy Story 5 trailer reunites Woody and Buzz; toys fear a new tech rival
The full trailer for toy story 5 has arrived, reuniting Woody and Buzz and putting the franchise’s familiar gang up against an explicit “Toys vs Tech” threat that matters ahead of the film’s 19 June theatrical release. The clip frames a modern, existential challenge for the toys as a frog-faced tablet named Lilypad captures Bonnie’s attention.
Toy Story 5: Toys vs Tech
The trailer centers on Lilypad, an innocently designed, frog-like tablet voiced by Greta Lee, who quickly becomes Bonnie’s morning-to-night obsession and introduces “disruptive ideas about what is best for their kid, ” per the film’s official synopsis. That setup pushes the core question this fivequel asks: will playtime — and the toys’ purpose — ever be the same?
Trailer reunites Woody and Buzz
Tim Allen’s Buzz and Tom Hanks’s Woody are shown reconciling and bickering in the new footage, restoring the dynamic that anchored earlier entries. Joan Cusack returns as Jessie and a chorus of familiar voices and faces appears across the trailer, from a Multi-Buzz gag to the returns of Duke Caboom and Forky. The teaser leans into small, humanizing details — a recurring joke about Woody’s new bald spot and a visual emphasis on photorealistic textures such as threads on Woody’s hat — to combine humor and sentiment.
New characters and returning faces
Alongside the established cast, the trailer introduces several new toys who expand the film’s world. Craig Robinson’s Atlas, a talking GPS hippo toy, and other newcomers join Greta Lee’s Lilypad to reshape the ensemble. The material in the trailer makes clear that the creative balance will hinge on both familiar relationships and fresh arrivals as the story interrogates changing play habits.
Tone, director comments and release
Directed by Andrew Stanton, the filmmaker frames the movie around time and change, noting that the franchise’s world allows the story to “embrace time and change. ” The trailer’s mixture of nostalgia, comedic moments and an existential throughline signals a tone that aims to be both emotional and wide-ranging. With the film due in cinemas on 19 June, the trailer sets expectations for marketing and audience conversation in the weeks ahead.
What to watch before release
Key things to monitor between now and 19 June include how the studio leans into the Toys vs Tech theme in promotional material and whether the trailer’s emotional reunion scenes drive renewed interest from long-time fans. The official synopsis and the trailer’s cast teases provide concrete signals about the film’s direction; further clips and interviews released before the theatrical opening will clarify unanswered questions that remain not publicly confirmed in the current footage.
