It’s Woody Vs. Wifi In The Toy Story 5 Teaser

At long last, the toys are back.

However, this time, they’re fighting for survival in the age of screens. Pixar just dropped the first teaser for Toy Story 5, and it’s a whole existential meltdown. The clip opens with a question that lands like a punchline and a prophecy: Is the age of toys really over?

It’s the kind of premise that could only come from a studio staring down its own obsolescence. In the 45-second teaser, Bonnie (Andy’s heir since Toy Story 3) gets a delivery — a sleek, frog-shaped tablet called Lilypad, voiced by Past Lives breakout Greta Lee. “Let’s play,” it chirps, as Woody, Buzz, and the gang look on in horror. It’s scored to INXS’s “Never Tear Us Apart,” a smart nod to nostalgia that plays like a breakup song for the pre-iPad generation.

The Trailer Breakdown

The teaser doesn’t give much — but what it does, it nails. We get the setup (Bonnie’s new toy), the tone (existential dread, disguised), and the central conflict: how do analogue toys compete in a digital world? Mrs. Potato Head literally removes her eyes at the sight of Lilypad, which is both hilarious and bleak. The tagline, “The age of toys is over,” flashes across the screen like a warning label.

Visually, it’s classic Pixar minimalism — tight framing, emotional beats, a slow zoom on Woody’s face as the light from the tablet flickers over his eyes. There’s no villain here, just modern tech making everything else feel outdated. And that’s exactly the kind of self-aware meta angle Pixar’s been flirting with ever since Inside Out and WALL-E.

The Bigger Picture

Behind the screen, it’s a familiar but recalibrated crew. WALL-E and Finding Nemo director Andrew Stanton returns, joined by newcomer McKenna Harris for her feature debut. Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, and Tony Hale are all back, with Conan O’Brien joining as “Smarty Pants” — a toilet-training tech toy (because of course). Following the passing of Carl Weathers, Ernie Hudson steps in as Combat Carl.

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There’s real weight behind this one for Pixar. The studio’s recent run — from Lightyear’s box office stumble to Elio’s soft landing — has been shaky. Toy Story 5 feels like both a homecoming and a test: can Pixar still hit that emotional nerve without leaning on nostalgia alone? It’s also the first Toy Story film without John Lasseter’s involvement, marking a clean creative shift for the studio.

If the teaser’s any indication, Toy Story 5 is all about relevance. The toys have always stood in for childhood, imagination, innocence. Now, they’re up against something trickier: distraction and the age of the Internet.

The battle lines are drawn — plastic vs pixels. Who will win?

Toy Story 5 releases June 19, 2026.