Toy Story 5 Trailer Pits Toys Against Tablet
Trailer shows Woody, Buzz and friends facing a talking tablet named Lilypad that competes with Bonnie for attention; the film debuts in theaters on June 19.
Overview
The full Toy Story 5 trailer was released on February 19 and shows Woody, Buzz and other toys confronting a talking tablet called Lilypad.
The trailer frames Lilypad as a threat by showing Bonnie absorbed in screen time and the tablet prompting toys' eviction to a donation box.
The announced voice cast includes Tom Hanks as Woody, Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear, Joan Cusack as Jessie and Greta Lee as Lilypad.
The more-than-two-minute trailer describes 'extinction'-level stakes for toys and features the line 'Toys are for play, but tech is for everything,' spoken by Woody in the footage.
The film is set to debut in theaters on June 19 and the trailer suggests the franchise will revisit the toy-versus-tech conflict.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the trailer as a toys-versus-tech nostalgia story, using vivid descriptors ("glued," "dreaded donation box," "frog-faced tablet") and foregrounding the trailer's conflictual dialogue (a source element) to emphasize screen-time anxiety. Cast listings and streaming promotion further steer coverage toward fandom and corporate tie-ins rather than tech nuance.
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FAQ
Tom Hanks voices Woody, Tim Allen voices Buzz Lightyear, Joan Cusack voices Jessie, Greta Lee voices Lilypad, and Conan O’Brien voices Smarty Pants.[4]
Lilypad is a talking tablet that competes with the toys for Bonnie's attention, manipulating her to focus on digital games and friends instead of toys, leading to 'extinction'-level stakes for the toys.[1]
The trailer was released on February 19, 2026, and the film is set to debut in theaters on June 19, 2026.[4]
New characters include Smarty Pants voiced by Conan O’Brien, Snappy, Atlas (potentially voiced by Craig Robinson and Anna Faris), and an army of technologically advanced Buzz Lightyears.
After Woody left to help lost toys in Toy Story 4, Jessie reaches out to him for help as Bonnie becomes enamored with Lilypad, leading to a reunion with Buzz and the gang.
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