Kenna Harris says that conceptualizing the play sequences in ‘TOY STORY 5’ was a constant source of joy for the crew.
“There are so many versions of those imagination sequences that didn’t make it into the film.”
Disney/Pixar’s ‘Toy Story 5’ had a great Monday with $17.3M at the domestic box office.
So great that it’s the best Monday we’ve seen so far at the 2026 box office.
The running four-day cume on the Andrew Stanton directed animated fifthquel is $177M in U.S./Canada.
Full details in our box office breakdown here: deadline.com/2026/06/box-of…
A Tamagotchi was initially included in ‘TOY STORY 5’ as part of the outdated tech crew with Smarty Pants.
“For several practical business reasons — we figured we probably couldn’t get the deal approved — we had to cut him.”
(Source: indiewire.com/features/inter…)
TOY STORY 5 co-director Kenna Harris revealed they had to cut a Tamagotchi character who was supposed to be a part of the outdated tech crew with Smarty Pants.
"For several practical business reasons — we figured we probably couldn’t get the deal approved — we had to cut him."
(indiewire.com/features/inter…)
Here’s a scene I animated on Toystory 5. It picks up right after Blaze’s imaginary playtime and transitions back into the real world. We see see shares a similar style of play with Bonnie. We also get a sweet moment between Blaze and Jimmy Dean as they play together. #toystory5
Tim Allen says he wanted to make sure that Pixar got the Woody & Buzz reunion right in ‘TOY STORY 5’.
“They did it with such a genuine short clip moment ‘hey missed you buddy’ then we're back to being buddies.”