Pixar’s Toy Story 5 teaser trailer reveals a new digital rival threatening Woody, Buzz, and the gang as they face the age of screens.
Is the age of toys truly over? That’s the question at the heart of Pixar’s new teaser trailer for Toy Story 5, which dropped Tuesday and gives fans their first look at the beloved gang’s latest adventure — one that tackles a very modern dilemma: the rise of screen time.
Set to the classic INXS hit “Never Tear Us Apart,” the teaser opens with a delivery arriving at Bonnie Anderson’s home. Fans will remember Bonnie as Andy’s little sister, who inherited Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the toy crew at the end of 2010’s emotional Toy Story 3.
As the toys gather around in curious anticipation, the box opens to reveal their newest “playmate” — a frog-framed tablet named Lilypad, who cheerfully greets Bonnie with the words, “Let’s play!” The moment immediately sends the familiar faces — Woody, Buzz, Jessie, Rex, and Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head — into stunned silence as they realize what they’re up against: a high-tech toy that can outshine them at every turn.
The trailer cleverly hints at a central theme for the film — the challenge of staying relevant in a digital world. The toys must now face the reality that their biggest competition might not be each other, but technology itself.
Toy Story 5 features the return of longtime stars Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and Joan Cusack, reprising their iconic roles as Woody, Buzz, and Jessie. Joining the cast for the first time are Ernie Hudson, Conan O’Brien, and Greta Lee, who voices the new digital character, Lilypad.
While the teaser leaves plenty of mystery, one question lingers: will the toys overcome this new rival — or will Lilypad’s glowing screen mark the end of imaginative play as they know it?
The latest installment in Pixar’s beloved franchise hits theaters in summer 2026, promising humor, heart, and perhaps a few existential questions about the power of play in a screen-obsessed world.
