Tim Allen has confirmed that Disney has reached out to him and Tom Hanks about reprising their roles as Buzz Lightyear and Sheriff Woody Pride for Toy Story 5.
Appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Allen was asked if Toy Story 5 was still in the works.
“Bob Iger, head of Disney, said that [Toy Story 5] was on. He actually said that it was going to happen,” Allen said. “They have reached out to Tom [Hanks] and I to reprise the roles. They’re not saying anything about it.”
He continued, “What it is, for people like me, it’s just like I’m a sci-fi buff. You wonder if four was too many, is five going to be too much? According to the scuttlebutt, the writer that’s doing it wrote one of the better ones. He said, ‘If I didn’t get this right, I wouldn’t do it.’ So it could be a very, very interesting way to reunite it.”
In February 2023, Iger officially announced that Toy Story 5 was in the works. Pete Docter, the chief creative officer (CCO) for Pixar, told The Wrap about the upcoming sequel later that month, “I think it’ll be surprising. It’s got some really cool stuff that you haven’t seen before.”
Tim Allen has an idea for Toy Story 5
Prior to appearing on The Tonight Show, Allen spoke about his ideas for Toy Story 5 in a recent interview with The Movie Dweeb. “I don’t know this is where the story is going, but what if the whole story was through Andy as an adult? [He] has children, and they just happen to be online,” Allen said. “They go, ‘Have you ever seen this toy?’ Andy sees that Buzz has a hand missing and they’re selling these vintage toys and Andy goes and gathers all the toys up. He has to go find each one, put them back together, and bring them back to his house, and starts the whole thing over again with his son.”
Toy Story 5 does not have an official release date at this time.
