Tim Allen has given an update on Disney Pixar’s long awaited Toy Story 5.
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The actor is reprising his role as Buzz Lightyear for the latest movie, which is due for release on June 19, 2026.
He told Collider: “It’s a very, very clever story. Do you wanna do five of these [movies]? I don’t really believe it’s about the money. I’m sure they want it to be a success, but that’s not why they did it. Had they not come up with a brilliant script, they wouldn’t have done it and they wouldn’t have called me and Tom [Hanks]. It’s really clever.”
“I just did the first five-hour session for Buzz, probably a week ago,” Allen added. “It’s really, really weird to get back in it.”
Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) in ‘Toy Story 4’ CREDIT: Disney/Sky
His comments come after he previously revealed that both him and Hanks had been approached to appear in a fifth Toy Story film.
Pete Docter, chief creative officer at Disney Pixar, confirmed in June that both Woody and Buzz Lightyear will return in Toy Story 5, which was previously announced by Bob Iger in February earlier this year.
Tim Allen, who voices Buzz Lightyear, also previously confirmed he’d return to the role in Toy Story 5. In February, the actor wrote on X: “See ya soon Woody, you are a sad strange little man and you have my pity. And off we go to a number 5! To infinity and beyond!”
According to the film’s official synopsis: “This time around it’s Toy meets Tech. Buzz, Woody, Jessie, and the rest of the gang’s jobs get exponentially harder when they go head to head with this all new threat to playtime.”
The film will be written and directed by Toy Story saga veteran Andrew Stanton, co-directed by McKenna Harris, and produced by Jessica Choi.
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