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Pixar just dropped a teaser trailer for the upcoming film "Toy Story 5." The highly anticipated animated adventure is set to hit theaters nationwide on June 19, 2026. Dig deeper: Fans got their first look at Lilypad — a futuristic, frog-shaped smart tablet voiced by Greta Lee. The high-tech newcomer poses a fresh challenge for Woody, Buzz, Jessie, and the rest of the beloved gang as they face an all-new threat to playtime. Returning to voice their iconic roles, Tom Hanks once again dons the cowboy hat as Woody, while Tim Allen suits up as Buzz Lightyear. Joan Cusack reprises her role as the spirited cowgirl Jessie. The film’s expanding voice cast also includes Conan O’Brien as "Smarty Pants," a toilet-training tech toy adding a dose of comic mischief to the mix. Toy Story 5 is helmed by Academy Award® winner Andrew Stanton (WALL•E, Finding Nemo, Finding Dory) with co-director Kenna Harris (Ciao Alberto). The film is produced by Lindsey Collins (Turning Red, WALL•E, Finding Dory). Toy Story: Lauded film of many firsts The backstory: "Toy Story" is still one of the most highly acclaimed films to this day. After it premiered in 1995, the movie was nominated for three Oscars including Best Original Screenplay, Best Score and Best Song, according to the Oscars website. Not only was it the first CGI animated film, it was the first time an animated film was nominated for Best Original Screenplay, mainly because at the time, there was no category for Best Animated Feature. What they're saying: "If you go back and look at the film today, it still looks incredible. It's so detailed and it's so thoughtful in the way that it's put together. I think what makes it special is not just the technology, which is obviously hugely important, but how they used it, because rather than doing all of the things they could possibly do and making sure that they did the most with the computers, they did the smartest things," said Allison Shoemaker, film critic with FOX TV Stations. "They used camera positions like a real movie would. They thought about the lighting, they thought about texture. You can see scuffs on the floor and marks on the walls and there's wear and tear on the toys. And I think that that is part of what makes it such a wonderful and lasting movie and why it's such a classic today." "Toy Story" eventually won an Oscar for Special Achievement in 1996. Sequels, spinoffs and a new generation of films Big picture view: "Toy Story" would go on to inspire sequels, short films and spinoffs and cemented Pixar as a powerhouse of animation. The animation studio was later acquired by Disney in 2006 and since then, Pixar has created 27 feature films. Since its first feature film decades ago, Pixar has created some of the highest-grossing animated movies ever made, according to IMDB, including "Finding Nemo," "The Incredibles" and "Cars." "I think what Pixar has done has opened up a lot of doors in animation because people are continuing to evolve and find new ways to use computers and to use technology to make really great art," Shoemaker said. "I mean, this movie got nominated for best screenplay at the Oscars. It was the first animated movie to do so. So by showing what the technology could do without sacrificing the story, it sort of ushered in a new era of animation I think that we're continuing to see evolve and make great movies today." Pixar’s top 10 highest-grossing films
