Pixar Animation Studios is has tapped longtime Pixar director Andrew Stanton to direct Toy Story 5.
Pixar CEO Pete Doctor confirmed the news during a recent Inside Out 2 screening. The MontyVerse on Twitter was first to share the news on Twitter.
Stanton’s work includes writing and directing Finding Nemo and WALL-E; both films earned him the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. He directed his first live-action Disney film John Carter in 2012. Stanton would return to Pixar to direct Finding Dory, which grossed over $1 billion at the global box office. He also worked on Toy Story 4 as a writer/producer, which would also go on to gross over $1 billon.
While plot details are both being kept under wraps, what we can confirm is that Tom Hanks and Tim Allen will be back as Woody and Buzz, as will the core cast from the Toy Story 4. For additional details and rumors check out our “what we know so far” story here.
Produced on a total budget of $720 million, the Toy Story films have grossed more than $3.3 billion worldwide, becoming the 20th highest-grossing film franchise worldwide and the third highest-grossing animated franchise. Each film of the main series set box office records, with the third and fourth included in the top 50 all-time worldwide films.
Toy Story 5 is set to hit theaters on June 19, 2026.
