$3 Billion: Director with 2 Oscars to follow up this globally successful saga

Even as Vice-versa 2 hits our theaters on June 19th, Pixar is pushing ahead with its other highly anticipated sequel. During a press screening of the sequel to Pete Docter’s emotions, the latter – currently the artistic director of Pixar Animation Studios – revealed the name of the director of Toy Story 5.

Andrew Stanton will direct the fifth part of Buzz and Woody’s animated adventures. An announcement that should delight fans, as the American filmmaker is none other than the father of the 2004 Oscar for Best Animated Feature, Finding Dory and Wall-E (2009 Oscar for Best Animated Feature). Three Pixar hits.

A successful saga

We still don’t know anything about the plot of the feature film, but the original voice cast should be back, as when the project was announced, Disney confirmed that Tom Hanks and Tim Allen would be reprising their respective voices for the cowboy and the space ranger. Annie Potts (Shepherd), Joan Cusack (Jesse), Wallace Shawn (Rex), Bonnie Hunt (Dolly), Tony Hale (Buffette) and John Ratzenberger (Bayon) will also reprise their roles.

Already consisting of 4 films, the Toy Story saga, which began in 1994 by John Lasseter, has grossed over $3 billion worldwide. ($394 million for Toy Story, $497 million for Toy Story 2, $1.034 billion for Toy Story 3, and $1.073 billion for the fourth installment).

History of toys 5 It will be released in our theaters on June 17, 2026. meanwhile, On the contrary 2 Kelsey Mann will be seen from June 19. In this film, Riley is now a teenager, which did not lead to a major upheaval in the headquarters, which has to face something unexpected: the arrival of new emotions! Joy, sadness, anger, fear and disgust – which have worked successfully for a long time – do not really know how to behave when anxiety comes. And it seems he’s not the only one…

Elio, the original film, will hit theaters on June 18, 2025, sandwiched between the two sequels. This is Pixar’s new strategy: release three films every two years: two sequels and one original film. Currently, the studio is working on sequels to Finding Dory and The Incredibles.