Following the events of “Toy Story 3,” it seemed genuinely certain that Pixar was done with the franchise. In that film, a grown-up Andy gifts his beloved toys to Bonnie, wrapping up a decade-plus saga. 2019’s “Toy Story 4” featured the toys adjusting to Bonnie’s life and routine, only for their lives to go awry after the return of Bo Peep. The film wrapped up with Woody and Buzz going their separate ways after being together for decades. With “Toy Story 5,” it’s anyone’s guess where the story will go, but with this casting confirmation, it seems that a reunion between the cowboy and space ranger is on the way.
While it’ll no doubt be great to revisit everyone’s favorite action figures, does the world really need a “Toy Story 5”? The threequel perfectly wrapped up the franchise, and “Toy Story 4” was a great “one last adventure,” but is it possible that Pixar is pushing their luck with a fifth installment? Continuing his chat with Jimmy Fallon, Tim Allen opened up about how one of the film’s creatives is extremely confident in the project’s vision. “You wonder if four was too many. Is five going to be too much?” he ruminated. “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.” It’s unclear who Allen is referring to as over half a dozen writers have been a part of the franchise’s writing team.
For now, audiences will just have to wait and see if “Toy Story 5” will be worth it.
