{"id":2467546,"date":"2026-06-19T20:29:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T20:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2467546"},"modified":"2026-06-19T20:29:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T20:29:16","slug":"toy-story-6-tom-hanks-weighs-in-on-the-future-of-the-franchise-it-better-be-worthwhile-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/toy-story-6-tom-hanks-weighs-in-on-the-future-of-the-franchise-it-better-be-worthwhile-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cToy Story 6\u201d? Tom Hanks weighs in on the future of the franchise: &#8216;It better be worthwhile&#8217; (exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tom Hanks is speculating on whether there will be a <em>Toy Story 6<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Oscar winner thinks there could be a world where a film is made without him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Toy Story 5<\/em> is now out in theaters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If there&#8217;s another <em>Toy Story<\/em>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/tom-hanks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Tom Hanks;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tom Hanks&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Tom Hanks<\/a> just hopes that it is &#8220;worthwhile&#8221; \u2014 whether he&#8217;s actively involved or not.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hanks and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/tim-allen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Tim Allen;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tim Allen&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Tim Allen<\/a> returned to their iconic roles of Woody and Buzz Lightyear with Friday&#8217;s release of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/toy-story-5-preview-andrew-stanton-last-pixar-movie-cover-story-exclusive-11958901\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Toy Story 5;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Toy Story 5&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Toy Story 5<\/em><\/a>, but with another record-breaking opening looking likely, could there be a sixth film on the way?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;If you&#8217;re gonna do another <em>Toy Story<\/em>, it better be worthwhile,&#8221; Hanks tells <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em>. &#8220;It better be great. You better be examining some theme that is not just dragging it out because people like the title. I mean, it is a huge corporate business without a doubt, I&#8217;m not gonna discount that. But unless it&#8217;s good, new, fresh, there&#8217;s no reason to do it at all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Jessie (voiced by Joan Cusack), Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen), and Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks) in &#8216;Toy Story 5&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Disney\/Pixar<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Toy Story<\/em> <em>5<\/em> director Andrew Stanton, who has been involved with writing all of the installments, already <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/toy-story-5-preview-andrew-stanton-last-pixar-movie-cover-story-exclusive-11958901\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:told EW;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;told EW&quot;}\" class=\"link \">told EW<\/a> that &#8220;this is probably the last one I&#8217;m gonna do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The new film firmly brings the <em>Toy Story<\/em> Universe into the technology age. The toys are threatened when Bonnie&#8217;s (Scarlett Spears) parents buy her Lilypad (Greta Lee), a smart device designed to help her connect with other kids her age in a virtual playground rather than a physical one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">With technology and A.I. taking over our own reality, Hanks can&#8217;t help but wonder if there&#8217;s a world where <em>Toy Story <\/em>continues on without him by using all of his recordings from the last 30 years of voicing Woody.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Time is undefeated,&#8221; he says. &#8220;The question would be whether or not we could cobble together some version of me. Every word we have ever recorded in time in <em>Toy Story<\/em> is on digital media somewhere, so they could put together anything they would want.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hanks and Allen concur that the idea is &#8220;a scary thought.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Toy Story 5<\/em> is now in theaters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tom-hanks-weighs-in-future-toy-story-franchise-better-be-worthwhile-12002189\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nz.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Tom Hanks is speculating on whether there will be a Toy Story 6. The Oscar winner thinks there could be a world where a film is made without him. Toy Story 5 is now out in theaters. 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