Woody’s Bald Spot Steals the Show as Pixar Unveils New ‘Toy Story 5’ Cast
Pixar’s first full trailer for Toy Story 5 dropped on Thursday, reuniting Woody and Buzz Lightyear while introducing a new conflict — traditional toys fighting for relevance against a tablet named Lilypad — ahead of the film’s June 19 theatrical release.
KEY FACTS:
- Pixar debuted the full trailer for Toy Story 5 on Thursday, Feb. 19
- Woody reunites with Buzz Lightyear after parting ways with the group at the end of Toy Story 4 in 2019
- The film’s central conflict pits classic toys against modern technology as Bonnie’s new tablet, Lilypad, takes over her attention
- A comedic reveal shows Woody now has a bald spot that glistens in the sunlight and blinds the other toys
- The movie will be released exclusively in theaters on June 19, 2026
Woody Returns After ‘Toy Story 4’ Farewell
Many fans thought they had said goodbye to Woody at the end of Toy Story 4, when the cowboy left to start a new life with Bo Peep as a lost toy. The new trailer makes clear his story isn’t finished.
In the footage, Woody talks to Jessie over a walkie talkie. He and Bo Peep have been hunting for abandoned toys when Jessie updates him on life with Bonnie, the toys’ owner.
Jessie feels like she’s losing Bonnie because Bonnie is spending too much time on her new tablet, Lilypad.
“Tech has invaded our house, too,” Jessie tells Woody.
“I don’t know, Jessie. Toys are for play, but tech is for everything,” Woody replies.
That exchange sets up what appears to be the film’s central conflict: the battle between traditional toys and modern technology for a child’s attention and imagination.
The Bald Spot That Broke the Internet
The trailer’s biggest comedic moment arrives when Woody shows up in person and removes his hat, revealing a bald spot that hilariously glistened in the sunlight and blinded the other toys.
The visual gag immediately captured social media attention.
Lilypad makes fun of Woody’s bald spot by calling him “some kind of old man toy,” but Woody doesn’t get the joke.
“She thinks you’re old because you’re bald, Woody,” Forky says.
With Bonnie increasingly drawn to her tablet Lilypad, the toys face an existential struggle for relevance. The tension between playtime and screen time is at the heart of the new story.
The full trailer comes three months after Pixar released a teaser trailer that introduced Lilypad, voiced by Greta Lee. It fleshes out the dynamic between the technology-driven newcomer and the classic toys.
Full ‘Toy Story 5’ Cast Announced
Toy Story 5 will have a plethora of new and familiar voices.
Tom Hanks returns as Woody, Tim Allen reprises Buzz Lightyear, and Joan Cusack is back as Jessie. Conan O’Brien voices Smarty Pants, and Tony Hale returns as Forky.
According to Pixar, the full voice cast includes returning veterans and newcomers:
- Craig Robinson as Atlas, a cheerful talking GPS hippo toy
- Shelby Rabara as the excitable camera toy Snappy
- Scarlett Spears as the sweet and shy 8-year-old Bonnie
- Mykal-Michelle Harris as Blaze, an independent 8-year-old girl who loves animals
- Matty Matheson as the tech-fearing toy Dr. Nutcase
- John Ratzenberger as the wisecracking piggybank Hamm
- Wallace Shawn as Rex, the anxiety-riddled tyrannosaurus rex toy
- Blake Clark as the ever-loyal Slinky Dog
- Jeff Bergman as the sarcastic Mr. Potato Head
- Anna Vocino as the nurturing Mrs. Potato Head
- Annie Potts as the adventure-loving Bo Peep
- Bonnie Hunt as the wise rag-doll Dolly
- Melissa Villaseñor as Karen Beverly, Bonnie’s homemade toy fashioned out of a plastic knife
- John Hopkins as the dignified hedgehog plush toy Mr. Pricklepants
- Kristen Schaal as the plastic triceratops toy Trixie
- Ernie Hudson as the action figure Combat Carl
- Keanu Reeves as Canadian daredevil toy Duke Caboom
New Characters to Watch in ‘Toy Story 5’
Among the new additions, Dr. Nutcase, voiced by Matty Matheson, is described as a tech-fearing toy — a character whose anxieties could align with the film’s central toys-versus-technology conflict.
Atlas, a cheerful talking GPS hippo toy voiced by Craig Robinson, represents an interesting middle ground: a toy that is itself a piece of technology.
On the human side, Mykal-Michelle Harris plays Blaze, an independent 8-year-old girl who loves animals. The introduction of Blaze suggests the story may expand beyond Bonnie’s room.
BOTTOM LINE: Toy Story 5 hits theaters exclusively on June 19, 2026, with a massive ensemble cast and a toys-vs.-technology theme aimed squarely at modern families navigating screen time.
Production of this article included the use of AI. It was reviewed and edited by a team of content specialists.
