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Toy Story Turns 30 as Teaser Sets Up Fifth Film

The anniversary refocuses attention on Pixar’s technological breakthrough, with a new teaser pointing to the franchise’s next installment.

Overview

  • Disney and Pixar released a brief Toy Story 5 teaser days before the milestone, showing the toys reacting to a frog‑themed tablet set to INXS’s Never Tear Us Apart.
  • The original 1995 film was the first feature‑length computer‑animated movie and took more than four years to make.
  • Toy Story earned about $362 million worldwide, received multiple Academy Award nominations, and brought director John Lasseter a Special Achievement Oscar.
  • Woody and Buzz, voiced by Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, headline a buddy‑story dynamic that creators say underpins the film’s lasting appeal.
  • Fans marked the 30th anniversary online as coverage revisited the cast’s divergent paths, the use of archival audio for deceased performers, and industry debates over AI’s growing role in animation.