Pixar May Have More 'Toy Story' Ideas Beyond 'Toy Story 5'

The ending of Toy Story 3 was one of those all-time, unforgettable moments. Everyone felt like Andy, the owner of the toys, leaving for college and passing those toys to a new child was a perfect way to go out. Then, that movie made over $1 billion, and wouldn’t you know it? Toy Story 4 arrived about a decade later. That too felt like a suitable ending, with Woody finally breaking off from the group to be with the toy he loves. Tom Hanks himself, the voice of Woody, apparently called that “the actual perfect place to end the saga.” But now seven years have passed, and Toy Story 5 is on the way. All the toys are back, but this time, it seems it might not be as definitive an ending. Entertainment Weekly has an extensive story on the highly anticipated Pixar sequel, out on June 19. In it, the magazine reveals that director Andrew Stanton believes, “With just two months of brainstorming the mundane elements of the lifecycle of a toy, there would be two movies’ worth of Toy Story material to explore next. Maybe not with Bonnie, but a different character as a focal point,” the article states. “That’s why I feel like it can keep going,” Stanton added. That basically makes it sound like Pi