Fans’ reactions to the news that Disney is currently working on Toy Story 5, the next installment in the Toy Story saga, have been surprisingly conflicted on social media. Bob Iger, the CEO of The Walt Disney Company, announced yesterday that Toy Story 5 and the sequels to Frozen and Zootopia are also in production. But Toy Story 5 has received the most attention—and not all of it in a good way.
TOY STORY 5, FROZEN 3, AND ZOOTOPIA 2 are apparently confirmed now.
Toy Story 5 is such a cash grab, 4 films are enough.
They’ll probably won’t let Frozen go for another decade.
Zootopia 2 is great tho. https://t.co/jEWUBGErdu
Many Toy Story fans appear to be offended by the plot of the previous sequel Toy Story 4, believing that the series should have concluded with the third film. When Toy Story 3 was released in 2010, it brought an end to Andy’s story and his interactions with Woody and Buzz. It received positive reviews from critics, and many thought it was the franchise’s ideal conclusion.
See ya soon Woody, you are a sad strange little man and you have my pity. And off we go to a number 5! To infinity and beyond! pic.twitter.com/bwRzE487Vi
Why in the hell are they making a Toy Story 5 when the fourth one was supposed to be it and the third one was when everyone thought it was over?? Like both of them (specifically the third one) had good endings and finished off the story well why are they dragging it on??
Zootopia 2: Sure why not there’s plenty more stories to tell in this universe
Frozen 3: Surprisingly I don’t mind this idea. If they take their time instead of rushing it out like 2, there’s a lot of potential. I just won’t look forward to it
Not sure why we want TOY STORY 5. They last two movies were already clear finales unto themselves. This feels like a hat on a hat on a hat. https://t.co/2RLUt254m5
Not Everyone is Feeling Quite so Sour on Toy Story 5
Of course, the Toy Story series continues to be one of the most popular animated series of all time, so not everyone is as upset about the news of a fifth installment.
Still gone go watch Toy Story 5 when it come out, fight me.
The general sentiment, however, leans more negatively, and fans are perplexed as to why Disney decided to film Toy Story 5. Of course, there are also the obvious financial advantages.
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“Today I’m so pleased to announce that we have sequels in the works from our animation studios to some of our most popular franchises, Toy Story, Frozen, and Zootopia,” said Disney CEO Bob Iger during yesterday’s Q1 earnings call. This is a terrific illustration of how we’re leveraging our unrivaled brands and franchises. We’ll have more information about these productions to share soon.
Tim Allen, a stalwart of the franchise who was recast alongside Chris Evans from Marvel for the standalone spinoff Lightyear last year, has since revealed that he will return for Toy Story 5. The actor, who has played Buzz Lightyear since the very first Toy Story way, way back in 1995, posted a message on social media saying, “See you soon Woody, you are a sad strange little man and you have my pity.” “And now we’re off to number 5!” To the horizon and beyond!
Toy Story 5’s plot is currently unknown, but we can undoubtedly safely assume that it will resolve in some way to reunite Woody and Buzz after the events of Toy Story 4. No matter how you feel about the fourth installment, the question of whether we need a Toy Story 5 still persists.
