Toy Story 5 Adds Conan O'Brien in Mysterious New Role

Disney has signed up Conan O'Brien for a relation successful Toy Story 5.

The redheaded chat amusement big volition dependable a mysterious caller quality named Smarty Pants successful the upcoming movie.

O'Brien announced his engagement successful Toy Story 5 via his authoritative TeamCoco Instagram account, via a skit successful which helium jokingly suggests helium asked Disney if helium could dependable Woody oregon Buzz Lightyear instead. (Thankfully, Tom Hanks and Tim Allen are already signed up to reprise their legendary roles.)

No different details connected O'Brien's quality were mentioned, leaving fans to speculate connected who precisely Smarty Pants mightiness be.

Toy Story 5 volition reunite Woody, Buzz and the remainder of Pixar's beloved formed for a caller escapade that sees the accepted toys having to grapple with a satellite successful which kids are present much funny successful gadgets, gizmos and different technology.

Could Smarty Pants beryllium immoderate benignant of physics toy, and possibly an antagonist for our intrepid artifact heroes? Time volition tell.

O'Brien's casting is the archetypal clip a caller quality has been announced for Toy Story 5, suggesting this is simply a casting of immoderate importance.

Toy Story 5 volition people the archetypal large caller introduction successful Pixar's bid since Toy Story 4 successful 2019. A spin-off, Lightyear, which focused connected the in-universe exploits of the archetypal Buzz Lightyear character, launched successful 2022 but was wide considered a flop.

Now, Disney is hoping to respire caller beingness backmost into its main Toy Story marque erstwhile more, contempt the risks of having to travel the series' universally-praised archetypal trilogy.

Toy Story 5 is acceptable to motorboat connected June 19, 2026, and volition beryllium the archetypal of respective caller sequels to classical Pixar films owed implicit the adjacent fewer years, with Incredibles 3 and Coco 2 besides connected the cards.

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