The Pixar record that ‘Toy Story 5’ promises to break

Surprising fans of the franchise of dolls that come to life when humans are not around, in February this year, Disney confirmed that ‘Toy Story 5’ is already being planned, and that the film’s release is scheduled for 2026.

Even though the fifth film belonging to the original title does not yet have information such as synopsis or previews released, it is already possible to say that the plot will bring a new record to the history of the franchise’s producer, Pixar Animation Studios, as determined by the ScreenRant portal.

The Pixar record that ‘Toy Story 5’ promises to break

This is because, although it is not uncommon for Pixar stories to gain sequels and spin-offs, there are few that accumulate more than one continuation or derivative, as can be seen in the studio’s major titles, such as ‘The Incredibles’ (2004) and ‘Inside Out’ (2015), which only received one more film in their franchises to date, and ‘Finding Nemo’ (2003), which received a spin-off in 2016 with ‘Finding Dory’.

In this way, the animations that won the most titles in their franchises can be considered record holders. Until 2022, only ‘Cars’ (2006) held the record by accumulating 5 titles, as the plot has two direct sequels, released in 2011 and 2017, and two derivatives: ‘Aviões’ (2013) and ‘Aviões 2: Heroes from Fire to Rescue’ (2014).

However, with the release of ‘Lightyear’, ‘Toy Story’ (1995) equaled the franchise that has Lightning McQueen as the main character, since in addition to the spin-off, ‘Lightyear’ (2022), it already has three sequels which were released in cinemas in 1999, 2010 and 2019.

Still, with the arrival of ‘Toy Story 5’, the Pixar will break its own record, as the saga that began with the adventures of Andy’s toys will reach the mark of six titles, surpassing the mark it shares with ‘Cars’, becoming the studio’s biggest film franchise.

More about the ‘Toy Story’ franchise

Becoming the first feature film produced by Pixar, ‘Toy Story’ also holds a historic moment in the history of cinema: being the first animation made entirely using computer graphics!

The plot, led by the filmmaker John Lasseterwas responsible for changing the way in which the studio produced its cinematographic content, since, shortly after the film’s premiere, Pixar began to focus only on the production of feature films, giving rise to productions such as “A Bug’s Life ”, “Monsters, Inc.” and “Finding Nemo” in the following years.