Tom Hanks is not ruling out another Toy Story movie, but he has some very clear thoughts on what would need to happen first.
The actor returned as Woody alongside Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story 5, which is out now in theaters. While fans may already be wondering whether Toy Story 6 could ever happen, Tom says the franchise should only continue if there is a real creative reason behind it.
“If you’re gonna do another Toy Story, it better be worthwhile,” Tom told Entertainment Weekly. “It better be great. You better be examining some theme that is not just dragging it out because people like the title. I mean, it is a huge corporate business without a doubt, I’m not gonna discount that. But unless it’s good, new, fresh, there’s no reason to do it at all.”
The Phoenician Scheme star acknowledged there is another complicated question surrounding the franchise’s future: whether technology and A.I. could eventually allow Woody to continue without him.
“Time is undefeated,” he said. “The question would be whether or not we could cobble together some version of me. Every word we have ever recorded in time in Toy Story is on digital media somewhere, so they could put together anything they would want.”
Tom and Tim agreed that the possibility is “a scary thought.”
With Toy Story 5 in theaters, the Buzz and Woody voice actors have been reflecting on their 30-year friendship!
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