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Growing up with ‘Toy Story’: Andrew Stanton on 30+ years with Woody and Buzz

Stanton says the franchise launched his career and now returns as cowriter and co-director as Toy Story 5 opens in theaters June 12.

  • Andrew Stanton, the lead writer on the first three Toy Story films, is now co-writing and co-directing the next Toy Story film.
  • Stanton has spent 34 years with the studio, reflecting on the 'magical thinking' that launched his long history with the franchise.
  • Pixar filmmaker Stanton recalled that Toy Story 'was the movie that started it all,' with everything since feeling like 'gravy.'
  • The franchise has historically seen long gaps between films, including an 11-year wait between the second and third installments, before the fourth movie arrived nine years later.
  • Beyond his work with Woody and Buzz, Stanton directed hits including Finding Nemo and WALL-E, with the new Toy Story film set for theaters on June 12.
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Andrew Stanton has spent more than half his life with “Toy Story”.

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Growing up with ‘Toy Story’: Andrew Stanton on 30+ years with Woody and Buzz

Andrew Stanton has spent over half his life with “Toy Story.” He’s contributed to every movie, and now he’s co-writing and co-directing “Toy Story 5.”

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Andrew Stanton has spent more than half of his life with “Toy Story.” He was the lead screenwriter of the first three, a saviour of the script in the fourth and now, co-writer and co-director of “Toy Story 5”.

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
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