Tim Allen on The Tonight Show, "According to the scuttlebutt, the writer that's doing it wrote one of the better ones and said, 'If I didn't get this right, I wouldn't do it.' It could be a very, very interesting way to reunite it." He didn't specify who the writer is.
The release date was announced on April 5th, 2024 to be June 19th, 2026.
This is the second theatrically released fifthquel to an animated film franchise that doesn't include spinoffs, after Ice Age: Collision Course (2016).
Only Toy Story sequel where the film's main director does not make his directorial debut with Pixar.