{"id":353559,"date":"2026-06-20T03:30:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T22:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=353559"},"modified":"2026-06-20T03:30:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T22:00:31","slug":"tom-hanks-reacts-to-surprise-toy-story-family-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/20\/tom-hanks-reacts-to-surprise-toy-story-family-reveal\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Hanks Reacts To Surprise \u2018Toy Story\u2019 Family Reveal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Tom Hanks<\/strong> can have voiced Hollywood\u2019s most iconic cowboy for greater than 30 years, but he apparently still has a thing or two to study his own \u201cToy Story\u201d character.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the discharge of \u201cToy Story 5,\u201d Hanks was left stunned by a surprising piece of franchise lore involving Woody\u2019s full name and a possible family connection to Jessie.<\/p>\n<p>The actor also teased one of the heartbreaking scenes within the upcoming installment and weighed in on whether voice actors must have their very own Oscar category.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;You&amp;apos;re a big hero once again!&quot; \ud83e\udd20\ud83d\ude02 Tom Hanks and Tim Allen on Toy Story 5 and Woody&amp;apos;s real name?!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DCHqxLka9iw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Tom Hanks has voiced the long-lasting \u201cToy Story\u201d character Sheriff Woody for greater than three many years, but even he remains to be getting used to some parts of the character\u2019s lore.<\/p>\n<p>While promoting the upcoming \u201cToy Story 5,\u201d Hanks sat for an interview with BBC Radio 1 alongside his co-star Tim Allen, where critic Ali Plumb informed him that Sheriff Woody has a full name: Woody Pride.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow did they find this out?\u201d Hanks exclaimed. \u201cI play the guy! I didn\u2019t realize that he had a surname.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Plumb then dropped one other surprise by revealing that Jessie the Cowgirl, voiced by Joan Cusack, also has a full name: Jessica Jane \u201cJessie\u201d Pride.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel meaning you\u2019re siblings,\u201d Plumb suggested.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Hanks appeared bewildered by the revelation and quickly pushed back on the claim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoy! No!\u201d Hanks replied. \u201cDistant cousins, please!\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tim Allen Was Already Aware Of The Lore<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nikki Nelson\/WENN\/MEGA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Also, in the course of the interview, Allen, who voices Buzz Lightyear, said he had previously heard in regards to the information and knew that Woody and Jessie were by some means related.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s something in there. Considered one of the blokes on the web gets these names,\u201d Allen said. \u201cI heard that very same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps Hanks was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/creative-content\/movies\/tom-hanks-reacts-woody-jessie-toy-story-related-video\/\">hesitant to simply accept this latest relationship<\/a> because he appeared concerned that Woody and Jessie had some type of romantic link. Nonetheless, fans know that Jessie and Buzz have long been presented as a romantic pair, while Woody has all the time been drawn to Bo Peep, voiced by Annie Potts.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tom Hanks Teases A Heartbreaking \u2018Toy Story 5\u2019 Scene<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=1152,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tom-hanks-3-768x1152.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Hanks at A Man Called Otto Madrid Premiere\" class=\"wp-image-661414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=1536,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tom-hanks-3-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=1152,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tom-hanks-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=683,height=1024,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tom-hanks-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=200,height=300,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tom-hanks-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tom-hanks-3-scaled.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MEGA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cToy Story 5\u201d arrives in theaters on June 19 and can see Jessie tackle a central role in a toys-versus-tech plot with the introduction of Lilypad, voiced by Greta Lee.<\/p>\n<p>The story focuses on Bonnie, now 8 years old, and her toys as they grapple with Lilypad, a wise tablet device that threatens to switch creative playtime.<\/p>\n<p>In a conversation with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/tom-hanks-toy-story-5-tim-allen-greta-lee-uk-launch-film-1236607991\/\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>, Hanks noted that the film features one of the heartbreaking storylines he has seen throughout the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s one of the heartbreaking scenes I\u2019ve ever seen in any of the Toy Story movies,\u201d Hanks explained. \u201cWhen that little girl is getting her feelings hurt by what other individuals are texting about her, and she or he doesn\u2019t understand why. She doesn\u2019t know what she did unsuitable, nevertheless it hurts, and that could be a very prescient thing to have in a movie today about little kids and toys, don\u2019t you think that?\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Woody Shows His Age In \u2018Toy Story 5\u2019<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Toy Story 5 - Official &amp;apos;She Really Let Things Go&amp;apos; Clip (2026) Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Greta Lee\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6hkEJG5tBYs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Nonetheless, director and co-writer Andrew Stanton clarified that Lilypad just isn&#8217;t precisely the villain, even when fans may even see her that way at first.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe is to the toys because they\u2019re understandably intimidated,\u201d Stanton told <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/toy-story-5-aging-woody-lilypad-1236750424\/\">Variety<\/a>. \u201cShe\u2019s just the following phase in Bonnie\u2019s life. She\u2019s built like a toy within the sense that she desires to help the child go forward, but she\u2019s got very different skills and 0 experience, whereas Jessie has nothing but experience and might be unprepared for what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, one in all the largest surprises in the most recent installment is that Woody has aged significantly. Fans may not notice the difference at first, but when the pull-string cowboy removes his hat, they&#8217;ll quickly see that he&#8217;s balding.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a press preview earlier this 12 months, Stanton explained that Hanks\u2019 character is just having fun with his retirement.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cThe bald spot symbolizes that he\u2019s just worn out from not attempting to handle himself a lot anymore \u2014 just doing whatever dirty work needed to be done to avoid wasting a toy.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tom Hanks Rejects A Separate Voice Acting Oscar<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=512,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tom-hanks-oscars-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Hanks in a tux\" class=\"wp-image-661413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=683,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tom-hanks-oscars-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=512,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tom-hanks-oscars-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=300,height=200,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tom-hanks-oscars-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tom-hanks-oscars-scaled.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Daniele Cifal\u00e0 \/ MEGA <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While promoting the brand new installment in a conversation with Gold Derby, Hanks also weighed in on whether voice actors need a separate category on the Oscars.<\/p>\n<p>Hanks, who has won two Oscars for 1993\u2019s \u201cPhiladelphia\u201d and 1994\u2019s \u201cForrest Gump,\u201d said there isn&#8217;t any need for a brand new category because voice actors should have the opportunity to compete within the primary acting races.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel they&#8217;ve enough categories,\u201d he said, per <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/tom-hanks-voice-actors-oscars-toy-story-5-1236772342\/\">Variety<\/a>. \u201cThe reality is, truly, a voice actor can win Best Actor. The judgment is \u2018any performance that moved you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cWe\u2019ve talked about, for instance, Andy Serkis. Though he doesn&#8217;t appear as Andy Serkis, he gives all of the raw material to it. There\u2019s been individuals who have been near being nominated that don&#8217;t appear on camera. That might occur to a pure-vocal actor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the event that they are moved, meaning they&#8217;re moved by a human being\u2019s performance. That\u2019s all of the requirement,\u201d Hanks added.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Hanks can have voiced Hollywood\u2019s most iconic cowboy for greater than 30 years, but he apparently still has a thing or two to study his own \u201cToy Story\u201d character. 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