Toy Story 5 has one of Pixar's best creatives as a director and some fascinating first details – and that has me very excited about the fivequel

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D23 was packed with Disneytastic news, and updates on one project in particular have me very excited.

Now, we've known about Toy Story 5 for some time, and I'll admit to feeling some trepidation about the fivequel. After all, both Toy Story 3 and Toy Story 4 had perfect send-offs for the gang, with the fourth movie even splitting up dynamic duo Buzz and Woody. How could a fifth installment possibly make sense, especially after Lightyear was a bit of a misfire?

Plus, the first plot details were unveiled at the convention, and the film will see the toys we know and love go up against their toughest foe yet: technology. In the first look at the film, which you can see above, concept art shows youngster Bonnie under the covers, enraptured by a tablet, while the toys look on in confused dismay. Tackling childhood's shift away from traditional toys to the digital world is something fresh for the franchise, and it's certainly timely, too.

Intriguingly, Woody is also back, after he bid farewell to the gang in the last film. How he has come to return is something I'm very curious about, particularly since it could end up undermining Toy Story 4's tearjerker of an ending. But, I have faith that the filmmakers will craft another stellar entry in one of animation's finest sagas, and I couldn't imagine another Toy Story movie without Woody, anyway.

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I'm the Deputy Entertainment Editor here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site's Total Film and SFX sections. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.