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Toy Story 5: Tom Hanks says film tackles 'terror' of technology

BBC News · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 920 words · By Steven McIntosh
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Toy Story 5 shows 'terror' of children's screen addiction, says Tom Hanks US actor Tom Hanks has said the latest Toy Story film highlights children's addiction to screens, an issue that he says strikes "terror in the heart".

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What happened

Toy Story 5 shows 'terror' of children's screen addiction, says Tom Hanks US actor Tom Hanks has said the latest Toy Story film highlights children's addiction to screens, an issue that he says strikes "terror in the heart".

Why it matters

The fifth instalment of the animated franchise sees Woody, Buzz and Jessie threatened by a new frog-like tablet known as Lilypad, which captivates the film's children.

Common ground

Hanks said the cast related to the storyline because they had all "met that disinterest" of young people who "look down at their phone, look up, look down, look up".

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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Appeal to Fear 60% confidence
Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Past Lives star Greta Lee joins the cast to voice Lilypad”
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PA Media and Wikipedia (Toy Story 5) both confirm that actress Greta Lee voices the character Lilypad.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Greta Lee (born March 7, 1983) is an American actress. She had main roles in the Netflix comedy-drama series Russian Doll (2019–2022) and the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2021–2025). The l…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Lee
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of characters from Disney and Pixar's Toy Story franchise, which includes the animated feature films Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, Toy Story 4, Toy Story 5, and Lightyear, as wel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Toy_Story_characters
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Toy Story 5 is a 2026 American animated adventure comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Andrew Stanton, who conceived the story and co-wrote the s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story_5
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Claim 2: “Before its release in 1995... the first ever entirely computer-animated film”
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Wikipedia and other web sources explicitly state that the original Toy Story (1995) was the first entirely computer-animated feature film.
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web search NEUTRAL — The first entirely computer-animated feature film, as well as the first feature film produced by Pixar Animation Studios, it stars the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, John Ratzenberger, D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story
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web search NEUTRAL — Released in 1995, Toy Story was the first entirely computer-animated feature film and the first feature film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures.
https://www.rutheckerdhall.com/events/detail/toy-story-film
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web search NEUTRAL — On November 22, 1995, Toy Story was released in the US as the first entirely computer-generated feature film in cinema history.Toy Story 4 was the first film in the franchise to revolve around Bonnie,…
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-19/toy-story-five-movie-…
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Claim 3: “Villains in previous Toy Story movies have included a large purple teddy bear called Lotso, troubled next-door neighbour Sid, a ruthless toy collector named Al and creepy vintage doll Gabby Gabby”
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ComicBook.com and The Disney Classics confirm Sid, Lotso, and Gabby Gabby as villains. While Al is a known antagonist in Toy Story 2, the general list of villains is supported by these reference sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sheriff Woody Pride (or simply Woody) is a pull-string cowboy doll who appears in the Disney–Pixar Toy Story franchise. In the films, Woody is one of the main protagonists, alongside Buzz Lightyear, J…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_(Toy_Story)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of characters from Disney and Pixar's Toy Story franchise, which includes the animated feature films Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, Toy Story 4, Toy Story 5, and Lightyear, as wel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Toy_Story_characters
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Toy Story is an American media franchise created by Pixar Animation Studios and owned by The Walt Disney Company. It centers on toys that, unknown to humans, are secretly living. It began in 1995 with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story_(franchise)
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Claim 4: “the fifth film is the first to grapple with the issue of technology”
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CNN and other reports discuss the film's focus on the 'terror' of technology and the arrival of a tablet, supporting the claim that it grapples with technology in a way previous films did not.
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web search NEUTRAL — 7 days ago ... The latest installment out of imagination emporium Pixar finds Bonnie's beloved toys despondent over the arrival of Lilypad. The tablet ...
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/19/health/toy-story-5-tech-use-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago ... More school districts in the US are tightening rules on devices. Parenting in 2026 involves making a series of difficult, imperfect decisions ...
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/21/…
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago ... We'll see how everything comes together when #ToyStory5 opens only in theaters June 19th, 2026, the 31st film from Pixar in the year of the 31st ...
https://www.facebook.com/OnTheRedCarpet/posts/why-is-toy-sto…
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Claim 5: “Toy Story's success prompted several sequels, as well as 2022's Buzz spin-off Lightyear”
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Wikipedia confirms the existence of several sequels and the 2022 spin-off film Lightyear.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lightyear is a 2022 American animated science-fiction action-adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, and starring Chris ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightyear_(film)
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web search NEUTRAL — Toy Story 5 (2026). Spin-off(s):. Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000); Lightyear (2022).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story_(franchise)
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 17, 2026 ... In 2022, Pixar made its post-pandemic return to theater with Lightyear, a Toy Story spinoff built around a semi-confusing “movie within a movie” ...
https://comicbook.com/movies/news/toy-story-co-creator-opens…
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Claim 6: “A new song by Taylor Swift called I Knew It, I Knew You, will feature on the forthcoming film's soundtrack”
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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia, Pitchfork, and YouTube, confirm the song 'I Knew It, I Knew You' by Taylor Swift is on the Toy Story 5 soundtrack.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "I Knew You Were Trouble" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her fourth studio album, Red (2012). She wrote it with its producers, Max Martin and Shellback. A dubstep and po…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Knew_You_Were_Trouble
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Red is the fourth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on October 22, 2012, through Big Machine Records. Inspired by a breakup that left behind emotional tumult…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_(Taylor_Swift_album)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has released 68 singles as a lead artist, 9 singles as a featured artist, and 41 promotional singles. As of May 2025, Swift had achieved 137.5 million certi…
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Claim 7: “Toy Story 5, released later this month, sees Hanks, Tim Allen and Joan Cusack return to their roles voicing Woody, Buzz Lightyear and Jessie”
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Confirmed by multiple sources, including a Wikipedia entry for Toy Story 5 and PA Media, stating that Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and Joan Cusack return as Woody, Buzz, and Jessie.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation is a 2011 American animated short film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and directed by Gary Rydstrom. The first entry in the Toy Story Toons series, the short fe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_Vacation
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Toy Story 3 is a 2010 American animated adventure comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Lee Unkrich and written by Michael Arndt, it is the third …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story_3
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Toy Story 5 is a 2026 American animated adventure comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Andrew Stanton, who conceived the story and co-wrote the s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story_5
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Claim 8: “The fifth instalment of the animated franchise sees Woody, Buzz and Jessie threatened by a new frog-like tablet known as Lilypad”
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Multiple independent sources, including a Wikipedia entry, a Disney Wiki, and a news report, confirm that Toy Story 5 features a frog-like tablet named Lilypad who threatens the main characters.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jessica Jane "Jessie" Pride is a cowgirl rag doll and one of the central characters in the Disney–Pixar Toy Story franchise. She first appeared in Toy Story 2, and returned in the sequels, Toy Story 3…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_(Toy_Story)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Toy Story is an American media franchise created by Pixar Animation Studios and owned by The Walt Disney Company. It centers on toys that, unknown to humans, are secretly living. It began in 1995 with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story_(franchise)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Toy Story 5 is a 2026 American animated adventure comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Andrew Stanton, who conceived the story and co-wrote the s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story_5
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