Toy makers are banking on movie blockbusters to boost sales in 2026 after last year’s brutal tariffs

Toy makers are banking on a slew of blockbuster movies in 2026 to spark fresh demand after President Trump’s tariffs last year left manufacturers reeling. More than a dozen major kids movies are ...

‘Toy Story 5’ takes aim at creepy AI toys: ‘I’m always listening’

Addictive, AI-enabled tablets are taking over, and also, Woody is balding in the new Toy Story movie, out June 19.
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‘Toy Story 5’ Director Defends Making a Fifth Movie: It ‘Allows Us to Embrace Time’ and the ‘Existential Problem’ That ‘Nobody Plays With Toys Anymore’

“Toy Story 5” finds Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of the beloved gang facing off against an iPad-like tablet called Lilypad. Stanton said the movie is “not even really about a battle so much as the ...