# Pixar Storytelling Secrets with Directors and Writers of TOY STORY 5 | IN PROX S3E39

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More than 30 years after the release of TOY STORY, the Pixar franchise’s latest chapter, TOY STORY 5, premieres in theaters this week. Award-winning writer/director Andrew Stanton and co-director/writer Kenna Harris joined host Paola Mardo for a virtual conversation about why the film pits Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), Jessie (Joan Cusack) and their gang of toys against tech, in the form of the tablet Lilypad (Greta Lee). Andrew and Kenna also discuss how they collaborated on the film as filmmakers from different backgrounds and generations, the secrets to Pixar’s emotionally-compelling storytelling, and how they plan to continue the TOY STORY legacy to infinity and beyond.

(00:00) Take a shot when Andrew says “Faustian bargain” (03:27) If Labubu was in the TOY STORY universe… (09:02) The start of the TOY STORY 5 project (16:02) Behind the Pixar “brain trust” days (18:57) Andrew and Kenna’s collaborative process (26:57) Why the toys are tackling technology (34:30) How we emotionally connect with TOY STORY and Pixar (45:53) Prox Recs

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