Ernie Hudson Joins Toy Story 5 in Recast Role

Pixar’s Toy Story 5 has added the esteemed Ernie Hudson to its dependable cast.

Per Deadline, the erstwhile Ghostbuster volition represent Combat Carl, antecedently voiced by the Carl Weathers in Toy Story 4 and the franchise’s Halloween TV peculiar successful 2013. He joins bid mainstays Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, returning arsenic Woody and Buzz Lightyear respectively, and Anna Faris, formed successful an undisclosed relation successful January. In the past, Hudson’s lent his dependable talents to Batman: Bad Blood, Infinity Train, Transformers Prime, and Star Wars: The Bad Batch.

Specifics connected the sequel’s plot person mostly been kept adjacent to the chest, and Disney’s yet to merchandise truthful overmuch arsenic a teaser to the public. What is known is that the toys volition spell up against an service of Buzz Lightyears (Buzzes Lightyear?) astatine immoderate constituent successful the film—and much broadly, volition research the taxable of exertion replacing toys’ relation to kids. More recently, Allen teased the movie would diagnostic cowgirl Jessie (Joan Cusack) successful a large way. He besides indicated Buzz and Woody would “realign” aft the second went disconnected with Bo Peep to assistance prize toys find owners.

Toy Story 5 arrives successful theaters June 19, 2026.

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