Toy Story 5: The Big New Rival Is a Tablet

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Pixar is giving its old-school toys a decidedly modern antagonist: a tablet.

During the studio's Friday showcase at Annecy's International Animation Film Festival in France, chief creative officer Pete Docter revealed that Toy Story 5's villain is Lily Pad, a "sneaky" and "prickly" tablet tablet that convinces eight-year-old Bonnie that friends and games on a device beat dusty ol' toys in the closet.

The first concept art shows the frog-faced tablet looming over Buzz, Jessie and Bullseye like a touchscreen tyrant of the toy box. As you can probably foresee, this is a battle between analog animation and always-on tech. (You can stream Toy Story movies ...