Joan Cusack ‘so grateful’ for Jessie becoming lead character in Toy Story 5

Toy Story 5 tells Jessie’s story for the first time. Joan Cusack feels “so grateful” that her Toy Story character Jessie is the lead in the fifth instalment.

Joan Cusack ‘so grateful’ for Jessie becoming lead character in Toy Story 5. Toy Story 5 tells Jessie’s story for the first time. Joan Cusack feels “so grateful” that her Toy Story character Jessie is the lead in the fifth instalment. The School of Rock actress made her debut as the voice of the cowgirl doll Jessie in Pixar’s 1999 animation Toy Story 2, and she subsequently returned for the sequels. In the fifth film, Jessie takes over from Woody as the leader of Bonnie’s toys and leads their fight against Bonnie’s new frog-shaped tablet, Lily Pad. The story also gives viewers an insight into Jessie’s life before her time with Andy and Bonnie. During the UK Launch Event in London on Thursday, Cusack reflected on Jessie’s journey to becoming a lead character. “I’m just so grateful for (director Andrew Stanton), ’cause he did the whole beau...