Taylor Swift feels ‘so lucky’ to write Toy Story 5 song

She performed I Knew It, I Knew You at film’s premiere

- Alison de Souza

Toy Story 5 might be one of the most anticipated movies of 2026, but it was nearly eclipsed by Taylor Swift at its Los Angeles premiere.

The global pop icon made a surprise appearance at the June 9 event, where she performed an acoustic version of I Knew It, I Knew You, the original country-pop song she sang and co-wrote for the soundtrack.

Opening in Singapore cinemas on June 18, the film continues the billion-dollar franchise that began with Toy Story (1995), an animated action comedy in which a young boy’s toys come to life, and new action figure Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) replaces cowboy doll Woody (Tom Hanks) as his favourite plaything.

And the fifth instalment sees the older toys facing another existential crisis as their current owner, eight-year-old Bonnie, becomes obsessed with a frog-shaped electronic tablet named Lilypad (Greta Lee).

After Toy Story 5 was screened at the premiere, the curtain rose to reveal Swift, 36, sitting at a piano on stage and wearing a floor-length gown in the same shade of yellow as the Toy Story logo.