Joan Cusack Walks First Movie Premiere Red Carpets in 11 Years and Says She Stopped Acting for 6 Years Because It’s ‘Priceless’ Being a ‘Normal Person’

Joan Cusack walked her first movie premiere red carpet in 11 years and explained why she hasn't acted in six years.

Joan Cusack Walks First Movie Premiere Red Carpets in 11 Years and Says She Stopped Acting for 6 Years Because It’s ‘Priceless’ Being a ‘Normal Person’ Tom Hanks Says Taylor Swift’s ‘Toy Story 5’ Song Was Kept ‘Top Secret’ From the Cast Until Release Day Taylor Swift Performs ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ at ‘Toy Story 5’ Premiere, Says Movie Is a ‘Masterpiece’ ‘Office Romance’ Star Betty Gilpin on Using a Prosthetic Vagina for Her Birthing Scene: ‘I Was Pretty Freaked Out’For good reason — the actress returns to the fifth installment of the beloved franchise as Jessie.

'Survivor' Boss Jeff Probst Says Kalshi and Polymarket Are 'Incentivizing People to Lie, Cheat and Steal'; Kalshi Is Now Considering Measures to Prevent Spoilers “I feel so honored to be able to work in this industry for a long time, but it’s also great to live your life and raise your kids and be in Chicago and be a normal person,” she said. “It’s kind of priceless.

”Cusack has played Jessie in all of the “Toy Story” movies since the franchise launched more than 30 years ago in 1995. She admits she never thought she’d still be playing Jessie in 2026. In fact, she didn’t think the part would amount to much when she was first cast.

“I just thought they cast me because they thought it was gonna be funny to have a cowgirl with the Chicago accent,” Cusack said. “I’d have a couple of lines be in a couple of scenes, and that would be it. ”Joan Cusack and Greta Lee attend the “Toy Story 5” launch event at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on May 28 in London.

Taylor Swift’s new end credits song, “I Knew It, I Knew You,” for the film was inspired by Jessie’s story.

“Hopefully, it’ll make more people come to the movie,” Cusack said of Swift’s involvement. “Toy Story 5” sees Woody and Buzz reunite to save Bonnie from her new Lilypad smart tablet. They team up with Jessie, Forky, Slinky Dog, Hamm, Trixie and an army of Buzz Lightyears to stop technology from taking over kids’ lives. Jemaine Clement and Nicola Walker Are Hilarious as Best Friends at War in Hulu’s ‘Wrong-Com’ ‘Alice and Steve’: TV Review

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