Schoolboy's Artwork to Feature on BBFC Black Card for Toy Story 5

A painting produced by an eight-year-old schoolboy is to be shown before all UK screenings of Toy Story 5.

Tommy, from Blackpool, won a competition to design the official British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) Black Card which will be shown at all UK screenings of the film when it opens on Friday.

He was congratulated by the stars of the film, including Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, when he walked the red carpet at a preview screening in London.

"I was really shocked to win. I felt happy, excited, amazed — so many emotions all at once! I didn't believe it at first," said Tommy.

Tommy, who used acrylic paint and a mixture of brushes and sponges to achieve different textures, said: 'I just wanted to make something colourful, plus feet are easier to draw than faces!

"I can't wait for my friends to see it in the cinema."

Tom Hanks, who plays pull-string cowboy doll Woody in the Toy Story films, and Tim Allen, who plays astronaut action figure Buzz Lightyear, both congratulated Tommy at the event and signed his framed copy of the winning design.

A BBFC spokesperson said the latest instalment of the Toy Story series sees Woody, Buzz Lightyear and Jessie the cowgirl rag doll face their biggest challenge yet - a world where, as Woody put it: "Toys are for play, but tech is for everything".

Tommy's winning design features the feet of some of the characters from the Disney Pixar film, including new character Lilypad, played by Greta Lee.

Lilypad is a new tablet device said by the BBFC to arrive "with her own disruptive ideas about what is best for their kid, Bonnie".

Greta Lee and fellow actor Joan Cusack, who voices Jessie, announced Tommy's winning design in a specially recorded video, before Tommy met the stars of the film at the UK Toy Story 5 fan event in London.

On seeing Tommy's design, Cusack asked: "Did you draw that? That's amazing!" while Lee told Tommy to keep up the good work.

Approaching Tommy on the red carpet, Hanks said: "Hey little kid! What's this?" before signing his framed design and adding: "Thanks for being here."

Tommy, who was a finalist in last year's competition, was then seen screaming in delight in a video from the event shared by the BBFC.

The Disney fan also told Allen that Buzz was his favourite character from the films, with Allen joking: "I want you to make sure that Tom hears that when he comes out here."

Director Andrew Stanton told Tommy: "You really did your homework… we'll have to hire you some day!"

Tommy's signature also appears on the official BBFC Black Card for the Disney and Pixar film, alongside those of BBFC president Natasha Kaplinsky and chief executive David Austin.

The competition attracted more than 1,000 entries from across the UK.

He and his family were invited to attend a winner's day experience in London, including a behind-the-scenes tour of the BBFC, where Tommy learned how films are classified from a BBFC Compliance Officer.

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is the independent film and video regulator for the UK.

BBFC president Natasha Kaplinsky said: "Tommy's design absolutely captures the spirit of Toy Story 5, and we are excited to see it on the big screen this summer.

"The film's theme of toys vs tech is particularly important as young people are navigating an online world that is more complex now than ever before."