“Lightyear” has landed … on VOD and Disney+.
The latest Pixar adventure imagines the movie that Andy watched in 1995 that inspired his love of the Buzz Lightyear character. “Lightyear” is a rip-roaring ride, with this version of Buzz (now voiced by Chris Evans), attempting to rescue a community of colonists from a hostile planet, after their ship crash lands and their fuel cell is damaged. Combining hard sci-fi with the kind of emotionality you expect from a Pixar movie, it might have been overlooked in theaters but can find a loving audience at home.
Of course, as with any Pixar movie, “Lightyear” went through some major changes along the way to its final version. Here are some of the versions of “Lightyear” that you’ll never see, with commentary from co-writer/director Angus MacLane and producer Gayln Susman. As Susman said at one point during our conversation, “Trust me, you saw...
The latest Pixar adventure imagines the movie that Andy watched in 1995 that inspired his love of the Buzz Lightyear character. “Lightyear” is a rip-roaring ride, with this version of Buzz (now voiced by Chris Evans), attempting to rescue a community of colonists from a hostile planet, after their ship crash lands and their fuel cell is damaged. Combining hard sci-fi with the kind of emotionality you expect from a Pixar movie, it might have been overlooked in theaters but can find a loving audience at home.
Of course, as with any Pixar movie, “Lightyear” went through some major changes along the way to its final version. Here are some of the versions of “Lightyear” that you’ll never see, with commentary from co-writer/director Angus MacLane and producer Gayln Susman. As Susman said at one point during our conversation, “Trust me, you saw...
- 8/5/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
To infinity and Disney+! Following its June 17 theatrical release, Disney/Pixar’s Lightyear has set its streaming debut. Buzz Lightyear lands his spaceship on the streaming platform on August 3, Disney+ announced July 19. With the announcement came a new video promoting the Lightyear Disney+ release date, and it includes fun clips from the animated flick unseen in previous trailers for those who have yet to catch it in theaters. The video focuses heavily on Sox, the robo-cat meant to be Buzz’s emotional support animal voiced by Peter Sohn. Chris Evans voices the beloved Toy Story Space Ranger, with Uzo Aduba, Keke Palmer, and Taika Waititi lending their vocal talents to the characters Alisha Hawthorne, Izzy Hawthorne, and Mo Morrison, respectively. James Brolin voices the villainous Zurg. Other cast members include Dale Soules (Darby Steele), Mary McDonald-Lewis (I.V.A.N.), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (Commander Burnside), Efren Ramirez (Airman Díaz), Keira Hairston (Young Izzy...
- 7/19/2022
- TV Insider
Disney and Pixar have announced that their latest animated feature Lightyear will be available for streaming on Disney+ starting August 3rd.
“‘Lightyear’ looks amazing on the big screen, of course, but we are so excited to bring it to Disney+,” said the film’s director Angus MacLane in a statement. “We devoted years of our lives to this film and we are so proud of it. We want to share it with as many people as possible. Disney+ not only gives more fans an opportunity to see ‘Lightyear,’ it gives us all the means to see it again and again.”
A sci-fi action adventure and the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear, the hero who inspired the Toy Story toy, Lightyear follows the legendary Space Ranger (The Gray Man‘s Chris Evans) after he’s marooned on a hostile planet 4.2 million light-years from Earth alongside his commander and their crew.
“‘Lightyear’ looks amazing on the big screen, of course, but we are so excited to bring it to Disney+,” said the film’s director Angus MacLane in a statement. “We devoted years of our lives to this film and we are so proud of it. We want to share it with as many people as possible. Disney+ not only gives more fans an opportunity to see ‘Lightyear,’ it gives us all the means to see it again and again.”
A sci-fi action adventure and the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear, the hero who inspired the Toy Story toy, Lightyear follows the legendary Space Ranger (The Gray Man‘s Chris Evans) after he’s marooned on a hostile planet 4.2 million light-years from Earth alongside his commander and their crew.
- 7/19/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
This article contains spoilers for Lightyear.
Lightyear, the new movie from Pixar is (as an opening card now famously tells us) the film that little Andy from the Toy Story movies saw and was so excited about that he received a Buzz Lightyear toy as a gift in 1995.
The movie follows the adventures of space ranger Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Chris Evans) of Star Command, who is piloting a mission alongside commanding officer Alisha Hawthorne (Uzo Aduba) to explore new, potentially habitable worlds.
When an overconfident Buzz accidentally damages the ship and strands it on a planet that is livable but filled with hostile lifeforms, the crew of scientists aboard have no choice but to build a colony on what they call Tikana Prime. Buzz, meanwhile, tirelessly flies test missions using hyperspace fuel, which is the only possible way to get the crew back to Earth.
But every time Buzz launches a test flight,...
Lightyear, the new movie from Pixar is (as an opening card now famously tells us) the film that little Andy from the Toy Story movies saw and was so excited about that he received a Buzz Lightyear toy as a gift in 1995.
The movie follows the adventures of space ranger Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Chris Evans) of Star Command, who is piloting a mission alongside commanding officer Alisha Hawthorne (Uzo Aduba) to explore new, potentially habitable worlds.
When an overconfident Buzz accidentally damages the ship and strands it on a planet that is livable but filled with hostile lifeforms, the crew of scientists aboard have no choice but to build a colony on what they call Tikana Prime. Buzz, meanwhile, tirelessly flies test missions using hyperspace fuel, which is the only possible way to get the crew back to Earth.
But every time Buzz launches a test flight,...
- 6/17/2022
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
A spinoff was bound to come out sooner or later. Did we need an origin story to the Buzz Lightyear character from Toy Story? No. But the Lightyear film by Angus MacLane certainly does know how to build a world around the character we only learned about through the Pixar franchise. The film is about a flight, failure and working together to achieve a common goal.
Buzz Lightyear (Chris Evans) is an enemy of time. He is a brave but often headstrong man who doesn’t need help from anyone. This attitude is why, as a Space Ranger, he got a whole colony stranded on a random planet, and they can’t leave because the hyperspace crystal broke. They need a new one to journey home, so the scientist creates a new one, and he has to test it out. He fails on the first try but realizes that he...
Buzz Lightyear (Chris Evans) is an enemy of time. He is a brave but often headstrong man who doesn’t need help from anyone. This attitude is why, as a Space Ranger, he got a whole colony stranded on a random planet, and they can’t leave because the hyperspace crystal broke. They need a new one to journey home, so the scientist creates a new one, and he has to test it out. He fails on the first try but realizes that he...
- 6/13/2022
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
“Lightyear,” the 26th Pixar film, has a premise that’s explained by the film’s opening title. It seems that in 1995, Andy, the young hero of “Toy Story,” was given a Buzz Lightyear action figure as a present. That was because he’d seen a Buzz Lightyear movie and loved it. “Lightyear” is that movie.
There are plenty of ways the Pixar wizards could have spun that premise. One imagines a Buzz Lightyear origin story in which he’s a brash young upstart going through flight training. And since Buzz, in his curvy plastic spacesuit with the chartreuse trim and the bubble helmet, is the most futuristic of all the “Toy Story” playthings, one could envision that film unfolding within the most deliriously Pixarian of sci-fi kiddie landscapes.
But “Lightyear,” in its eminently conventional and likable way, is a far less audacious movie than that. As it opens, Buzz is...
There are plenty of ways the Pixar wizards could have spun that premise. One imagines a Buzz Lightyear origin story in which he’s a brash young upstart going through flight training. And since Buzz, in his curvy plastic spacesuit with the chartreuse trim and the bubble helmet, is the most futuristic of all the “Toy Story” playthings, one could envision that film unfolding within the most deliriously Pixarian of sci-fi kiddie landscapes.
But “Lightyear,” in its eminently conventional and likable way, is a far less audacious movie than that. As it opens, Buzz is...
- 6/13/2022
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
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The definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear, the hero who inspired the toy, “Lightyear” follows the legendary Space Ranger after he’s marooned on a hostile planet 4.2 million light-years from Earth alongside his commander and their crew. As Buzz tries to find a way back home through space and time, he’s joined by a group of...
Enter to win passes for you and a guest to attend the Advance Screening of Lightyear on June 15th at 7Pm at Wehrenberg Chesterfield Galaxy 14 Cine.
Enter Here: https://gofobo.com/LightyearGeeks
The screening will be filled on a first come first served basis, so we encourage you to arrive early. Seats will not be guaranteed. Rated PG.
The definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear, the hero who inspired the toy, “Lightyear” follows the legendary Space Ranger after he’s marooned on a hostile planet 4.2 million light-years from Earth alongside his commander and their crew. As Buzz tries to find a way back home through space and time, he’s joined by a group of...
- 6/11/2022
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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