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This article is about the Disney-Pixar Toy Story universe film. For other films, see Light year (disambiguation).

Lightyear
File:Lightyear Teaser Poster.jpg
Teaser poster
Directed byAngus MacLane
Written byPete Docter
Based on
Buzz Lightyear
by
Produced byGalyn Susman
StarringChris Evans
Taika Waititi
Production
companies
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release date
  • June 17, 2022 (2022-06-17)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Lightyear is an upcoming American computer-animated science fiction action film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is a spin-off of Pixar's Toy Story film series, serving as an origin story for the fictional human character Buzz Lightyear, who inspired the action figure of the same name. It is being directed by Angus MacLane (in his feature directorial debut), written by Pete Docter, and stars the voice of Chris Evans as the titular character.[1]

Lightyear is scheduled to be released on June 17, 2022.

Premise

Lightyear revolves around the fictional origin story of Buzz Lightyear, the character that the action figure in the Toy Story series were based on.[2]

Voice cast

Main article: List of Toy Story characters

Production

Development

Development on Lightyear started after finishing work on the Finding Nemo (2003) sequel Finding Dory (2016). After co-directing Dory with Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane was allowed to pitch the idea of making a Buzz Lightyear film, having always wondered what movie Andy Davis saw in the original Toy Story (1995) to get interested in a Buzz Lightyear action figure. MacLane, also a science fiction fan, had felt attracted to the Lightyear character since he started working at Pixar, feeling that the film's story was very "personal" for him. An aspect present in the Toy Story films that Lightyear explores is Buzz's disagreement over the nature of reality, which, coupled with his heroic ideals, made an amalgam of sci-fi clichés that MacLane intended to make more than just a punchline.[5]

In February 2019, Tim Allen, who voiced Buzz in the films, expressed interest in doing another film as he "did not see any reason why they would not do it".[6] On The Ellen DeGeneres Show that May, Tom Hanks, the voice of Sheriff Woody, said that Toy Story 4 (2019) would be the final installment in the franchise,[7] but producer Mark Nielsen disclosed a possibility of a fifth film, as Pixar was not ruling out that possibility.[8]

In December 2020 at a Disney Investor Day meeting, Lightyear was announced as a spin-off film depicting the in-universe origin of the human Buzz Lightyear, with Chris Evans providing the character's voice.[3]

Casting

Chris Evans was announced to have been cast as the human Buzz Lightyear upon the project's announcement in December 2020.[3] Evans was the first and only choice MacLane had for Buzz.[9] He visited Pixar's offices one day and they pitched him the project during a visit. Evans accepted the offer immediately, given his love for animation.[5] Taika Waititi has been cast in an undisclosed role.[10]

Marketing

The marketing campaign for Lightyear began on October 27, 2021, with the release of a teaser trailer that received 83 million views in its first 24 hours. Compared to other Pixar films, the teaser's viewership ranks second behind a teaser for Incredibles 2 (114 million).[1][11]

Release

Lightyear is scheduled to be released in theatres in the United States on June 17, 2022.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Complex, Valerie. "'Lightyear' Teaser Trailer Shows Why A Buzz Lightyear Action Figure Exists In The 'Toy Story' Universe". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  2. ^ Moreau, Jordan (October 27, 2021). "Buzz Lightyear Gets an Origin Story With Chris Evans in Pixar's Lightyear Trailer". Variety. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d Jackson, Angelique (December 10, 2020). "Chris Evans to Voice Buzz Lightyear in Pixar's 'Lightyear,' Disney Announces 'Encanto' With Music by Lin-Manuel Miranda". Variety. Archived from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Shuler, Skyler (November 11, 2021). "Exclusive: Taika Waititi to Voice a Character in Pixar's 'Lightyear'". The DisInsider. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "DIRECTOR ANGUS MACLANE CALLS CHRIS EVANS 'SUCH A JOY' AS BUZZ IN 'LIGHTYEAR,' PIXAR'S LOVE LETTER TO SCI-FI ADVENTURE MOVIES". Fandango Media. October 27, 2021. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  6. ^ Libbey, Dirk (February 7, 2019). "Toy Story 5? Here's What Tim Allen Says". CinemaBlend. Archived from the original on December 2, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  7. ^ Kinane, Ruth (May 22, 2019). "Tim Allen warned Tom Hanks about the emotional ending to Toy Story 4 before he read it". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  8. ^ Bonomolo, Cameron (May 26, 2019). "Pixar Not Ruling Out Toy Story 5". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  9. ^ "'Lightyear' Director Angus MacLane on Making the Action Sci-Fi Movie That Buzz Lightyear Is Based On". Collider. October 27, 2021. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  10. ^ Shuler, Skyler (November 11, 2021). "Exclusive: Taika Waititi to Voice a Character in Pixar's 'Lightyear'". The DisInsider. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  11. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 29, 2021). "'Lightyear' Teaser Rockets To 83 Million Views In First 24 Hours, Ahead Of 'Eternals' & Second Best Ever For Pixar Movie". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
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