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

Lightyear is an upcoming American computer-animated science fiction action-adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures. It is a spin-off of Pixar's Toy Story series, serving as an origin story for the human space ranger Buzz Lightyear, who inspired the action figure of the same name. It is being directed by Angus MacLane in his solo directorial debut and stars the voice of Chris Evans as the title character.

Lightyear is scheduled to be released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on June 17, 2022.

Premise

Lightyear revolves around the origin of Buzz Lightyear, a space ranger that would inspire the action figure that appears in the Toy Story series.[1]

Voice cast

Main article: List of Toy Story characters

Production

In May 2019, on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Tim Allen, who portrayed Lightyear in the films, said that Toy Story 4 (2019) would be the final installment in the franchise,[3] but producer Mark Nielsen revealed a possibility of a fifth film, as Pixar is not ruling out that possibility.[4] Annie Potts, who voices Bo Peep, said that she believes a lot of fans will be interested to see what the toys would do in the future.[5] In February, Allen expressed interest in doing another film as he "did not see any reason why they would not do it".[6]

In December 2020, 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.[2][7][8]

Release

Lightyear is scheduled to be released in the United States on June 17, 2022.[2][7]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c "Chris Evans to Voice Buzz Lightyear in Pixar's 'Lightyear,' Disney Announces 'Encanto' With Music by Lin-Manuel Miranda". Variety. December 10, 2020. Archived from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  3. ^ TheEllenShow (May 22, 2019), Tim Allen Warned Tom Hanks About the Emotional Ending of 'Toy Story 4', archived from the original on May 23, 2019, retrieved June 12, 2019
  4. ^ "Pixar Not Ruling Out Toy Story 5". Comicbook.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  5. ^ Stedman, Alex (June 22, 2019). "'Toy Story 4': Bo Peep Voice Actress Annie Potts on Her Empowered Return". Variety. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  6. ^ "Toy Story 5? Here's What Tim Allen Says". Cinema Blend. February 7, 2019. Archived from the original on December 2, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Julie & T.J. (December 10, 2020). "Disney Investor Day 2020 — Pixar Announces Series, Shorts, & 2 Films for 2022 'Turning Red' and 'Lightyear'". Pixar Post. Archived from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  8. ^ O'Neill, Mae Harrington (December 11, 2020). "Chris Evans comments on playing the "human Buzz Lightyear" in new movie". Winter is Coming. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
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