Described as the "definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear", the film acts as the "film-within-the-film" that young Andy watches in 1995 and sees our favorite space ranger on a mission to rescue his team from difficult terrain and attempt to overcome the loss of time, friends, and defeat the mysterious enemy known as Zurg. It might only exist because Pixar want to continue the Toy Story franchise, but it delivers a big-screen spectacle that will rival any blockbuster this year. We've had other Toy Story movies and TV show spin-offs in that time, of course, but it always felt like a franchise ripe for big-screen spin-offs.

Disney/Pixar's 'Lightyear,' with same-sex couple, will not play in Malaysia and 13 countries; China in question". If you can ignore that, however, the movie is also a visually spectacular sci-fi throwback, full of wit and emotion. When asked about the relationship between Lightyear and Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, a Toy Story spin-off series that also serves as an in-universe production starring the Buzz character, MacLane, who directed the CG opening sequence for Star Command, [14] said that he did not have it in mind while working on the film, but always pictured the series being developed in-universe after a trilogy of Lightyear films. Pixar has provides us with an official domestic trailer for Angus MacLane's Lightyear (2022), featuring the voice of Chris Evans. According to Whip Media, Lightyear was the 2nd most watched movie in the United States across all platforms, during the weekend of August 5, 2022, to August 7, 2022.The movie didn't exactly take off at the box office, despite being the first Pixar movie to receive an exclusive cinema release since 2020. Valerie Complex of Deadline Hollywood stated " Lightyear does not rely too much on Toy Story lore to build its world, but it would have benefited from showing some connection to that part of the franchise instead of using title cards.

It was positively received by critics, who referred to the film as "Pixar's Star Wars" and a "beautifully animated, fun, and emotional journey", and appreciated the cinematic qualities, including animation and visuals. Keke Palmer as Izzy Hawthorne, Alisha's granddaughter who fights in the colony's defense forces with Buzz against Zurg. as Commander Calvin "Cal" Burnside, the officer who succeeds Alisha Hawthorne after subsequently dying of old age. The toy version of the character has subsequently appeared in all three of the sequels, two television specials, and several shorts. This Blu-ray release of Lightyear includes three featurettes, a few deleted scenes, and an audio commentary track.Speaking to Variety's Angelique Jackson, Evans had stated about the scene saying: "I've been asked the question a few times — it's nice, and it's wonderful, it makes me happy. Burnside arrests the group with the intention of detaining them for their reckless actions, but relents in light of Buzz's bravery against the robot armada.

would also be cast for roles in the film, respectively voicing for the Italian and Spanish versions.

Coya Elliott (supervising sound editor); Ren Klyce (sound designer); Kimberly Patrick, Jonathon Stevens, Benjamin A.