Lightyear (2022)

A9B5D534-6CE7-4151-AA74-DFBB3333D6A4 — June 8, 2022 (El Capitan Theatre)
June 17, 2022 (United States)

Lightyear is a 2022 American computer-animated science fiction action-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film is a spin-off of the Toy Story film series, and the fifth overall installment in the franchise. It centers on the character Buzz Lightyear, although instead of following the cast of toy characters from the main franchise, the film presents itself as part of a franchise within the Toy Story films in which Lightyear is a character. It was co-written and directed by Angus MacLane in his feature directorial debut, produced by Galyn Susman, and stars Chris Evans as the voice of the titular character, with Keke Palmer, Peter Sohn, Taika Waititi, Dale Soules, James Brolin, and Uzo Aduba in supporting roles.

The film follows Lightyear operating as a space ranger who, after being marooned on a hostile planet with his commander and crew, tries to find a way back home while confronting a threat to the universe's safety. The concept of a human Buzz Lightyear, who exists in a fictional universe within a fictional universe, was first introduced in the 2000 direct-to-video film Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins, which was then used as the pilot to the TV series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. After finishing work on Finding Dory, MacLane, an avid science fiction fan, pitched the idea of making a film about Buzz Lightyear at Pixar, evoking the science fiction films he grew up watching, with the animators giving the film a "cinematic" and "chunky" look to do so. Michael Giacchino composed the film's score.

Lightyear premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on June 8, and was theatrically released in the United States on June 17, 2022, in RealD 3D, 4DX, Dolby Cinema, and IMAX formats. It became the first Pixar film to be released in theaters worldwide since Onward in March 2020, and the first to be filmed in IMAX. The film was a box-office bomb, grossing $224 million worldwide against a $200 million production budget. It received generally positive reviews from critics, praising its animation, voice acting and entertainment value but criticized its plot.

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Lightyear tells the story of young astronaut Buzz Lightyear, who, after being marooned on a hostile planet with his commander and crew, tries to find a way back home while confronting a threat in the form of the Emperor Zurg.

Lightyear (2022)

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