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  1. Lightyear is a 2022 American animated science-fiction action-adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.

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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 is 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 is joined by a group of ambitious recruits and...

    In the far future, a massive ship, dubbed the Turnip, carries a colony through hyperspace to an unknown destination. The ship makes a quick pitstop at a planet, named Tikana Prime, and Space Rangers Buzz Lightyear and Alisha Hawthornetraverse their newfound surroundings for any resources. Buzz is a dutiful ranger with a habit of doing things on his...

    Chris Evans as Buzz Lightyear
    James Brolin as Elder Buzz Lightyear/Zurg
    Uzo Aduba as Alisha Hawthorne
    Keke Palmer as Izzy Hawthorne

    Development

    After finishing work on Finding Dory, Angus MacLane was allowed to pitch the idea of making a Buzz Lightyear film, based on the idea over what movie Andy Davis would have seen in the original Toy Story to get interested in a Buzz Lightyear action figure. As a science fiction fan himself, MacLane 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 Lightyearexplo...

    Casting

    Chris Evans was announced to have been cast as the human Buzz Lightyear upon the project's announcement in December 2020. Evans was the first and only choice MacLane had for Buzz. 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. Taika Waititiwas reported to have been cast in an undisclosed role in November 2021.

    Animation

    The animators wanted the film to look "cinematic" and "chunky" in order to evoke the feeling of the sci-fi films MacLane grew up with. In order to achieve this, they asked a former Industrial Light & Magicemployee to build a spaceship model for them, from which the animators drew inspiration; this technique was inspired by designers for early sci-fi films using models as inspiration for their sets and props.

    Lightyear premiered on June 8, 2022 and was theatrically released in the United States on June 17, 2022 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, in RealD 3D, Dolby Cinema, and IMAX formats. It is the first theatrical release for Pixar in two years, since Soul, Luca, and Turning Red were assigned direct-to-streaming releases on Disney+in response to ...

    The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 75% approval rating with an average rating of 6.70/10, based on 246 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "Lightyearsettles for being a rather conventional origin story instead of reaching for the stars, but this gorgeously animated adventure ably accomplishes its mission of straightf...

    This is the second Toy Story spin-off after Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.
    This is the first Pixar film of the 2020s to be produced in a 2:39:1 aspect ratio (for non-IMAX theaters), since Soul, unlike Luca and Turning Red, which were produced in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
    This is the first Pixar film to be released theatrically since Onward, as Soul, Luca, and Turning Red were released on Disney+ instead of being released theatrically as planned due to the COVID-19...
    This is Pixar's first spin-off film.
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  2. Jun 4, 2022 · Lightyear is an action-packed sci-fi thriller that crosses the boundaries of time and space. It all begins when the Space Ranger embarks on a mission that leaves his spaceship stranded in dangerous territory.

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  3. Lightyear is a 2022 computer-animated superhero film movie that is based on the character Buzz Lightyear from the Toy Story series and is a spin-off movie. It is the fitfh movie of the Toy Story franchise, and is directed by Angus MacLane, and stars Chris Evans in the title role.

  4. Jun 13, 2022 · Chris Evans voices the big-screen Space Ranger who became a 'Toy Story' action figure in Pixar's sci-fi adventure spinoff, 'Lightyear.

  5. Apr 21, 2022 · Movies in the 1970s and 1980s were filled with grounded, analog, practical effects, and though Lightyear is a highly advanced, 2022 CGI animated film, the technology portrayed is the opposite.

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  7. Buzz Lightyear (Chris Evans), a Space Ranger in Star Command, alongside his commanding officer and best friend, Alisha Hawthorne (Uzo Aduba), explore the habitable planet, T'Kani Prime, with their new recruit, Featheringhamstan (Bill Hader).

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