It 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. Woken from hibernation, Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear and his commanding officer and best friend Alisha Hawthorne explore with their new recruit, Featheringhamstan. Luca was originally released on Disney Plus (rather than cinemas, due to the pandemic) on June 18, 2022, then came to DVD on August 3 that same year – six and a half weeks later. They feel like the emotional lessons that are there are embedded in such a way that you’re not like ‘oh I see what they’re trying to say.

We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love. It was positively reviewed by commentators, with CNN-based editor Leah Asmelash writing, "the trailer filled many millennials with sentimentality". On May 6, 2022, European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake was revealed to have a cameo as "Tim from Mission Control". Both Deadline Hollywood and Variety attributed the performance to competition from Jurassic World Dominion and Top Gun: Maverick, though ultimately noted it as a disappointment given the brand strength of both Pixar and the Toy Story franchise.In Singapore, the scene resulted in the film being allowed only for people above 16 years of age (NC-16).

All advice, including picks and predictions, is based on individual commentators’ opinions and not that of Minute Media or its related brands. I thought the animation was well done, the dialogue and characters amusing enough and I have no problem with replacing Tim Allen's voice (remember this is not Andy's Buzz this is supposedly the story that got him interested in Buzz in the first place so a more 'old school Hollywood' voice makes sense). After Buzz finds out that an evil emperor named Zurg threatens life throughout the universe with his massive robots, he must do everything he can to prove that he has what it takes to be a hero. Credit subject to status, UK residents only, Entertainment Magpie Limited t/a Music Magpie acts as a broker and offers finance from a restricted range of finance providers, PayPal Credit is a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH.Disney declined to make the cuts and is expected to put "Lightyear" out directly on streaming service Disney+ Hotstar. A half-hour-long documentary featurette entitled Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear was released on the Disney+ streaming service on June 10 in anticipation of the film's release, chronicling the conception and production of Lightyear.

The film was directed by Angus MacLane and produced by Galyn Susman, from a screenplay and story written by MacLane and Jason Headley, both of whom co-wrote the latter with Matthew Aldrich; Pete Docter and Andrew Stanton serve as executive producers. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 60 out of 100, based on 57 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. would also be cast for roles in the film, respectively voicing for the Italian and Spanish versions. The film follows Buzz Lightyear (Evans) operating as a space ranger who, after being marooned on the hostile planet T'Kani Prime with his commander and crew, tries to find a way back home while encountering a threat to the universe's safety. Korean animators Chun Sung-uk and Lee Chae-yeon worked on the animation process in their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.com Limited is an Introducer Appointed Representative of CarMoney Limited who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, FRN 674094. Some of them have had theatrical releases too, but due to many theaters being closed, the releases weren’t exclusive. Zurg was redesigned for the film, influenced by anime robots, to look more grounded and menacing than his previous appearances which MacLane believed were too comical.

A Star Command exploration vessel changes course to investigate signs of life on the unknown world T'Kani Prime. For someone like me, who grew up with the Toy Story movies, I found myself drawn to Woody over Buzz Lightyear (which I know is weird given my love of space). Keke Palmer, Dale Soules, Uzo Aduba, James Brolin, Mary McDonald-Lewis, Efren Ramirez and Isiah Whitlock Jr. It feels like it ought to be the beginning of something, like its narrative is a prologue stretched into a feature awaiting the much more interesting second and third and fifth installments down the road. To design the vehicles of the film, MacLane used Lego pieces to build various ships such as the Armadillo and pitch them to the designers and artists to match the chunky feel within the film.

Other special features include deleted scenes, and the documentaries Building the World of Lightyear, The Zap Patrol and Toyetic about the making of the Pixar movie.