Pixar Animation Studios continues to deliver top-notch animated films in the past few decades as proved by their box office, critical, and awards success. After the release of the acclaimed Turning Red last month, up next on their slate is Lightyear, a spin-off of the Toy Story series focusing on the origin story of Buzz Lightyear and his adventure to infinity and beyond. A lot of fans have been interested to see the film ever since it was announced mostly due to the casting of Chris Evans as the voice of the titular character.
Disney and Pixar have released the second official trailer for Lightyear which highlighted the story of the film more as we saw the titular astronaut accidentally travel through time and go on an adventure with Izzy Hawthorne, the granddaughter of his commander and best friend Alisa Hawthorne, as well as some of the people that they met along the way. It also gave us a glimpse of the impending threat from Emperor Zurg and his army of robots who are trying to take over the universe.
You can check the trailer below:
Based on the new footage, it looks like the film is going to fulfill its promise of bringing a full-on action-packed science-fiction adventure story that will give us a depth look at the character that we've been loving in the Toy Story films. Evans also sounds like a great choice as the voice actor of the character and it is a reminisce of the other leading roles that he did in the past such as Captain America in the MCU. This certainly has huge potential to be the next big hit from Pixar.
The film's logline reads: "The definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear, the hero who inspired the toy, “Lightyear” follows the legendary Space Ranger after he’s 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’s joined by a group of ambitious recruits and his charming robot companion cat, Sox. Complicating matters and threatening the mission is the arrival of Zurg, an imposing presence with an army of ruthless robots and a mysterious agenda."
The voice cast includes Evans, Uzo Aduba, Peter Sohn, Keke Palmer, Taika Waititi, Dale Soules, James Brolin, Mary McDonald-Lewis, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Efren Ramirez, and Keira Hairston. The film is directed by Angus MacLane, produced by Galyn Susman, and features a score by Michael Giacchino.
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Lightyear is set to be released in theaters on June 17.
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