Get ready to hold onto your Sox! Disney and Pixar’sLightyearis coming to Disney+. Disney and Pixar announced onTwitterthat their latest animated featureLightyearwill be available for streaming on Disney+ starting August 3.
The sci-fi action adventure tells the story behind the beloved character Buzz Lightyear who inspired theToy Storytoy.Lightyearis being marketed as theToy Storycharacter in Andy’s favorite movie, the one that inspired one of his favorite toys. Despite the few sentences at the beginning of the film connecting it back to theToy Storylore,Lightyearhas left audiences divided about its connection to the parent material. Perhaps the movie can find its second wind on Disney+.
Lightyearfollows the Space Ranger that inspiredTim Allen’sloved character now voiced by the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Captain America,Chris Evans(The Gray Man,Avengers: Endgame). Marooned on a hostile planet 4.2 million years away from Earth, Buzz never stops trying to find a way back home through space and time. In the film, the character is joined by a group of ambitious recruits and his charming robot companion cat, Sox, voiced byPeter Sohn(The Good Dinosaur,Ratatouille). The arrival of Zurg – a familiar villain voiced byJames Brolin(Traffic,The Amityville Horror) – threatens the mission with his army of ruthless robots, guided by mysterious intentions.
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Alongside Evans, the voice cast ofLightyearincludesUzo Aduba(Orange is the New Black,Mrs. America) as the main character’s commander and best friend, Alisha Hawthorne, who was also subject to backlash for a scene in which she shares abrief onscreen kisswith her female partner. Other cast members includeKeke Palmer(Nope,Alice),Taika Waititi(Thor: Love and Thunder,Our Flag Means Death) andDale Soules(Orange is the New Black,The Messenger) who voice the Junior Zap Patrol’s Izzy Hawthorne, Mo Morrison, and Darby Steel respectively. Also, part of the voice cast isMary McDonald-Lewis(G.I. Joe,Archer) as the onboard computer I.V.A.N.;Isiah Whitlock Jr.(Da 5 Bloods,BlacKkKlanksman) as Commander Burnside;Efren Ramirez(Pedro inNapoleon Dynamite) as Airman Díaz; newcomerKeira Hairstonas a Young Izzy; as well asBill Hader(Inside Out,It: Chapter Two) as Featheringhamstan.
Lightyearwas directed byAngus MacLane, who also wrote the story withMatthew Aldrichas well as the screenplay and story withJason Headley. Aldrich,Andrew StantonandLauren Gundersonwrote additional screenplay material for the film which is currently still in theatres.Galyn Susman(Toy Story That Time Forgot) produced the pic, which has thus far grossed over $213M worldwide.
Lightyearwill be available for streaming on August 3 on Disney+ only. Check out the tweet announcing the date and trailer forLightyearbelow.
