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After working on multiple Toy Story films and shorts, director Angus MacLane began to wonder about the inspiration for the character of Buzz Lightyear. Since Buzz, the toy, is based on Andy’s favorite movie, why not make that movie? Lightyear tells the story of Buzz Lightyear, the space ranger, as he spends years trying to return home after being marooned on an unknown planet. When he finally figures it out, he encounters an army of ruthless robots commanded by Zurg. The challenge for MacLane was to create a film that an existing character would be based on, without telling the same story.

Among the layoffs that took place at the Walt Disney Company were job cuts at Pixar that included the director and producer of Lightyear, Deadline has confirmed.

Uzo Aduba has been tapped as the lead of Netflix’s Shondaland murder-mystery drama The Residence, from writer Paul William Davies. Additionally, Liza Johnson (The Last of Us, The Diplomat) has been set to direct the first four episodes of the series. Davies, who serves as showrunner, executive produces with Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor “Wall-E,” Pixar’s 2008 sci-fi love-story animated film classic, is getting a special three-disc 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray release from the Criterion Collection this fall. The special edition of “Wall-E,” the first collaboration between Criterion and Disney’s Pixar, features a 4K digital master approved by director Andrew Stanton, according to Criterion. The three-disc set will be available Nov. 22, 2022, and is currently available to pre-order from Criterion’s site for $39.96. “Wall-E” is set in the 29th century, after humans have long since fled Earth for outer space, leaving the movie’s protagonist — the last functioning trash-compacting robot — to go about the work of cleaning up the pollution-choked planet, one piece of garbage at a time. When he meets EVE, a fellow automaton sent to detect plant life, the pair are launched on an intergalactic quest to return humanity to Earth.

Keke Palmer truly went to infinity and beyond for her role! In an ET exclusive behind-the-scenes clip from the recent Disney/Pixar release, the actress and the film's director, Angus MacLane, detail how Palmer embodied the character of Izzy Hawthorne, an idealistic young recruit who fights alongside Buzz Lightyear (Chris Evans) on the colonial defense forces.«Keke Palmer is a force of nature,» MacLane raves in the clip. «She's insightful, super empathetic, and very direct in a very charming way.»«She was able to do both the fast-delivery comedy, and also the delivering of the emotional message, and have that switch feel natural,» the director adds.For her part, Palmer also praises MacLane as «a great director, because he allows me to play, and go wherever I need to go to find the character.»In, Palmer's character, Izzy, is the granddaughter of Buzz's late friend and commanding officer, Alisha Hawthorne (Uzo Aduba), and has an emotional journey as she strives to live up to her family legacy — as well as save the universe from a powerful threat.«Through this journey with Buzz, she is able to reach her full potential, and fill those shoes of her grandmother, that she thought she'd never be able to fill,» the actress shares.

Anna Tingley You can officially go to infinity and beyond straight from your home, beginning next month. Disney has announced that “Lightyear” will release on its streaming platform Disney+ on Aug. 3.Pixar and Disney’s newest film, which was first released in theaters on June 17, serves as a prequel to the franchise’s first four “Toy Story” films, which kicked off with the original more than 27 years ago.

Disney and Pixar have announced that their latest animated feature Lightyear will be available for streaming on Disney+ starting August 3rd.

Zack Sharf Tim Allen has finally weighed in on “Lightyear,” the Pixar movie inspired by the character he made famous in four “Toy Story” movies. Chris Evans voices the title character in “Lightyear.” The film functions in the “Toy Story” universe as the movie that inspired the toy that Allen voices, which is why Evans stepped into the role and why Allen was not involved. If it all sounds confusing, well, it is.“The short answer is I’ve stayed out of this because it has nothing to do [with my character],” Allen told “Extra” about the Pixar spinoff.

Universal Pictures' Jurassic World Dominion dominated the box office over Father's Day weekend by earning $58.6M domestically out of 4,697 US theaters.The sixth installment in the Jurassic Park franchise - which brought back OG stars Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Sam Neill - has earned a total $623.4M at the box office globally.Colin Trevorrow's $185M-budget movie currently has a dismal 30% critic approval rating (out of 343 reviews) and a 78% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Dino-tastic! Universal Pictures' Jurassic World Dominion dominated the box office over Father's Day weekend by earning $58.6M domestically out of 4,697 US theatersJurassic World Dominion also stars Chris Pratt, BD Wong, Bryce Dallas Howard, DeWanda Wise, Mamoudou Athie, and Omar Sy.Disney's Toy Story spin-off Lightyear took second place with $55M domestically from 4,255 US theaters for a total of $85.6M global debut.

Terry Flores The VIEW Conference will host a virtual talk with the filmmakers behind Pixar’s “Lightyear” on Tuesday, June 28, and has announced the first speakers for its largely in-person event in Turin, Italy, from Oct. 16-21.The free PreVIEW online event features director Angus MacLane, producer Galyn Susman, animation supervisor David DeVan and simulation and tailoring supervisor Fran Kalal.

Wall-E.” Running time: 100 minutes. Rated PG (action/peril).

conservative political beliefs. Allen, 69, famously voiced the Buzz Lightyear action figurine in all four “Toy Story” movies, so fans are surprised the actor isn’t involved in the new spin-off-movie, set for release on Friday.

Buzz Lightyear origin story from Pixar Animation Studios and Disney releases in cinemas this Friday. The movie, which is a spin-off from the studio’s legendary Toy Story film series, will show Buzz as the astronaut the toy is based on, who winds up stranded many lightyears from Earth and on a desperate mission to return home.

Speaking her mind! Patricia Heaton didn’t hold back when it came to the decision to make Lightyear without Tim Allen.

Patricia Heaton isn’t impressed with Pixar’s “Lightyear” casting decision.

Angelique Jackson Chris Evans certainly has the market cornered on superheroes, voicing the iconic space ranger Buzz Lightyear shortly after hanging up (and handing over) his shield as the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Captain America.At the world premiere of the Disney-Pixar animated movie on June 8, Evans admitted that taking on the voice role was “intimidating,” especially when following the work of Tim Allen as Buzz in the four “Toy Story” films.“The first time you have to do that iconic line, ‘To Infinity and Beyond…,’ you kind of just do a shameless Tim Allen impression. It’s intimidating,” Evans told Variety, crediting “Lightyear” director Angus MacLane and the Pixar team for helping him craft his own take on the voice.

A spinoff was bound to come out sooner or later. Did we need an origin story to the Buzz Lightyear character from Toy Story? No. BUT the Lightyear film by Angus MacLane certainly does know how to build a world around the character we only learned about through the toy story franchise. The film is about a flight, failure, and working together to achieve a common goal.

Tim Allen will forever be linked to Buzz Lightyear, and his influence affected Chris Evans' first attempts at voicing the character for the Toy Story spin-off film Lightyear.The 40-year-old Knives Out actor said he was doing a 'shameless' impression of the Home Improvement star playing the character when he first started.'The first time you have to do that iconic line, "To Infinity and Beyond…," you kind of just do a shameless Tim Allen impression. It's intimidating,' he said in an interview with Varietyat the film's premiere.

Chris Evans is not taking his iconic role as Buzz Lightyear lightly!Evans, 40, walked the red carpet at the premiere of at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on Wednesday, and the star spoke with ET's Matt Cohen about his hotly anticipated new project.When asked about how it felt to deliver Buzz's most famous line — «To infinity and beyond!» — Evans admitted that it was genuinely «nerve-racking.»«Because it's something that we all know from someone else,» Evans said, referring to Tim Allen's delivery of the line as Buzz Lightyear in the franchise. «So it's big shoes to fill and you want to put your own interpretation on it, but you also have to make sure you pay homage to what we all know and what we all love.»is not technically a  movie, in the sense some might expect.

is ready to head to infinity and beyond! But first, they'll need some of the galaxy's coolest gear.In ET's exclusive unboxing video, Chris Evans, Keke Palmer and Taika Waititi check out some of the coolest toys from the upcoming film — from action figures to plushes and even a robot cat!Evans, who takes on the voice role of Buzz Lightyear in the movie, is immediately enthralled by the spaceship toy, while Palmer and Waititi check out the miniature versions of their fellow space rangers, Izzy Hawthorne and Mo Morrison. And of course, they all love each and every version of Buzz's robot cat companion, Sox. Watch the full video above.To be clear,is not a  movie — or at least, not .

To infinity… and beyond!