Lightyear: Last News

You probably will remember the drama that surrounded “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” after its release last year. The film was universally beloved by fans and critics, but that didn’t stop folks who worked on the film from speaking out about the reportedly terrible working conditions during production of the animated film.

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.

Chris Evans and a bunch of puppies. It doesn't get any better than that!The  star tried his best (keyword, tried!) to conduct an interview with but the actor couldn't contain his focus and excitement, and rightfully so.

Chris Evans is «dying» to get his project about the legendary actor Gene Kelly off the ground, but if or when he does, Evans knows he's got a lot of work ahead of him.The 40-year-old actor spoke with ET's Matt Cohen at press day for his new Disney Pixar film, , on Thursday at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons, and he offered some details about the project that truly has his juices flowing.«God, I'm dying to get that thing on its feet, no pun intended,» he tells ET. «I love dancing, tap dancing. I love, love, love Gene Kelly.