Lightyear: Last News

On paper, Pixar was right to think “Lightyear” was going to be a hit. Per usual, the film featured an incredible, star-studded cast.

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.

It’s hard to believe that “Toy Story” debuted almost three decades ago, as so many of us have grown up watching the lexicon of Pixar films that it helped spawn. Some of us who were fortunate to be of an age to remember the first time we saw a fully computer-generated film have now had the opportunity to pass the Pixar magic off to our children or the next generation.

Everyone loves a prequel, so why can’t Pixar can’t into the mix? They’re doing one of their first as a feature with “Lightyear.” The sci-fi action-adventure presents the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear—the hero who inspired the toy—introducing the legendary Space Ranger who would win generations of fans. READ MORE: ‘Lightyear’ Trailer: Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Taika Waititi & More Chris Evans (“Knives Out,” “Avengers: Endgame”) lends his voice to Buzz.

After three straight-to-streaming original animated films were dumped on Disney+, Pixar is finally making its return to theaters with “Lightyear,” a sci-fi adventure film focused on the character Buzz Lightyear that the action figure from “Toy Story” is based on. There had been rumblings the new movie could be heading to this year’s Cannes Film Festival, but that isn’t going to happen.

After three straight-to-streaming original animated films were dumped on Disney+, Pixar is finally making its return to theaters with “Lightyear,” a sci-fi adventure film focused on the character Buzz Lightyear that the action figure from “Toy Story” is based on. There had been rumblings the new movie could be heading to this year’s Cannes Film Festival, but that isn’t going to happen.

Everyone loves a prequel, so why can’t Pixar can’t into the mix? They’re doing one of their first as a feature with “Lightyear.” The sci-fi action-adventure presents the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear—the hero who inspired the toy—introducing the legendary Space Ranger who would win generations of fans. READ MORE: ‘Lightyear’ Trailer: Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Taika Waititi & More Chris Evans (“Knives Out,” “Avengers: Endgame”) lends his voice to Buzz.

Chris Evans is embodying an iconic Disney character — 's Buzz Lightyear — in the trailer for the highly anticipated spinoff,. Evans voices Buzz in the trailer that dropped on Tuesday, for the film that hits theaters on June 17.In the action-packed trailer, Buzz fights against a massive robot and other foes when he and his colleagues get marooned on a planet.