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To infinity and … Experience the origin story of a Space Ranger in Disney and Pixar’s #Lightyear, in theaters Summer 2022. Check out a brand-new trailer for Disney and Pixar’s “Lightyear,” an original feature film releasing June 17, 2022. 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.

Chris Evans lends his voice to Buzz. Annie Award-winning director and veteran Pixar animator Angus MacLane helms “Lightyear.” Galyn Susman produces.

 

[Umbasaborne]

How the fuck does this look awesome?

 

[AJUMP23]

David Bowie check.


Looks incredible, cautiously optimistic. I do wish they hadn't replaced the voice actor.

 

[ManaByte]

David Bowie check.


Looks incredible, cautiously optimistic. I do wish they hadn't replaced the voice actor.

I'm pretty sure having Tim Allen come in to do voice over would trigger some Pixar employees to stage a walk-out.

 

[dispensergoinup]

This looks awesome, I'm in!

 

[Star-Lord]

Holy crap, the animation looks incredible. The choice of soundtrack was on point, too, colour me cautiously optimistic.

 

[MaestroMike]

Holy shat looks dope AF !! . Didn't even know they were making this.

 

[plushyp]

The new animation style is good but Buzz's huge chin looks really weird in it.

 

[Vaelka]

The trailer was great, but why was EVERYONE except Buzz black xD?

I am normally not one of those people complaining about that, but even in the US they're a tiny minority even smaller in other countries it's a bit unbelievable ( people in the entertainment industry act as if they make up 50% of the population in the US ).
Are they clones?
Might actually be the case but lol.

It especially drew the attention for me when he was being dragged on the ground because it's a line of people and they're all the same so either clones or wtf?

 

[AJUMP23]

Vaelka don't worry the villain will be white, and British, maybe German.

I'm pretty sure having Tim Allen come in to do voice over would trigger some Pixar employees to stage a walk-out.

Yes it is purely political.

 

[Pagusas]

The trailer was great, but why was EVERYONE except Buzz black xD?

I am normally not one of those people complaining about that, but even in the US they're a tiny minority even smaller in other countries it's a bit unbelievable ( people in the entertainment industry act as if they make up 50% of the population in the US ).
Are they clones?
Might actually be the case but lol.

It especially drew the attention for me when he was being dragged on the ground because it's a line of people and they're all the same so either clones or wtf?

....? 3 of the 5 people on screen during that scene were not black. I think they were just going for a diverse Military look.

 

[Fbh]

Why does a fucking Buzz Lightyear movie look more exciting than anything Star Wars for the past 7 years.

 

[Irobot82]

How tf does this actually look kind of awesome?

WTF Disney. I'm tearing up from nostalgia alone. Fucking bastards.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

dunno if im a fan of the movie/trailer....

but the concept of the action figure being based on a real life character is nice

 

[Umbasaborne]

Vaelka don't worry the villain will be white, and British, maybe German.


Yes it is purely political.

I dont thini his politics are why he wasnt asked to return, otherwise they would not have asked him to return for toy story 4. I think its that they wanted to differentiate “real” buzz from toy buzz

 

[SuperBabyMethod]

Looks great and I love the Bowie input.

 

[Sybrix]

Looks quite good

 

[Spaceman292]

I am normally not one of those people complaining about that

I find this hard to believe

 

[Kimahri]

 

[BigBooper]

So does this movie mean that the toys were created with the implanted memories of a real person? Spooky if true.

 

[Kilau]

So Buzz is a toy based on a real space traveling hero? That really doesn't work for me or how they portrayed it in the other movies. They did a nice trailer though.

 

[SJRB]

That was legit awesome.

 

[AJUMP23]

So Buzz is a toy based on a real space traveling hero? That really doesn't work for me or how they portrayed it in the other movies. They did a nice trailer though.

He is a toy in the past based on a hero in the future since the technology Buzz is using does not exist when the toy story buzz lightyear toy exist.

 

[KyoZz]

Yup, looking good.

 

[Kilau]

He is a toy in the past based on a hero in the future since the technology Buzz is using does not exist when the toy story buzz lightyear toy exist.

Oh well that clears it up.

 

[Mossybrew]

He is a toy in the past based on a hero in the future since the technology Buzz is using does not exist when the toy story buzz lightyear toy exist.

Yeah the timeline here is weird. Were the Toy Story movies actually set in the future? WTF lol.

 

[Pagusas]

He is a toy in the past based on a hero in the future since the technology Buzz is using does not exist when the toy story buzz lightyear toy exist.

wait... what tech didnt exist? all he had was 3 buttons for badly recorded audio, and pop out wings?

 

[AJUMP23]

wait... what tech didnt exist? all he had was 3 buttons for badly recorded audio, and pop out wings?

The technology in this trailer for the Lightyear movie, still doesn't exist.

In Toy Story Buzz is a future space man fighting for the Earth federation against the evil guy. If the Buzz toy is based off of a real person, some sort of time warp must have happened like Buck Rogers only in reverse.

 

[Sidney Prescott]

Buzz Lightyear was my favourite growing up. Pretty excited for this.

 

[NahaNago]

The trailer was great, but why was EVERYONE except Buzz black xD?

It's 202,1 it is pretty much required that a certain number of the cast be a person of color and quite possible lgbtq.

They did a great job of making this trailer and skirting around the comparison for the very first trailer with the voices by Buzz only saying "and". Cause we all know that if Buzz had spoken quite a bit this trailer would have had tons of videos comparing the voice of Tim Allen and Chris Evans.

 

[AV]

... Nah. Small old man rant here, let me clarify - I'm sure the movie itself will be good and make a ton of money, it's a Pixar movie.

But why is it a Buzz Lightyear movie? So that they can make nods to everything from star command, to his suit, to "to infinity"... most of which they do in the trailer? It's the same reason I just have zero excitement for the new Ghostbusters, I'm sure it's going to be a fine movie, but I already know it's going to be 90 minutes of taking every single little micro detail from the source and giving it this crazy excessive reverence. It was a movie about 4 idiots hunting ghosts. Toy Story was a movie about toys, and the last movie came out two fucking years ago. Who seriously watched this trailer and went "omg it's his space suit!"

Sidenote, his sidekick is a black woman, no problem, representation and all that, but let's be clear, there's a very good reason she's specifically a black woman. How about this - make a new movie about a female black astronaut where she's not relegated to the sidekick position if that's what you were going for in the first place. Seems easy.

I dunno man, it just feels incredibly cheap but I know it's going to work on millions of people, and someone somewhere is already recording themselves crying while watching it for their vlog. It's just so tiring.

 

[Mossybrew]

It's the same reason I just have zero excitement for the new Ghostbusters, I'm sure it's going to be a fine movie, but I already know it's going to be 90 minutes of taking every single little micro detail from the source and giving it this crazy excessive reverence. It was a movie about 4 idiots hunting ghosts. Toy Story was a movie about toys, and the last movie came out two fucking years ago. Who seriously watched this trailer and went "omg it's his space suit!"

Preach. Nostalgia taken too far is just infantilizing.

 

[Kilau]

... Nah. Small old man rant here, let me clarify - I'm sure the movie itself will be good and make a ton of money, it's a Pixar movie.

But why is it a Buzz Lightyear movie? So that they can make nods to everything from star command, to his suit, to "to infinity"... most of which they do in the trailer? It's the same reason I just have zero excitement for the new Ghostbusters, I'm sure it's going to be a fine movie, but I already know it's going to be 90 minutes of taking every single little micro detail from the source and giving it this crazy excessive reverence. It was a movie about 4 idiots hunting ghosts. Toy Story was a movie about toys, and the last movie came out two fucking years ago. Who seriously watched this trailer and went "omg it's his space suit!"

Sidenote, his sidekick is a black woman, no problem, representation and all that, but let's be clear, there's a very good reason she's specifically a black woman. How about this - make a new movie about a female black astronaut where she's not relegated to the sidekick position if that's what you were going for in the first place. Seems easy.

I dunno man, it just feels incredibly cheap but I know it's going to work on millions of people, and someone somewhere is already recording themselves crying while watching it for their vlog. It's just so tiring.

 

[Doom85]

... Nah. Small old man rant here, let me clarify - I'm sure the movie itself will be good and make a ton of money, it's a Pixar movie.

But why is it a Buzz Lightyear movie? So that they can make nods to everything from star command, to his suit, to "to infinity"... most of which they do in the trailer? It's the same reason I just have zero excitement for the new Ghostbusters, I'm sure it's going to be a fine movie, but I already know it's going to be 90 minutes of taking every single little micro detail from the source and giving it this crazy excessive reverence. It was a movie about 4 idiots hunting ghosts. Toy Story was a movie about toys, and the last movie came out two fucking years ago. Who seriously watched this trailer and went "omg it's his space suit!"

Sidenote, his sidekick is a black woman, no problem, representation and all that, but let's be clear, there's a very good reason she's specifically a black woman. How about this - make a new movie about a female black astronaut where she's not relegated to the sidekick position if that's what you were going for in the first place. Seems easy.

I dunno man, it just feels incredibly cheap but I know it's going to work on millions of people, and someone somewhere is already recording themselves crying while watching it for their vlog. It's just so tiring.

Regarding the “sidekick”, how is this a problem? Pixar has a history of very well-developed and interesting sidekicks. Dory from Finding Nemo (hell, she was so well-loved they gave her her own movie), Russell from Up, Eve from Wall-E, Mike from Monsters Inc., Sadness and Bing Bong from Inside Out, Hector from Coco, etc., and of course Buzz himself in the Toy Story films. I’d be extremely surprised if Buzz’s co-pilot doesn’t have a well-defined personality and probably a character arc of her own.

And Pixar did make a movie with a black lead just recently, Soul. It’s great and has a pretty unique message about what’s truly important in making life meaningful, so give it a watch if you haven’t yet.

 

[rofif]

Looks ok but... why

 

[Elginer]

I'm pretty sure having Tim Allen come in to do voice over would trigger some Pixar employees to stage a walk-out.

Sad but true

 

[Dural]

Won't be the same without Tim Allen, not sure if I want to see it without him. Will seem like some cheap tv show or knockoff.

 

[Mossybrew]

Was Tim Allen cancelled? I guess I missed it.

 

[Rran]

The premise isn't that Buzz (toy) is based off a real person, it's that he's based off an in-universe fictional hero. Like Superman or whatever. So this is a film that exists within the world of Toy Story (that Andy probably watched or whatever).

I think it's needlessly convoluted, to be honest. Don't love the premise. Otherwise the movie looks okay I guess and I'll see it because it's Pixar.

Was Tim Allen cancelled? I guess I missed it.

Possibly, but probably not in this case specifically. He was after all playing Buzz in Toy Story 4. I imagine since this real-world Buzz is basically a different character and design, they wanted a different voice. Similar to how Mario in the movie isn't being voiced by Charles Martinet, I guess?

 

[sol_bad]

I'm surprised at how cool this looks, will watch day 1. Very nice animation and very curious what the actual story will entail.

And are a couple of people in here really complaining about the black woman? At first people complained that studios would change a white character to black and screamed that they should create original black characters. This film does that and people still complain. Now studios need to make whole new franchises for black characters to exist? HUH?

 

[DKehoe]

Feels like we're in a cultural dead end.

 

[AlteredForms]

I'm one of those few people who thought the Toy Story movies were incredibly overrated. That's not to say I didn't find them entertaining, but there are superior animated movies out there.

 

[sCHOCOLATE]

Yeah the timeline here is weird. Were the Toy Story movies actually set in the future? WTF lol.

Note the colour of the crystalline material powering Buzz's ship.
Not unlike that of another experimental craft piloted by a certain Captain.
Buzz's voice actor is Chris Evans.
Pixar is owned by Disney.
As is Marvel Studios.
Weird timeline you say...

 

[DeafTourette]

This Buzz is the MOVIE that the toy Buzz is based on.

That simple.

 

[Myths]

iIt’s been so long, the art direction and environment work is brilliant.

 

[Kev Kev]

Well, I definitely DID NOT get emotional watching that

Not at all…

 

[Lognor]

This Buzz is the MOVIE that the toy Buzz is based on.

That simple.

Yep. It's a movie within a movie.

Seems kind of pointless. Will probably make bank though

 

[Xenon]

I have a feeling this is going to go the way of Incredibles II, completely forgettable.

Can't believe they pulled Tim. Yeah I easily can. Sadly this type of crap probably has tainted every aspect of production. It will be a miracle if its any thing close to their older work.

 

[Nobody_Important]

Looks ok but... why

 

[DeepBreath87]

I am going to have a hard time with Tim Allen not being the voice of Buzz.