Right now, the world seems to want the comfort of what they know, which is sequels, and movies based on things like comic books or video games," he said. "But all of these things were original at one point. The movie Lightyear hits theaters June 17. It’s a Toy Story spin-off, but what it is, exactly, is sort of hard to wrap your mind around (or at least it is for me). Lightyear is a sci-fi movie within the Toy Story universe. It’s the movie that spawned the Buzz Lightyear action figure we all know and love from the Toy Story movies. To help differentiate the toy version of Buzz from the sci-fi movie character version, Chris Evans will voice Buzz in Lightyear, rather than Tim Allen. Make sense? With the Toy Story spin-off set to land on Disney+ beginning Wednesday, August 3, the home video options won't be far behind, as they will be released on August 29, 2022. Of course, there is always a bad guy. Funko Pop Lightyear includes Emperor Zurg (James Brolin), another familiar face from the Toy Story franchise. He has worked previously as both a reporter and sub editor for the brand, prior to taking on the position of Night News Editor in 2016.

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Unlike the recent stand-alone adventure Lightyear, focusing on the real-life inspiration for Buzz, the previously announced fifth chapter in the Toy Story saga will follow the original band of toys. When Buzz is inadvertently sent into the future, he meets Izzy Hawthorne (Keke Palmer), the granddaughter of Alisha (Uzo Aduba), who is Buzz's best friend. Izzy is another option in the set. You don't have permission to access "http://www.mlbshop.com/chicago-white-sox/collectibles-and-memorabilia-bobbleheads-and-figurines/t-92550812+d-1250664449-00086+z-8-657737" on this server. Marvel alum and Captain America star Chris Evans, who voices Buzz Lightyear in this film, also spoke about what it's like to deal with the changing storylines.And now the director has revealed why they made the decision to change Zurg's relationship with Buzz in an interview with IGN.

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Speaking of Pixar originals, the studio has recently released Elemental (out in UK cinemas on July 7), a love story between a water-being and a fire-being in a universe inhabited by anthropomorphic elements of nature. Well, I think that story choice actually underwent a few different incarnations," he said. "One of the funny things about doing these movies is you do a whole recording session and you come in and they say: 'Okay. So you know how initially when blah, blah, blah? That's not anymore. Now it's this.'" Well, we tried that," McClane said of continuing the story of Zurg as Buzz's dad. "We explored the father angle. But then the whole time you're like: 'It's his father. It's his father. Get to it. It's his father.' And then you'd have to really set up that his father was important in some way. Lightyear director Angus McClane has explained why the Zurg twist from Toy Story 2 was changed for the new movie. Lightyear is the story of Buzz Lightyear, a Space Ranger in Star Command, that inspired the beloved toy from Toy Story that was gifted to Andy Davis when he was a child.

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Scottish Highlands Postcodes (IV, HS, KA27-28, KW, PA20-49, PA60-78, PH17-26, PH30-n 44, PH49-50, ZE ) 48 Hour Dispatch The Chris Evans film takes place outside of Toy Story continuity, existing as the movie Andy would have seen that inspired his love of Buzz Lightyear as a child. It establishes the lore of Star Command and Buzz's first battles with arch-enemy Zurg. Stefania is a freelance writer specialising in TV and movies. After graduating from City University, London, she covered LGBTQ+ news and pursued a career in entertainment journalism, with her work appearing in outlets including Little White Lies, The Skinny, Radio Times and Digital Spy.Four years after the two unlikely best friends emotionally parted ways in Toy Story 4, Pixar boss Pete Docter has revealed that the sheriff and the space ranger will return for another movie. Disney and Pixar's Lightyear DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Steelbooks are launching into the stratosphere very soon. I think specifically that plot line went through a few different shapes. But I guess you just put your trust in Pixar that they know what they're doing."

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