Tag: Pixar
Lightyear on Disney+ Trails Encanto But Still a Success
Audience Analytics company Samba TV released some information on Lightyear‘s Disney+ launch a few days ago. Specifically, the release was a relative success but not on the same level as Encanto last December. Cole Strain, their VP of Measurement Products, offered this statement: “Toy Sto...
Read MoreHere’s When Lightyear Hits Disney+
Disney has finally announced Lightyear’s Disney+ premiere date a whopping month after its theatrical release. That date is August 3rd, just two weeks from now. As you’ve likely already heard ad nauseam, Lightyear tells the story of the “real” Buzz Lightyear (Chris Evans) that inspired Tim...
Read MoreTim Allen: Lightyear Has “Nothing to Do With the First Movies”
In an interview with Extra, Tim Allen said Pixar’s Lightyear is a different beast from the Toy Story movies. “This is a whole new team that really had nothing to do with the first movies,” he said. Allen voiced the Buzz Lightyear action figure(s) across the four theatrical Toy Story films, as...
Read MoreLightyear’s Main Flaw Isn’t Casting or Representation
I was pleasantly surprised with Pixar’s Lightyear, an unnecessary prequel/spin-off/toy commercial that I was dreading. It’s not a perfect movie, but I ultimately enjoyed the respect it pays to its characters’ emotions and dilemmas. My sci-fi nerd husband liked it even more. I have no problem ...
Read MoreWoke Publicity Grounds Lightyear
“To infinity and beyond” may be aiming a little high for Disney. Leading into the weekend, Pixar’s new animated feature, Lightyear, was projected to take in $70-85 million domestically, with a worldwide total of $135 million. Those numbers took into account things like spinoffs generally earni...
Read MoreREVIEW: Lightyear (2022)
From the initial announcement of Lightyear, I’ve been critical of this movie’s existence. Think Obi-Wan Kenobi, only worse; there was an easy, clearly defined story with Obi-Wan waiting to be told. They just chose to waste time on a galaxy-trotting rescue mission instead. With Lighty...
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