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‘Lightyear’ debuts action-packed new trailer

The ‘Toy Story’ franchise is set to continue this summer with the release of ‘Lightyear’ and there’s an action-packed trailer out for you to enjoy.

Telling the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear – the hero who inspired the toy, Disney and Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ follows the legendary Space Ranger on an intergalactic adventure.

ā€œBuzzā€™s world was alwaysĀ something I was excited about,ā€ said director Angus MacLane. ā€œIn ā€˜Toy Story,ā€™ there seemed to be this incredible backstory to him being a Space Ranger thatā€™s only touched upon, and I always wanted to explore that world further.Ā So myĀ ā€˜Lightyearā€™Ā pitch was, ‘What was the movie that Andy saw that made him want a BuzzĀ Lightyear toy?ā€™ I wanted to see that movie. And now Iā€™m lucky enough to get to make it.ā€

Lightyear
Credit: Disney and Pixar

Joining the previously announced Chris Evans, who lends his voice to Buzz, areĀ Keke Palmer, Dale Soules and Taika Waititi as a group of ambitious recruits.Ā Peter Sohn voices Buzzā€™s robot companion, Sox, and the cast also includes the voices of Uzo Aduba, James Brolin, Mary McDonald-Lewis, Efren Ramirez and Isiah Whitlock Jr.Ā 

“The cast for ā€˜Lightyearā€™ is truly a dream team,ā€ said MacLane. ā€œEach of the performers immediately inhabited their character, which gave us the opportunity to play a bit during recording sessions. This resulted in a level of specificity that elevated the material and brought additional depth to the charactersā€™ relationships. It has been a privilege to work with such a talented and generous cast.”

Award-winning composer Michael Giacchino is on board to score ‘Lightyear’.

‘Lightyear’ will arrive in UK cinemas on 17th June 2022.

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