Lightyear

Disney spin-off stars Chris Evans, Keke Palmer and Uzo Aduba.

“The film just bounces along, zipping through its running time,” he wrote. Worse yet, it causes us to care less about the main character, rather than more.” Responses to Lightyear have been mixed.

The same-sex kiss that was removed from Toy Story spin-off Lightyear has been reinstated, and has now got the movie banned.

Advertisement Advertisement Look, it’s an honor to be a part of something that is taking those steps, but the goal is to look back on this time and just be shocked that it took us this long to get there.” Advertisement Advertisement Rumors have been circulating for months that Toy Story spin-off Lightyear would feature the studio’s first same-sex kiss.

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates are among the nations refusing to show the Toy Story spin-off.

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates are among the nations refusing to show the film. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates are among the nations refusing to show the Toy Story spin-off Saudi Arabia and a handful of other Middle Eastern countries did not show the film.

Lightyear is a perfectly fine Toy Story spin-off. Some individual elements work, some don't, but the whole thing fails to become a cohesive whole.

While the characterisation of some of the supporting characters leaves a little to be desired, Buzz himself is pretty well fleshed out and is a flawed but likeable guy. He’s just a little too mission focussed, and while you can see the revelation that he needs to rely more on his team coming from a mile off, Evans does a decent enough job selling you on the turn. There is no doubt that Lightyear is a gorgeous-looking movie, and the talented cast manages to infuse the characters with some life. After all, it’s meant to be a pastiche of some of the best science fiction movies ever made, like Star Wars, Interstellar, and 2001: A Space Oddysey. What’s becoming clear, however, is that the studio that was once synonymous with some of the best movies ever made does indeed make ‘fine’ films. However, I slowly came round to the idea – helped in part by the trailer that featured David Bowie crooning, a decent helping of Toy Story-based nostalgia, and some truly out-of-this-world visuals.

Pixar's Buzz Lightyear origins story might not feel all that original, but it's still made with typical Pixar brio, writes Alistair Harkness.

But as the characters get more intimate, so too does the film, with McCormack and, especially, Thompson cutting through the film’s more mechanical execution to deliver rounded portraits of people yearning for human connection in a judgmental world. Her gigolo of choice is about as far as it’s possible to get from the sleazy, damaged hustler familiar from Jon Voight’s turn in Midnight Cowboy though. Though this echoes the ingenious plot-twist of Toy Story 2 – in which Woody the cowboy realised he was a spin-off from an old western TV show – that’s about all the meta-fun on offer: the film never grapples with why this movie would have animation or effects work lightyears ahead of anything seen in a mid-1990s Disney film.

Patients and their families at London's Chelsea and Westminster Hospital were greeted by Evans on Monday at the screening in the hospital's CW+ MediCinema – one ...

For him to meet and speak to one of his heroes has been out of this world.” “Our CW+ MediCinema provides magic and escapism, comforting patients and loved ones who are going through a difficult time, and this visit was such a boost for them. Patients and their families at London’s Chelsea and Westminster Hospital were greeted by Evans on Monday at the screening in the hospital’s CW+ MediCinema – one of six in-hospital cinemas the charity runs in the UK.

As the opening text for Lightyear, Pixar's Toy Story prequel reveals, “in 1995 Andy got a toy. The toy was from his favourite movie. This is that movie”.

It’s a fun adventure that riffs on the very best sci-fi has to offer making it a solid, albeit not entirely necessary, companion piece to the Toy Story films. While it’s far from Pixar’s best effort to date, it’s another strong outing from the studio that continues their impressive track record of successes following on from the likes of Soul, Luca, and Turning Red. The action is thrilling while the flight sequences are genuinely awe-inspiring – the visuals are jaw-dropping and bring a real magic to it all but we’d expect nothing less from such genre veterans. And the film even manages to cook up a few surprises with Zurg! But the promise of a classic, sci-fi spectacle such as that one is bold for the following 107 minutes to fulfil. The nihilism of space is always interesting narrative work and, for the brief scenes we see Buzz grappling with his own morality, the film really has a unique place within the Pixar canon. Thankfully though, in the capable hands of the House of Mouse and director Angus MacLane, Lightyear does a good job of filling those shoes.

Patients and their families at London's Chelsea and Westminster Hospital were greeted by Evans on Monday at the screening in the hospital's CW+ MediCinema – one ...

For him to meet and speak to one of his heroes has been out of this world.” “Our CW+ MediCinema provides magic and escapism, comforting patients and loved ones who are going through a difficult time, and this visit was such a boost for them. Patients and their families at London’s Chelsea and Westminster Hospital were greeted by Evans on Monday at the screening in the hospital’s CW+ MediCinema – one of six in-hospital cinemas the charity runs in the UK.

Disney and Pixar's latest animated movie, Lightyear, has sparked worldwide controversy for featuring a kiss scene between two lesbian characters.

Every contribution, however big or small, is valuable for our mission and readers. Disney has denounced the law and vowed to fight it. While attempting to find their way back home, they face many difficulties and challenges. She supported the “not-at-all-secret gay agenda,” in which LGBTQ+ characters are openly featured in Disney movies. Many Arab countries have banned the animated film ‘Lightyear’ for promoting LGBTQ+. Many Arab countries have banned the animated film ‘Lightyear’ for promoting LGBTQ+.

This is the first children's animated film to be given an NC16 rating in Singapore over LGBTQ content.

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A number of Muslim-majority nations in the Middle East and Asia have announced that they will ban the Disney and Pixar movie 'Lightyear' over a scene where ...

Authorities in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon have announced that the film will not be shown in cinemas. The UAE announced that it was banning the film on Monday. Pixar's 'Lightyear' film banned in number of Arab countries over lesbian characters

Disney and Pixar's hotly-anticipatedLightyearwill be banned across 11 Middle Eastern countries, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt.

In their statement on Monday, they said it was down to a "violation of the country’s media content standards." However, Disney has not yet received an official answer from their authorities. It read: "The Media Regulatory Office announced that the animated film Lightyear, which is scheduled for release on 16th June, is not licensed for public screening in all cinemas in the UAE, due to its violation of the country’s media content standards."

Disney-Pixar is reportedly unable to obtain permission to show its new Pixar movie, Lightyear, in 14 Middle Eastern and Asian countries.

The animated film depicts a same-sex couple who share a brief kiss, which prompted the United Arab Emirates to ban the film. A source said the animated film also appeared unlikely to open in China, the world's largest movie market. - The animated film depicts a same-sex couple who share a brief kiss

It is the first children's animation film in Singapore to be given the NC16 rating for LGBTQ+ content. Read more at straitstimes.com.

She added: "It would have been good if Disney had released dual versions of the film. Ms Cheryl Ng, the chairman of the panel said: "While it is an excellent animated film set in the US context, Singapore is a diverse society where we have multiple sensibilities and viewpoints. Variety reported that it appears in the first 30 minutes of the film.

This includes the likes of Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Kuwait, Egypt and Indonesia. Additionally, it is unlikely that the film ...

Chris Evans, who voices Buzz Lightyear in the film, said at the London premiere that he found the objections to the same-sex kiss were “frustrating”. Pixar's Lightyear film same-sex kiss sees it banned in 14 countries Pixar's latest animated film Lightyear has been banned in 14 countries over the inclusion of a same-sex kiss, according to reports.

The United Arab Emirates on Monday banned the upcoming Pixar animated feature “Lightyear” from showing in movie theaters after its inclusion of a.

A newspaper in the Persian Gulf island kingdom of Bahrain similarly has speculated the film wouldn’t be shown there. The film “is not licensed for public screening in all cinemas in the UAE, due to its violation of the country’s media content standards,” the office said in a tweet. The Star, the country’s top English-language newspaper, cited an anonymous, nongovernment source as saying that Lightyear will not be shown in Malaysian cinemas. Recently, Disney has faced protests from activists and its own staff over what they described as CEO Bob Chapek’s slow response in publicly criticizing Florida legislation that opponents dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Movie theaters in the UAE, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula, had already advertised showtimes for the film. The UAE, many other countries in the wider Mideast, is a Muslim-led nation that criminalizes same-sex relationships.

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The UAE has reportedly banned the movie “due to its violation of the country’s media standards.” Disney has faced challenges securing the release of Lightyear in 14 Middle Eastern and Asian countries. Disney and Pixar’s new Lightyear movie, has reportedly been banned in 14 countries due to a brief, same-sex kiss.

The movie, which chronicles the adventures of space cadet Buzz Lightyear, is slated to be released June 16.

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In 1995, Andy got a toy from his favourite movie. This is that movie”. These are the words, plainly set against a black background, which make up the first ...

In the perfection of these elements, however, it appears that the filmmakers forgot to instil the feature with the heart and emotional gravitas of its source material. After multiple attempts, Buzz loses years on Alisha as a result of time dilation, the consequence of reaching such unprecedented speed. This is that movie”. These are the words, plainly set against a black background, which make up the first frames of Lightyear, providing the metafictional justification for a further expansion of a universe which, after Toy Story 3, many believed was perfect as it was.

There's been a lot of confusion over Lightyear's connection to the wider Toy Story universe, but the opening credits solve the issue. Here's how.

And then we realised we are the filmmakers because the credits have our names on it. This is a Buzz separate to the one we know and love from the Toy Story movies. We wouldn't blame you if you were a bit confused about how it all connects to the wider universe.

Ahead of the release of Pixar's newest animated film, "Lightyear", London's Cineworld Leicester Square welcomed stars, filmmakers and special guests to ...

He is the owner of What's On Disney Plus & DisKingdom. A sci-fi action adventure and the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear, the hero who inspired the toy, “Lightyear” follows the legendary Space Ranger after he’s marooned on a hostile planet 4.2 million light-years from Earth alongside his commander and their crew. Roger has been a Disney fan since he was a kid and this interest has grown over the years. He has visited Disney Parks around the globe and has a vast collection of Disney movies and collectibles. Chris Evans (voice of Buzz Lightyear), Keke Palmer (voice of Izzy Hawthorne), Taika Waititi (voice of Mo) and British astronaut Tim Peake, who lends his voice to Tim/Mission Control in the UK version of the film, greeted fans alongside filmmakers Angus MacLane (directed by/story by/screenplay by) and Galyn Susman, p.g.a. (produced by), as well as U.K. celebrities and presenters. The voice cast also includes Mary McDonald-Lewis as onboard computer I.V.A.N., Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Commander Burnside, Efren Ramirez as Airman Díaz, Keira Hairston as Young Izzy and Tim Peake as Tim/Mission Control (in U.K. release). Directed by Angus MacLane (co-director “Finding Dory”), produced by Galyn Susman (“Toy Story That Time Forgot”) and featuring a score by award-winning composer Michael Giacchino (“The Batman,” “Up”).

Lightyear hits theaters June 17. At the very start of Lightyear, words flash across the screen to tell us, “In 1995 Andy got a toy.

The story challenges Buzz to separate his self worth from his duty as a Space Ranger as well as understand that he is worthy of love not once he is perfect but while he is flawed. It’s a fun watch that will keep kids and adults alike entertained, but Lightyear just doesn’t live up to Pixar’s usual standards. You get the patented Pixar tears and the warm fuzzies you’ve come to expect from their stories – you just probably won’t remember them a week after you watch. A lot of Lightyear may be “on the nose,” but its occasional lack of subtext is a benefit rather than a detriment. They’re not together much; they’re just the best parts of the movie. At the very start of Lightyear, words flash across the screen to tell us, “In 1995 Andy got a toy.

The offshoot of the 'Toy Story' franchise lacks the charm and spark of its predecessors.

Ultimately, the people who made “Lightyear” bet too much on the appeal of Buzz, when they really needed to be deepening him and transforming him. If you were to tell the entire plot of “Lightyear,” it would take you longer to describe the first 20 minutes than it would to explain the remaining 80. That movie was “Lightyear,” so the idea is that we’re seeing what Andy saw back in the day — which if true, would place “Lightyear,” retroactively, among the worst movies of 1995. But having blasted through 60 or 70 years, “Lightyear” blows itself out, so that very early in the film we’re left with a shallow, one-joke protagonist who is completely without any emotional ties. Buzz goes up in space, doesn’t succeed and wants to go back and try the same maneuver again immediately. In an opening scroll, we’re told that in 1995, Andy — the boy from “Toy Story” — was inspired to get the Buzz Lightyear toy because he saw a movie about him.

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The UAE has reportedly banned the movie “due to its violation of the country’s media standards.” Disney has faced challenges securing the release of Lightyear in 14 Middle Eastern and Asian countries. Disney and Pixar’s new Lightyear movie, has reportedly been banned in 14 countries due to a brief, same-sex kiss.

The Disney/Pixar movie 'Lightyear' has been rated NC16 in Singapore due to “overt homosexual depictions”, said the country's media authority.

“Even among members who were willing to consider a lower rating, some were uncomfortable that this would mean it can be shown unedited, to a broad-based audience on Free-to-Air TV.” Ng added: “It would have been good if Disney had released dual versions of the film. Disney has yet to comment on these reports.

Chris Evans, of Captain America fame, voices the beloved space ranger in Pixar's new animated movie Lightyear, due out in cinemas on Friday.

We are then transported to a faraway planet where heroic space ranger Buzz and his commanding officer Alisha Hawthorne are on a reconnaissance mission.” “For Buzz to be a main character he needed a little more gravitas, a little more vulnerability, needed to be funny but not in a goofy way that would undercut the drama. Director Angus MacLane added: “Buzz was a side character in Toy Story and was a little goofier and a little more of a comedic relief.

Captain America and Buzz Lightyear star Chris Evans treated children in hospital to an early preview of new Disney and Pixar film Lightyear.

‘Our CW+ MediCinema provides magic and escapism, comforting patients and loved ones who are going through a difficult time, and this visit was such a boost for them. For him to meet and speak to one of his heroes has been out of this world.’ Patients and their families at London’s Chelsea and Westminster Hospital were greeted by the star on Monday at the screening in the hospital’s CW+ MediCinema – one of six in-hospital cinemas the charity runs in the UK.

Who'da thought it: a Toy Story spin-off exploring the backstory of the real-life, still weirdly proportioned Buzz Lightyear, the series' heroic protagonist ...

Who'da thought it: a Toy Story spin-off exploring the backstory of the real-life, still weirdly proportioned Buzz Lightyear, the series' heroic protagonist voiced by the not-so-heroic Tim Allen, has stirred up some strong feelings among critics. Not A Toy, Actually A Real Bloke Buzz is a young astronaut marooned away from terra nova, chipping away at the rocks of a hostile planet, trying to find a way home for him and his crew. Maybe this Buzz isn't a kids' plastic figure that drops to the floor inanimate whenever humans are around, but for all intents and purposes, the likeness is the same…

Patients and their families at London's Chelsea and Westminster Hospital were greeted by Evans on Monday at the screening in the hospital's CW+ MediCinema – one ...

For him to meet and speak to one of his heroes has been out of this world.” “Our CW+ MediCinema provides magic and escapism, comforting patients and loved ones who are going through a difficult time, and this visit was such a boost for them. Patients and their families at London’s Chelsea and Westminster Hospital were greeted by Evans on Monday at the screening in the hospital’s CW+ MediCinema – one of six in-hospital cinemas the charity runs in the UK.

The new Pixar movie recounts the adventures of Star Command's most famous Space Ranger before he was a toy.

An early section — a kind of extended prologue to the main action — recalls the celebrated montage in “Up” that compresses a long marriage into a few short minutes. If “Lightyear” lacks both the sublimity and the giddy inventiveness of the best “Toy Story” movies, that may be by design. A few soft-boiled Easter eggs pop up to connect “Lightyear” with various “Toy Story” episodes. He isn’t a toy, and he doesn’t sound like Tim Allen, who did the voice work in the four chapters of Pixar’s “Toy Story” cycle. More than one hard plastic Buzz Lightyear lived in my house for a long time, just like in Andy’s. To be part of the “Toy Story” universe is to be intimately acquainted with the metaphysics of the commodity form. This is that movie.” In other words, it’s the origin story not of a hero but of a piece of merchandise, one that started out fictional but long ago crossed the boundary into real life.

The United Arab Emirates ban comes despite an announcement last year that the country would no longer censor movies.

Homosexuality, however, remains taboo in the country. In 2016, it established a Ministry of Tolerance. The UAE ban comes despite an announcement last year that the country would no longer censor movies. For years the UAE has cast itself as a modern, tolerant haven in an otherwise highly conservative region. According to entertainment news website Deadline Hollywood, " Lightyear" won't be playing in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Egypt or Indonesia — the latter being the most populous Muslim country in the world with 274 million people. The movie features a same-sex relationship and brief kiss.

Walt Disney Co. has been unable to obtain permission to show its new Pixar movie Lightyear in 14 Middle Eastern and Asian countries, a source said on Monday ...

But she said filmmakers would not make changes to the movie. A Lightyear producer told Reuters that authorities in China had asked for cuts to the movie, which Disney declined to make, and she assumed the movie would not open there either. In the film, Buzz's close friend is a female space ranger who marries another woman.

Disney's latest animation "Lightyear," which features a same-sex kiss, has been denied release in more than a dozen mainly Muslim countries, a source close ...

The company was initially silent on the measure. As a result, a total of 14 countries and territories where the company wanted to show "Lightyear" have not granted the film a release, AFP has learned. Disney is understood to have declined to make any cuts, offering the film "as is" in all markets.

Walt Disney Co's new animated Pixar movie "Lightyear" features a gay couple, the latest step by the company to show traditionally under-represented groups ...

It's loving, it's supportive and it shows Buzz exactly what he doesn't have and that's the whole point. "I think the goal is to pay them no mind, march forward and embrace the growth that makes us human." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

The animation may be stunning, but in every other department, Lightyear is a disappointment. It's a crying shame for anyone who loved the original Toy Story ...

Making Lightyear’s space ranger commander and best friend a black lesbian is a brave choice. The animation may be stunning, but in every other department, Lightyear is a disappointment. The Captain America star doesn’t have the range to deliver anything other than a straight action hero reading, which is dull.

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The downstream impacts of the choices that we make as people are a little bit more consequential, and it’s fun to put Buzz against that backdrop.” “The Buzz that we all know is obviously a toy,” he said in a press conference for the film. “And as a toy, there are certain ways that they can move through the world without the weight that we may carry. We all know that, in 1995, Andy got a Buzz Lightyear toy for his birthday. In many of the countries where the film has been banned, including the Unite Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, homosexuality is a criminal offense..Reuters reports that the Lightyear has a received a PG rating for “action/peril.” Which isn’t a surprise, really: 10 of the 12 most recent Pixar movies — including Brave, Inside Out, and even Luca — have suggested parental guidance.

'The real truth is those people are idiots' says new voice of beloved Toy Story character as movie is kept off screens in 14 countries.

“I think the goal is to pay them no mind, march forward and embrace the growth that makes us human.” “There’s always going to be people who are afraid and unaware and trying to hold on to what was before. A scene showing milestones in the couple’s relationship includes a brief kiss.

"Lightyear" star Chris Evans shared that a same-sex kiss in a Disney/Pixar film should be "the norm" after the movie is banned in UAE.

But it’s a little daunting because those words are precious, not just to me, but the fans of Buzz Lightyear, the fans of Tim Allen, and you want to honor them as best you can.” That it is this kind of ‘news.’ The goal is that we can get to a point where it is the norm, and that this doesn’t have to be some uncharted waters, that eventually this is just the way it is.” The “Captain America” star continued, “That representation across the board is how we make films.

Annie Brown takes a look at controversies this week around the blockbuster film Lightyear, which features a same-sex kiss, and the treatment of Rebel Wilson ...

Hornery had emailed Wilson’s management team last Thursday, saying he knew Wilson was in a relationship with the fashion designer Ramona Agruma and giving a deadline of two days to respond. Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to our daily newsletter? It took until 2017 for Beauty and the Beast to feature the first interracial kiss in a Disney live action film, between the piano Cadenza and Madame de Garderobe, the wardrobe. In the same film Disney proclaimed it was featuring its first gay character, LeFou, but it’s actually only a glimpse of him dancing in a group with another man. The kiss was later screened to a TV audience of billions when a clip of it was included in the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Disney has been unable to secure the release of Lightyear in a number of Middle Eastern and Asian countries, including Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Kuwait, Egypt, Indonesia, and Malaysia, with China likely to follow.

It isn't a prequel to “Toy Story,” exactly, but instead presents the movie that inspired Buzz Lightyear toys in the first place. It's a potentially clever bit ...

What’s compelling “Lightyear” is harder to say, but there is a bland, vaguely “Planes” feeling here that smacks of a straight-to-video spinoff. But “Lightyear,” helmed by “Finding Dory” co-director Angus MacLane (who made some of the “Toy Story” shorts and TV specials that have expanded the film series), arrives in theaters just as summer movies are reaching the stratosphere again. “Lightyear” isn’t ambitious or existential or likely to make you cry. So should “Lightyear” have been a feature film or a Pixar short? It isn’t a prequel to “Toy Story,” exactly, but instead presents the movie that inspired Buzz Lightyear toys in the first place. So begins “Lightyear,” a new Pixar release that takes a meta approach to the animation studio’s flagship franchise.

It isn't a prequel to “Toy Story,” exactly, but instead presents the movie that inspired Buzz Lightyear toys in the first place. It's a potentially clever bit ...

What’s compelling “Lightyear” is harder to say, but there is a bland, vaguely “Planes” feeling here that smacks of a straight-to-video spinoff. But “Lightyear,” helmed by “Finding Dory” co-director Angus MacLane (who made some of the “Toy Story” shorts and TV specials that have expanded the film series), arrives in theaters just as summer movies are reaching the stratosphere again. “Lightyear” isn’t ambitious or existential or likely to make you cry. So should “Lightyear” have been a feature film or a Pixar short? It isn’t a prequel to “Toy Story,” exactly, but instead presents the movie that inspired Buzz Lightyear toys in the first place. So begins “Lightyear,” a new Pixar release that takes a meta approach to the animation studio’s flagship franchise.