Tag: Lightyear
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Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ Is from Animation’s Most Lucrative Franchise, So Why the Lowball Projections?
Unlike the three other highly anticipated franchises to debut since May — “Doctor Strange” (Disney), “Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount), and “Jurassic World: Dominion”(Universal) — Pixar’s “Lightyear” (Disney) will be the only one to open under 100 million. Projections are around 75 million, which might be a generous assessment.Why the struggle for the fifth film in…
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Best of Pixar: our writers’ favourite movies from Toy Story to Turning Red
To celebrate the release of Lightyear, Guardian writers detail their most-loved films from the animation studio’s back catalogueFor all their later successes, there’s still nothing in the Pixar catalogue that matches the dopamine hit of their very first feature. The first fully computer-animated film, its candy-coloured visuals simultaneously represented a new dawn and a vision…
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View Conference Sets Free June ‘Lightyear’ Panel, Announces First Speakers for October’s Confab
The View Conference will host a virtual talk with the filmmakers behind Pixar’s “Lightyear” on Tuesday, June 28, and has announced the first speakers for its largely in-person event in Turin, Italy, from Oct. 16-21.The free PreVIEW online event features director Angus MacLane, producer Galyn Susman, animation supervisor David DeVan and simulation and tailoring supervisor…
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Does Lightyear Have An End Credits Scene? A Spoiler-Free Guide
“Lightyear” — the new Pixar movie confusing everyone because no one seems able to grasp that this isn’t Buzz Lightyear the toy, this is the origin story of the human Buzz Lightyear that the toy is based on — is rocketing into theaters this weekend. And when it arrives, the film will have everyone asking…
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How Pixar’s Wall-e Paved The Way For Lightyear
“Lightyear” comes out tomorrow, and we’re about to see the movie that the toy Buzz Lightyear is based on. You remember Buzz from the “Toy Story” films, of course — so it’s a movie about a movie in a movie universe that spawned a toy that starred in the movie. So yeah. It looks like…
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‘Jurassic World: Dominion,’ ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Rule U.K. Box Office
Universal’s “Jurassic World: Dominion” debuted atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with £12.1 million (14.8 million), according to numbers released by Comscore.Paramount’s “Top Gun: Maverick” scored £5.5 million in its third weekend and now has a mighty total of £50 million, jetting towards being one of the highest grossers of the year in the…
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Chris Evans Is ‘Frustrated’ Same-Sex Kiss in ‘Lightyear’ Is Up for Debate, Banned in Saudi Arabia
Chris Evans has no time for the debate over the same-sex kiss in “Lightyear.”The MCU alum voices the titular Buzz Lightyear in the Disney/Pixar animated film, in theaters June 17. Uzo Aduba plays fellow scientist Hawthorne, who is married to another woman. A kiss between her and her wife was cut from the film and…
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Lightyear Review: The Toy Story Spin-Off Boldly Goes Where Many A Sci-Fi Movie Has Gone Before
How does one go beyond (pardon the pun) the masterful “Toy Story” movies? The original 1995 film put Pixar on the map as not just a pioneer of CG animation, but as a hub for thoughtful, high-concept, character-driven storytelling. All of the following “Toy Story” movies would only strengthen that reputation for Pixar, bringing the…
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‘Lightyear’ Review: Pixar’s Lifeless Return to Theaters Is a Great Excuse to Stay Home
“Lightyear” is the first movie that Pixar has released in theaters since the start of the pandemic, a return to normal that would feel more exciting if “Lightyear” wasn’t also the first Pixar movie since the start of the pandemic that feels like it only belongs on Disney Plus. Bursting onto the big screen with…
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Lightyear Director Angus MacLane And Producer Galyn Susman On Metanarrative And More [Interview]
Director Angus MacLane and producer Galyn Susman have been heavily involved in numerous Pixar projects going back decades. Susman’s first credit as an associate producer came with “Ratatouille” in 2007, and she later produced several Pixar shorts and TV specials. Her first credited feature as a producer was for “Toy Story 4,” and she returns…