Toy Story is one of the world’s favorite animation franchises and one of Pixar’s best films, but no one expected a Buzz Lightyear movie. That’s why the world was in for a surprise when Disney released the… Toy Story called spin-off light year. What was even more surprising was the revelation that light year would not focus on the animated toys of the four Toy Story movies. Instead of, light year was announced to tell the story of the hero who inspired the Buzz Lightyear action figure.
Update September 11, 2022: The article has been updated with new information after the release of light year.
Captain America actor Chris Evans provides the voice of the human Buzz. Released in June 2022, light year explored the backstory of the famous space keeper. But before the movie’s release and even after, there was a lot of confusion about what kind of movie light year is precise. Many questions were asked about how light year is connected to the rest of the Toy Story franchise, and while the marketing department did its best with later trailers, there’s a chance audiences didn’t quite get it, causing the film to underperform at the box office. here’s how light year connects with the wider Toy Story franchisee.
Is Lightyear a movie in the Toy Story universe?
To make things clear light year is not part of the Toy Story universe, but it is tangentially connected. The events depicted in light year exist as a fictional movie set in the Toy Story movie. This is the movie Andy saw as a kid that inspired the Buzz Lightyear line of toys. the director of light yearAngus MacLane, shared with Weekly entertainment what that means exactly:
In the Toy Story universe, it would be like a movie Andy might have seen that would have made him want a Buzz Lightyear figure.
As the first press releases and statements from the crew reveal the identity of Buzz Lightyear light year unclear, using the word ‘real’ leading many to believe he was a real person in the Toy Story universe. MacLane’s comments made it clear that Buzz has always been a fictional character, both in our world and in the Toy Story world. While Pixar fans may want to see the return of Andy and his Buzz Lightyear action figure, MacLane emphasized that: light year was made as a truly standalone movie. The director described light year as a movie about Buzz Lightyear “as the Space Ranger, not as the toy.” This is why the only one Toy Story character in light year Zurg is different from Buzz, as he is part of the toy line inspired by the light year movie.
Is Lightyear a Toy Story prequel?
light year should not be considered a prequel as it is not set in the same universe as the four Toy Story movies. Robots, spaceships and real aliens were never part of the Toy Story movies. In the first Toy Story, the movie Buzz Lightyear initially thought he was a real Space Ranger and not just an action figure. Woody had to help the action figure realize that he was a toy based on a fictional character.
light year, however, has depicted the Buzz Lightyear that was actually the Space Ranger. ‘s Buzz Lightyear Toy Story and the Buzz Lightyear of light year were two different characters who were also voiced by different actors. light year‘s Buzz lived the life the Buzz character lived Toy Story originally thought he was alive. This is why in light yearThe first lines Buzz says at the beginning of the film are what his toy counterparts say when he first arrives in Andy’s bedroom, thinking he is participating in the story featured in the film.
Marketing for light year avoided referring to the film as a Toy Story precursor. Instead, marketing materials have consistently used the more appropriate term: Toy Story “spin-off” or emphasized that the movie was what Andy saw in the universe of Toy Story. It may be disappointing news for fans who wanted to see more connectivity between Toy Story and light year. But light year can be seen as the catalyst for all events in the Toy Story movies. Since Buzz Lightyear was already a fictional character in the Toy Story universe, maybe light year was released in that world and exploded in popularity, in turn selling countless action figures. One of those action figures was then given to Andy and eventually became best friends with Woody and joined Andy’s toy team. In this way, light year can be considered a prequel.
How is Lightyear connected to Buzz Lightyear?
The Toy Story movies established the fictional human character of Buzz Lightyear as a Space Ranger in the Galactic Alliance. Since the movies always focused on the Buzz toys, there was plenty of room for Pixar to tell a brand new origin story using the character. The suit worn by light year’s Buzz has remained relatively unchanged from the suit worn by the action figure, except that it is presented in a new art style. In the film, Buzz acquires aspects of his traditional costume, such as his wrist laser and jetpack wings that are incorporated into the traditional Buzz Lightyear suit seen in the film at the end of the film. Toy Story movies. In addition, the action figure shared the human Buzz’s love for flying. In light year, the human Buzz Lightyear is a Space Ranger and a test pilot. Buzz Lightyear’s heroic, adventurous spirit has remained intact.
light year makes drastic changes to the character of Zurg, a character in which an animated action figure appeared Toy Story 2. The beginning of Toy Story 2 revealed Zurg as Buzz Lightyear’s worst enemy, who is revealed as Buzz Lightyear’s father in tribute to The Empire Strikes Back. In light year the origin is changed for Zurg to be Buzz from the future, thematically linked to Buzz as his own worst enemy. Zurg also previously appeared in the animated series, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command who also undone the father twist.
While light year has changed a lot from the series and creates its own supporting cast for Buzz and is not necessary to enjoy the movie. It can be seen as a similar accompanying piece in the Toy Story universe. light year can be seen in the same way as Ghostbustersof Buzz Lightyear of Star Command are like The real Ghostbusters animated series that inspired a popular toy line in the same way as the Buzz Lightyear franchise in the Toy Story universe. Toy Story introduce the world to the Buzz Lightyear toys, and light year let the audience take a look at the world that inspired a boy in 1995 to ask for this toy on his birthday.