Lightyear (film)
2022 film by Angus MacLane
Lightyear is a 2022 American animated science fiction action film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, and starring Chris Evans as the voice of Buzz Lightyear. Presented as a film within a film, Lightyear is a spin-off of the Toy Story film series and centers on the character Buzz Lightyear, who appears in Toy Story as an action figure of his character in Lightyear. The film was directed by Angus MacLane and written by MacLane and Jason Headley. Besides Evans, Keke Palmer, Peter Sohn, Taika Waititi, Dale Soules, James Brolin, and Uzo Aduba voice supporting roles. The film follows Buzz who, after being marooned on the hostile planet T'Kani Prime with his commander and crew, tries to find a way back home while encountering a threat to their safety.
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