Lightyear will finally be available to stream on Disney+ tomorrow, Wednesday August 3, from 8am BST. This is in line with the recent common practice for Disney to stream their films just six to seven weeks on from making their theatrical releases.
The Buzz Lightyear-inspired spin-off will drop on the streaming platform 47 days after giving keen cinemagoers their first screenings. From tomorrow morning, all Disney Plus subscribers will be able to follow the action-packed adventure surrounding the titular character of Buzz.
The film had the proud honour of being the first Pixar movie to be released in cinemas since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Lightyear failed to live up to expectations in the box office, grossing $219 million against a $200 million production budget, although it received fairly positive feedback on the review-aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes - with critics’ ratings averaging 75% and the audience giving it 84%.
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What is Lightyear about?
Although based on the original animated series Toy Story, Lightyear does not take place in the same fictional universe which saw the toys faced with numerous challenges. Instead, the new spin-off focuses on the character of Buzz, but not in toy-form.
The iconic space ranger is left marooned on a hostile planet 4.2 million light-years from earth in a true origin story. He is tasked with finding his way back home, all while confronting a threat to the universe's safety - coming face-to-face with arch nemesis Zurg.
Who is in the Lightyear cast?
Despite Tim Allen voicing the Star Command hero for the duration of the Toy Story saga, a new universe means a new man was recruited to be the voice of Buzz Lightyear. Marvel’s Chris Evans, who played Captain America, was chosen to take on the mantle.
Elsewhere, Uzo Aduba voices Alisha Hawthorne, the title character’s best friend and commander, with Keke Palmer voicing Izzy Hawthorne. Mo Morrison is portrayed by Taika Waititi, Darby Steel by Dale Soules and onboard computer I.V.A.N by Mary McDonald-Lewis.
The cast also features Isiah Whitlock Jr, Efren Ramirez and Keira Hairston. Astronaut Tim Peak appears in an uncredited cameo as a worker at the mission control centre.
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