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To infinity and 'Toy Story 5'! Tim Allen confirms return as Buzz Lightyear

Tim Allen confirmed this week that he will reprise his role as Buzz Lightyear in the newly announced "Toy Story" sequel.

Los Angeles Times

Lightyear: Pixar’s Toy Story spin-off proves Buzz kill at the box office

The Toy Story spin-off has met major competition from Jurassic World Dominion

Evening Standard

'Lightyear's' Alisha Hawthorne breaks new ground for Pixar. She wasn't part of the original pitch

Every hero has an origin story — especially ones that launch a line of toys. But even those heroes need someone who believes in them first.

Los Angeles Times

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Why Buzz Lightyear star Tim Allen has been controversially replaced by Chris Evans

Chris Evans has taken on a new iconic role in the latest blockbuster Lightyear and despite fans calling for Tim Allen's return, directors have revealed the decision was very much intentional

Daily Mirror

Disney’s Lightyear reimagines Toy Story’s Buzz as a human but fails to evoke the joy of the beloved original

In Disney’s latest feature, Chris Evans takes over from Tim Allen as the voice of Buzz Lightyear but much is lost in this spin-off of the classic animated franchise.

ABC News

'Lightyear' ending and post-credits explained: How it sets up a sequel

'Lightyear' has arrived, and it features a wild twist ending. Here's everything you need to know, including how the 'Lightyear' post-credits scene sets up a Buzz Lightyear sequel.

Inverse

When did Andy see 'Lightyear'? Pixar’s surprisingly complicated timeline, explained

The Pixar movie goes beyond infinity with its meta premise. But how does it exactly fit into the 'Toy Story' universe?

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‘Lightyear’: He’s not a toy, he’s a space ranger in film offering stunning animation and thoughtful messages

A relatively minor Pixar effort starring Buzz from ‘Toy Story’ nevertheless succeeds as escapist summer entertainment for the family.

Chicago Sun-Times

'Lightyear' review: Mission failure for beloved Pixar hero

A needlessly complicated and narratively underwhelming space adventure, "Lightyear" is not worthy of its titular action hero, Buzz Lightyear, who at this point is nearly as beloved in American pop culture as real life astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.

Tribune News Service

Lightyear review: Not a disaster, but lacking in Pixar’s trademark imagination

You should drop some of your pessimism around this ‘Toy Story’ prequel-slash-spin-off, but definitely not all of it

The Independent UK

Movie review: Sci-fi story 'Lightyear' nimbly blends adult drama, kid adventure

Disney has made big business mining content from content, with spinoffs and sequels and multiverses dancing through multiplexes and streaming apps. “Lightyear,” the latest Disney/Pixar animated film, has been extracted from the much-beloved “Toy Story” universe, but it’s a bit unique. It’s sort of a prequel, in that it’s intended…

Tribune News Service

Lightyear: Director explains why Chris Evans replaced Tim Allen as voice of Buzz Lightyear

Allen voiced the beloved character in all four original ‘Toy Story’ films

The Independent UK

Lightyear movie review: Pixar’s origin tale is no Toy Story but it’s a very big adventure all the same

The lantern-jawed Space Ranger gets his own movie

Evening Standard

Disney and Pixar's Lightyear cast and UK cinema release date amid Disney+ release date speculation

The animated feature film is a spin-off/prequel/origin story exploring the hero who inspired Buzz's character in Toy Story

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The Independent UK

Lightyear: Director explains why Chris Evans replaced Tim Allen as voice of Buzz Lightyear

Allen voiced the beloved character in all four original ‘Toy Story’ films

Inverse

'Lightyear' might be the most realistic time-travel movie ever made — here’s why

Pixar’s newest movie is a futuristic throwback that’s equal parts cutting-edge science and nostalgia. 'Lightyear's director and producer reveal how they did it.

The New Daily

New Lightyear trailer introduces fans to Buzz’s space ranger crew and talking cat

Chris Evans is blasting off to infinity and beyond in the trailer for Lightyear, the animated spin-off about the space ranger who inspired the iconic toy.

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