Director Angus MacLane walks EW through the footage and teases the possible arrival of Emperor Zurg.
Chris Evansisportraying Buzz Lightyearin a newPixarmovie calledLightyear.
He’s not playing the Buzz we know fromToy Story, but “the original Buzz Lightyear.”
Chris Evans voices the Buzz Lightyear that inspired the ‘Toy Story’ figure in Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’.Disney/Pixar
That alone brings up a lot of questions.
“‘Set in the world ofToy Story’ is kind of weird.
“The movie doesn’t end and then you see Andy eating popcorn,” the filmmaker clarifies.
Poster for Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’.Disney/Pixar
“This is its own thing…
It’s the Buzz Lightyear movie.
It’s that character but as the space ranger, not as the toy.”
Chris Evans blasts off to infinity and beyond in Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’.Disney/Pixar
Evans is about to finish the “To infinity and beyond” line before theLightyeartrailer cuts him off.
“But of course, I’m not at liberty to say anything about anything at this time.”
Beyond that,Lightyear, at its core, is meant to be an epic sci-fi movie.
“Will it play a larger role in the film?
Yes it will,” MacLane says of that scene.
Star Warsis a name that comes up in the conversation.
“I would say at Pixar,Star Warswas the common language when I started in ‘97.
That was the thing that we couldn’t get out of our minds,” MacLane explains.
“The world was forever changed once we sawStar Wars.
It’s pretty inextricable, that sensibility.
I think that [parallel toLightyear] isn’t necessarily intentional.
For MacLane,Lightyearis “a distillation of things” he feels are cool.
“The edict is, just make it awesome,” he adds.
So, I have a go at instill that again.”
“Anyone who knows me knows that my love for animated films runs deep.
Watching them work is nothing short of magic.
I pinch myself every day.”
Lightyearis set to premiere on June 17, 2022.
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