Disney and Pixar’s Lightyear charts Space Ranger Buzz’s adventures before he teamed up with Woody in the Toy Story franchise. The second official trailer reveals more of his time in space and much more info on his companions including Sox, his robot cat sidekick.
The new trailer arrived along with just-released stills and a poster for the animated sci-fi action-adventure comedy etc. etc. etc.
Chris Evans leads the voice cast as Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear. (Tim Allen voiced the character in the Toy Story films). The cast also includes Uzo Aduba as his commander and best friend Alisha Hawthorne and Peter Sohn as Sox. Keke Palmer, Taika Waititi (a man who apparently never sleeps), and Dale Soules lend their voices to the Junior Zap Patrol’s Izzy Hawthorne, Mo Morrison, and Darby Steel. James Brolin brings Zorg to life and Mary McDonald-Lewis is the onboard computer I.V.A.N.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. voices Commander Burnside, Efren Ramirez is Airman Diaz, and Keira Hairston is Young Izzy.
Finding Dory co-director Angus MacLane helms the much-anticipated Toy Story prequel. Galyn Susman (Toy Story That Time Forgot) produces and award-winning composer Michael Giacchino (The Batman, Up) composed the score.
Lightyear will fly into theaters on June 17, 2022.
Disney and Pixar released the following synopsis of the animated prequel:
The definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear, the hero who inspired the toy, Lightyear follows the legendary Space Ranger after he’s marooned on a hostile planet 4.2 million light-years from Earth alongside his commander and their crew. As Buzz tries to find a way back home through space and time, he’s joined by a group of ambitious recruits and his charming robot companion cat, Sox.
Complicating matters and threatening the mission is the arrival of Zurg, an imposing presence with an army of ruthless robots and a mysterious agenda.
