Joseph Jenkinson with five Pixar movies that deserve a sequel, and five that need left well alone…. There was a time when Toy Story stood alone as Pixar’s only sequel. For years, the studio built its reputation on creating imaginative, self-contained stories that rarely needed revisiting once the credits rolled. Since the 2010s, however, characters […]
Movie Review – Lightyear (2022)
Lightyear, 2022 Directed by Angus MacLane. Featuring the voice talents of Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Dale Soules, Taika Waititi, Peter Sohn, Uzo Aduba, James Brolin, Mary McDonald-Lewis, Efren Ramirez, Isiah Whitlock Jr., and Keira Hairston. SYNOPSIS: Legendary Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear embarks on an intergalactic adventure alongside a group of ambitious recruits and his robot […]
Pixar’s Lightyear sets Disney+ streaming release date
After an enforced absence due to the pandemic which saw Soul, Luca and Turning Red skipping theatrical releases, Pixar returned to the big screen last month with Lightyear, a Toy Story spinoff featuring Chris Evans in the title role as Star Command Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear. With just $214 million worldwide to date, Lightyear wasn’t […]
Thor: Love and Thunder holds top spot while the Crawdad’s Sing at the box office
Thor: Love and Thunder was subject to the the same mid-60% dip suffered by most MCU films in their second frame, yet still managed to hold on to the top spot at the U.S. box-office this weekend with a take of $46M. The Taika Waititi-directed sequel fell 68% over its sophomore frame, taking its domestic […]
Minions: The Rise of Gru breaks 4th of July box office record
The last of the high-profile pandemic delayed blockbusters finally arrived in cinemas over the weekend, and Minions: The Rise of Gru celebrated its two-year wait by breaking the July 4th box-office record with a weekend take of $127.9 million. Animated family fare has been slow out of the blocks at the pandemic-era box-office, with solid […]
It’s a box office tie as Elvis and Top Gun: Maverick take $30.5 million over the weekend
Number nerds will know that the last time a weekend box-office race was this close also involved a Tom Cruise movie, when Minority Report and Lilo & Stitch opened to $36M back in 2002. Well he’s at it again this weekend, because in its fifth weekend of release Top Gun: Maverick tied at the top […]
Lightyear fails to soar to Maverick heights as Dominion dominates at the box office
Disney-Pixar blasted off at the box office for the first time since 2020’s Onward, hoping that brand recognition could drive their Toy Story spin-off to infinity and beyond, but sadly Lightyear was left in the wake of all-conquering dinosaurs and an F-18 pilot who refuses to lose altitude. Lightyear was expected to soar to around […]
Pixar’s Lightyear cast discuss the Legacy of a Space Ranger in new featurette
Pixar has released a new featurette for the upcoming animated sci-fi adventure Lightyear which sees voice cast stars Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Taika Waititi, and Uzo Aduba director Angus MacLane, and producer Galyn Susman discussing the impact that the heroic space ranger Buzz has had in their lives. Watch the featurette here… The sci-fi action-adventure […]
Chris Evans goes to infinity and beyond in new Lightyear trailer
Disney has released another poster and trailer for the upcoming animated sci-fi adventure Lightyear. The Toy Story spinoff follows young Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear as he tries to make his way back home after becoming marooned on a hostile planet 4.2 million light-years from Earth with his commander and crew; check them out here… The […]
Disney-Pixar’s Lightyear gets the LEGO treatment with three new sets
LEGO has unveiled three sets for Disney-Pixar’s upcoming animated Toy Story spinoff Lightyear which includes the XL-15 Spaceship, Zurg Battle, and Zyclops Chase. The sets will hit shelves on April 24th, ahead of the movie’s June release; check them out here… XL-15 Spaceship Let space fans aged 8+ play the hero in their own intergalactic […]
