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Buzz Lightyear is back as you’ve never seen him before. Prepare for lift off on an intergalactic adventure that reveals the origins of the man who inspired the world’s most famous space toy. WORDS ADAM MATULEWICZ IN CINEMAS 17 JUNE
Director Angus MacLane / Starring Chris Evans, Peter Sohn, Taika Waititi / Genre Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi Before he became the mostwanted toy on Andy’s and every other kid’s wish list, Buzz Lightyear was a real space hero. Or rather, a real fictional hero within the Toy Story universe. Disney and Pixar’s Lightyear reveals the origin story of the Buzz Lightyear character who rises through the ranks at Star Command, from a budding young test-pilot, to become a fully-fledged Space Ranger. After being stranded on an alien planet for a whole year, Buzz sets out to search the stars for a way home. But in a galaxy with infinite possibilities, getting home won’t be quite as easy as planned. Having hung up his shield and retired from the Avengers, Captain
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STAR MEN Space is full of wonder. There’s no knowing what else is out there, but what’s for certain, we’ve seen plenty of heroes in the stars over the years.
America star Chris Evans takes on his new role as the voice of Buzz to lead NEIL a new team of Space Ranger recruits ARMSTRONG that he’s taken under his wing. Taika There are real-life space heroes in our world too. Waititi’s Morrison and Keke Palmer’s First Man sees Ryan Izzy join him along with a personal Gosling portray Neil robot cat companion Sox, voiced by Armstrong as he places Peter Sohn, on what promises to be a one foot for man on the surface of the Moon. bumpy ride. Blast off onto a secret mission into MARK uncharted space filled with alien WATNEY creatures, unidentified monsters, After being stranded on Mars, killer robots, and the threat of Matt Damon’s astronaut a certain evil Emperor lurking successfully grows potatoes on the red planet – something somewhere in the shadows. we’ll have to wait a few It’s time to set your lasers for more years to find out fun and get ready to fall with style is really possible or not. as Lightyear launches you on an adventure to infinity and beyond STAR LORD in…3…2…1… Peter Quill helped save the
universe from Thanos. Next year, we pick up with where we left off with Quill, his crew, and maybe even Thor in tow in Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3. What new threats lurk amongst the stars?
