The film follows Buzz Lightyear (Evans) operating as a space ranger who, after being marooned on the hostile planet T'Kani Prime with his commander and crew, tries to find a way back home while encountering a threat to the universe's safety.

The violence and themes might be a bit much for younger viewers, but families with older children and fans of the original Toy Story movies will find much to enjoy in Lightyear. These are the main messages from Lightyear: Never give up. It's OK to ask for help.

In an attempt to put a fresh spin on their most successful franchise, Toy Story, Pixar released Lightyear, but that underperformed and disappointed many because it didn't focus on the Buzz Lightyear everyone knows and loves.

The most recent Toy Story 5 news has had a mixed reception, as Pixar's chief creative officer Pete Docter has confirmed that Woody and Buzz are returning for Toy Story 5.

Toy Story was initially based on the Oscar-winning animated short Tin Toy, which was about a toy named Tinny who reluctantly allowed a baby to play with him so he won't cry.

The result is that Lightyear offers one more twist: It's not a biopic about a “real” Pixar character, but a fictional movie set within the fictional Pixar universe. Lightyear opens up with text explaining that this is the movie that Toy Story's Andy saw in 1995 that made him want to get a Buzz Lightyear toy.

The director described Lightyear as a movie about Buzz Lightyear "as the Space Ranger, not as the toy." This is why the only Toy Story character in Lightyear other than Buzz is Zurg as he is part of the toy line inspired by the Lightyear film.

“Lightyear is the first commercial children's animation to feature overt homosexual depictions," said IMDA, adding that the film contains “some depictions of a female lead character and her partner starting a family and going through different milestones of their lives”. They are also seen sharing a kiss.

Bo Peep is a fictional character appearing in the Disney–Pixar Toy Story franchise. The character is primarily voiced by Annie Potts. She appears in the first two films as a supporting character, portrayed as a love interest to the protagonist, Woody.

Every Major Toy Character in the Toy Story Series Producer Jonas Rivera added that at least right now, the team behind the film considers Toy Story 4 to be the last Toy Story movie. "This was the final chapter.

Though many of the gang were made up for the movie (like our 2 main friends, Woody and Buzz), a lot of Andy's toys are replicas or inspired by toys that exist or once existed in real life. Toy Story is based in its present time, 1995, so many of Andy's toys pre-date the movie.

San Francisco Bay Area Toy Story - San Francisco Bay Area Although there are no direct ties to any real-life landmarks in Toy Story, we can assume that the films are based out of San Francisco. One clue is that in the Toy Story universe, Andy and his family live in the “Tri-County Area” as noted on many signs around town.

Buzz Lightyear Buzz Lightyear is a fictional main character in Disney–Pixar's Toy Story franchise, voiced by Tim Allen.

During the tumult, Pixar employees called out Disney executives for cutting “nearly every moment of overtly gay affection” from the animation studio's films. Soon after, it was reported that a previously cut kiss shared by queer “Lightyear” character Alisha Hawthorne and her wife was reinstated in the film.

That the film features a same-sex kiss is notable for Disney, which has long shied away from portraying explicitly LGBTQ+ characters. In fact, the kiss was met with pushback inside the studio and had initially been cut from the film, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Bo Peep is Woody's love interest in Toy Story, Toy Story 2, and Toy Story 4.