Lightyear (Pixar)

Lightyear is a computer-animated science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is a spin-off of the Toy Story film series, serving as an origin story for the fictional test pilot/astronaut who the Buzz Lightyear toy featured in the previous films was based on, presented as a film within a film the characters in Toy Story would watch, a concept previously adapted as the 2000 direct-to-video film Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins and its spin-off television series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000–2001). The film is being directed by Angus MacLane and stars Chris Evans as the voice of the title character, with Keke Palmer, Dale Soules, Taika Waititi, Peter Sohn, Uzo Aduba, James Brolin, Mary McDonald-Lewis, Efren Ramirez, and Isiah Whitlock Jr. in supporting roles.