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Buzz Lightyear doll, originally used for promotional displays until they became publicly available in 1997 and later re-released in 1998/99 for the release of Toy Story 2. a b Venable, Heidi (April 28, 2022). "People Have Seen The First 30 Minutes Of Disney's Lightyear, Here's What They're Saying". CINEMABLEND. Archived from the original on June 9, 2022 . Retrieved June 15, 2022. a b Lee, Hae-na (May 27, 2022). "CGV, 6월 CGV에서 선보이는 특별관 라인업 공개". The Korea Post (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 13, 2022 . Retrieved May 28, 2022. Chris Evans goes to infinity and beyond in Pixar's first Lightyear teaser trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022 . Retrieved March 28, 2022.Recurrent Pixar composer Michael Giacchino was announced to compose the score for the film, marking his eighth collaboration with the studio and the second time he would score an installment to a film franchise from Pixar that is traditionally scored by Randy Newman, after Cars 2. [35] He earlier scored for the Toy Story television specials: Toy Story of Terror! (2013) and Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014), the former was written and directed by MacLane. [35] Marketing [ edit ] Giardina, Carolyn (February 18, 2023). " Babylon, Everything Everywhere All at Once and Glass Onion Win Art Directors Guild Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 19, 2023 . Retrieved February 19, 2023. Grobar, Matt (July 19, 2022). " 'Lightyear' Gets Disney+ Premiere Date". Deadline. Archived from the original on July 19, 2022 . Retrieved July 19, 2022.

Lightyear Toys Reveal New Look at Zurg Bots & Star Command Spaceships". Screen Rant. March 27, 2022. Archived from the original on April 6, 2022 . Retrieved June 15, 2022. Har-Even, Benny (March 29, 2022). "Lightyear In IMAX Will Feature 1.43:1 Aspect Ratio Scenes". Forbes. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022 . Retrieved March 29, 2022. Domestic 2022 Weekend 25". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022 . Retrieved June 27, 2022. A small number of these dolls have been accounted for online, it is unknown where the remaining number of dolls are. These are all accompanied by various generic communicator noises. The communicator also lights up somewhat synchronously with the sounds. Additionally, his voice box has been updated. He no longer says "Buzz Lightyear to the rescue!", but instead features the following phrases.Buzz's battery compartment, seen in Toy Story 3. The central pinhole is the reset button to return him to factory settings. Does not contain a majority of the pull-string phrases from the movie, with the exception of "You're my favorite deputy!" and "There's a snake in my boot!" Jones, Tamera (June 10, 2022). " 'Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear' Featurette Blasts Onto Disney+". Collider. Archived from the original on June 11, 2022 . Retrieved June 11, 2022. Pressing any of the three thin buttons on Buzz's right side activates his voice simulator. There is seemingly no difference in the clips played depending on the button pressed. It's also possible that the sound system includes communicator noises, as various noises which could pass for technological bleeps are heard during the gas station fight between Woody and Buzz in Toy Story. These are seemingly not used for comic effect as the sound design in the movies tends to stay fairly realistic.

Hermanns, Grant (April 21, 2022). "Angus MacLane & Galyn Susman Interview: Lightyear". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on April 21, 2022 . Retrieved April 21, 2022. a b c " 'Lightyear' Director Angus MacLane on Making the Action Sci-Fi Movie That Buzz Lightyear Is Based On". Collider. October 27, 2021. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021 . Retrieved November 9, 2021. When asked about Lightyear during a 2023 interview, Pixar's chief creative officer Pete Docter stated: "we asked too much of the audience. When they hear Buzz, they're like, great, where's Mr. Potato Head and Woody and Rex? And then we drop them into this science fiction film that they're like, What? [...] so I think there was a disconnect between what people wanted/expected and what we were giving to them." [129] Accolades [ edit ] AwardLightyear Special Look Trailer Released by Disney Pixar". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022 . Retrieved May 5, 2022. TOP 10 on Disney+ in the World in August, 2022 • FlixPatrol". FlixPatrol. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023 . Retrieved January 2, 2023.

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