#To infinity and beyond movie

#To infinity and beyond movie

“I’d always wondered what movie was Buzz from? Why couldn’t we just make that movie? And that’s what we did. That story placed Buzz Lightyear centre stage as the brand new, highly sought-after toy that gives vintage pull-string Sheriff Woody a run for his money as Andy’s favourite.įast forward to six years ago, when MacLane found himself asking: What movie inspired Andy to beg for a fancy action figure with lasers, karate chop action and aerodynamic space wings? You remember how Andy had a birthday party and his favourite gift was a character that he loved, Buzz Lightyear the Space Ranger?” “But then, in 1995, I saw another film that changed my life: Toy Story. It lasted for years, although Star Wars was only the beginning of a string of sci-fi classics that defined my childhood,” he tells STACK. “After I saw Star Wars, all I wanted to play was Star Wars. Pixar’s Angus MacLane, a co-director on Finding Dory, grew up an ardent Star Wars fan, making him the perfect choice to take the helm of Lightyear. That’s because in this new version, Buzz is not a toy, he’s a human – this is the real Buzz Lightyear, starring in his first science fiction action-adventure. Throughout the Toy Story franchise Tim Allen voices Buzz, but in Lightyear it’s Chris Evans doing the honours. They may be grown-ups now, but the character’s enduring appeal is set to launch a new generation of fans.

Its hard to imagine that Disney/Pixar took 27 years to capitalise on the Toy Story franchise’s loveable Lightyear, who won audiences’ hearts with his insistence that he was a real Space Ranger, while the rest of the gang in Andy’s toy box patiently humoured him.īut with the cinema release of Lightyear this month, Buzz fans will finally have their moment.

Not wishing to offend Woody and Jessie fans but, c’mon, wasn’t Buzz everyone’s favourite? And it’s undoubtedly familiar to those even younger – the battle cry of Toy Story’s delightfully deluded action figure, Buzz Lightyear. Many a young twenty-something would have been raised knowing the catchphrase, “To infinity…and beyond”. STACK caught up with director Angus MacLane to discuss the Space Ranger’s first big adventure. Toy Story’s beloved Buzz Lightyear gets real in the all-new origin story, Lightyear.