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According to Whip Media, Lightyear was the 2nd most watched movie in the United States across all platforms, during the weekend of August 5, 2022, to August 7, 2022. [95] According to the streaming aggregator Reelgood, Lightyear was the 10th most watched program across all platforms, during the week of August 12, 2022. [96] According to Nielsen Holdings, Lightyear was the 9th most streamed movie across all platforms, during the week of August 29, 2022, to September 4, 2022. [97] 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. The film is rated PG by the MPA, unlike the main films of the Toy Story franchise which were rated G. Andrew Stanton, who served as the executive producer of Lightyear, previously voiced Zurg in Toy Story 2, to which Zurg himself is voiced by James Brolin in this film.In an early version of Lightyear, Sox was originally going to look and act way more cat-like (according to concept art) in which he would look more true-to-the-word to real life ginger cats; in addition, he also had no collar, had yellow eyes, and his body and tail had stripes. According to storyboard artist Dean Heezen, some additional cat-like things Sox could’ve done was stretch, stand on hind legs, ambush, and itch. He would’ve also coughed up hairballs, and he also would’ve had retractable claws and actual fangs. He even had tapidum lucidum, aka Night Vision (an animal's way of seeing in the dark) whenever Buzz or if any of the Junior Zap Patrol shone a bright light on him. [1]

As a result, the film was banned in China, Kazakhstan, Egypt, Oman, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Palestine, Bahrain, Indonesia, Turkey, and Malaysia, [10] [11] making it Pixar's second film to have experienced international censorship, after Onward. A drink labeled "Wade Water", showing its mascot Wade, is a reference to Pixar's next film, Elemental. This is the first Pixar film to be released theatrically since Onward, as Soul, Luca, and Turning Red were released on Disney+ instead of being released theatrically as planned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Uzo Aduba as Alisha Hawthorne, Buzz's best friend, commanding officer and Kiko's wife, who is one of Izzy's grandmothers. [5] 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 ] Award Cleeren, Filip (May 25, 2022). "Ferrari F1's Leclerc, Sainz to voice roles in Toy Story film Lightyear". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022 . Retrieved May 25, 2022.

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