Lightyear Will Be Huge On Disney+ (& That's A Problem For Pixar)

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Lightyear is coming to Disney+ in August, and while it didn’t do well in theaters, it could have a much brighter future on the platform, though that’s also a problem for Pixar. The world of animation has seen the rise of different studios over the years, but Pixar continues to be a powerhouse in it. The studio keeps treating its audience to, at least, one movie per year, and 2022 saw two very different releases: Turning Red, which was released directly on Disney+, and Lightyear, the first Pixar movie to be released in theaters since Onward in 2020.

There was a lot of speculation and confusion about how Lightyear connects to the Toy Story series as it doesn’t include the rest of the toys and is only focused on Buzz Lightyear, but the opening title card quickly cleared this up by revealing that Lightyear is the movie a young Andy watched in 1995 that made him a fan of Buzz Lightyear. The movie, then, tells the story of Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Chris Evans), who tries to find a way back home after being marooned on a hostile planet with his commander and crew. His attempts to return home lead him to jump many years into the future, where he meets a new crew and comes across the evil Emperor Zurg (James Brolin).

Related: Lightyear Makes Toy Story 2's Buzz/Zurg Storyline Weirder

Unfortunately, Lightyear wasn’t the success Pixar was expecting, and not even its connection to the Toy Story saga helped its box office performance. Lightyear is the lowest-rated movie in the Toy Stoy series, and it also underperformed at the box office, but it might have a much better future on Disney+ and actually become a hit, though that will be a problem for Pixar after its last four movies were sent to Disney+ and found big