Why Lightyear Is Better For Pixar Than Toy Story 5
Pixar could've churned out Toy Story 5 and watched the cash roll in; instead Disney's animation icons took the preferable option of Lightyear. Released in 1995, Toy Story launched Pixar onto a global stage, revolutionized animation, and changed the face of Disney's brand forever. The Californian studio grew from strength to strength with Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc., Inside Out, etc. but Woody and Buzz remained ingrained into Pixar's very soul. Toy Story 2 eventually landed in 1999 following Pixar's near-fatal IT disaster, Toy Story 3 enchanted a whole new generation in 2010, and Toy Story 4 explored fresh, Andy-free territory in 2019.
As the Toy Story franchise shows little sign of losing momentum approaching its 30th birthday, Pixar would be remiss not to consider Woody and the gang for further big screen adventures. So, Toy Story 5, right? Not exactly. After Turning Red in March, Pixar's next 2022 release will be Lightyear, a Toy Story project that couldn't honestly be described as a sequel, prequel, reboot, reimagining, or revival. Lightyear is a movie based on Toy Story's in-universe Buzz Lightyear backstory, where Star Command is a real organization, and Emperor Zurg is a genuine galactic threat.
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Lightyear's success will determine Pixar's wisdom in developing a feature-length movie from a premise that takes 5 minutes and a notepad to explain. Toy Story fans might also ponder why Pixar opted for Lightyear when Woody's Roundup was right there in front of them. Given the choice between Lightyear and Toy Story 5, however, Pixar made the correct call for Buzz's cinematic future.
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