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I stayed at Disney's only Pixar-themed hotel—with a waterslide, club lounge, and new movie-themed suites

Disneyland Resort's Pixar Place Hotel just unveiled "Coco" and "The Incredibles" themed suites. Here's what it's like to stay ...
Yahoo

Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ Is from Animation’s Most Lucrative Franchise, So Why the Lowball Projections?

Unlike the three other highly anticipated franchises to debut since May — “Doctor Strange” (Disney), “Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount), and “Jurassic World: Dominion”(Universal) — Pixar’s “Lightyear” ...
TheWrap

Same-Sex Kiss in ‘Lightyear’ Restored to Pixar Film’s Final Cut After ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Outrage

Disney and Pixar’s “Lightyear,” out this June, has restored to the film what would be the animation studio’s first same-sex kiss in a feature film, between a character called Hawthorne (voiced by Uzo ...
Engadget

Pixar's new 'Lightyear' trailer portrays Buzz as a victim of relativity

Pixar has shared a second trailer for Lightyear, and the new clip sheds considerably more light on Buzz's origin story. As it turns out, the explorer turned action figure is the victim of Einstein's ...
TheWrap

How ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ Inspired Pixar to Make ‘Lightyear’ for Imax

The inspiration behind Pixar’s first made-for-Imax movie, “Lightyear,” actually originated with 2011’s “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.” The look of “Lightyear,” which imagines the movie that ...
IndieWire

As ‘Lightyear’ Sputters at the Box Office, Where Should Pixar Go Next?

This weekend saw the release of Pixar‘s return to theaters with “Toy Story” spinoff “Lightyear,” the origin story for a beloved, uh, toy. Styled as a movie (within a movie franchise? trust us, this ...
Polygon

Lightyear follows a familiar Pixar theme — and that’s its biggest problem

For the last seven years, one of the most popular critical analyses of Pixar Animation Studios movies has come from a Tumblr meme. Granted, it’s an insightful meme. The idea that Pixar movies all boil ...
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Now streaming: Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ is an emotional, mind-bending space odyssey

ORLANDO - Editor's note: This review originally ran on June 17, 2022 as "Lightyear" hit theaters. It has been republished in light of the film's premiere on Disney+. "Lightyear," the latest film from ...
Rolling Stone

‘Lightyear’ Transforms a Pixar O.G. From Action Figure to Disney Action Hero

He was the delusional do-gooder that made up one half of Pixar‘s O.G. dynamic duo, the Toy Story space cadet with the square chin, a savior complex and an unstoppable quest to rid the galaxy of the ...
Benzinga.com

Disney's Pixar Trims Workforce By 75: Is Lightyear's Box Office Disappointment To Blame?

Pixar, a subsidiary of Disney, has cut 75 positions including the director and producer of "Lightyear." The job cuts are part of Disney's larger cost-cutting plan, aiming to eliminate 7,000 jobs and ...
IndieWire

Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ Is from Animation’s Most Lucrative Franchise, So Why the Lowball Projections?

Reviews for the Disney feature have not been great, but that's only one part of the box-office problem. Unlike the three other highly anticipated franchises to debut since May — “Doctor Strange” ...