Is Lightyear about a real Buzz Lightyear or is it a secret Toy Story movie?

At 7:39 pm on December 10, 2020, Disney and Pixar announced Light-year, touted as the “definitive story of the original Buzz Lightyear.” Retweeting the 30 second footage, showing a realistically rendered Buzz flying through the stars in a spaceship, star Chris Evans wrote, “I don’t even have the words.” But did have words.

At 8:14 p.m., as bewildered viewers tried to make sense of the ad, Evans clarified the intent behind Light-year. “To be clear”, wrote, “This is not Buzz Lightyear the toy. This is the origin story of the human Buzz Lightyear on which the toy is based. “

On Wednesday, Disney released the first trailer for Light-year, due out in June. The movie looks how you think it could be, a mix of Interstellar and Star Wars with the Pixar cartoon intact. But with flashes of Buzz at work, close-ups on his dog tags (indicating his blood type O positive), and a harsh sci-fi approach to world-building that borders on “realism,” Evans tweet. came back to mind. Was Buzz Lightyear a real guy? Seriously?

What you are about to read is an actual transaction at the Polygon Metaversal offices. None of the names have been changed to protect the innocent, because no one is innocent when they openly theorize about Pixar movies. Is Buzz Lightyear a real guy or a construction of a cinematic world within the universe of Toy story? You are the judge.

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Matt patches: Hello, does the existence of a #RealBuzzLightyear traversing space in the far future imply that the world of Toy Story is also set in the far future?

Petrana Radulovic: I hope that Pixar theory the boy NEVER sees this

Susana Polo: NO, it implies that Real Buzz Lightyear is the show Andy watched to become obsessed with Buzz Lightyear toys. That he had a villain who looked like this.

Image: Pixar

Maddy Myers: What Susana said. I feel like a lot of people are not getting the concept of this movie and it confuses me that someone else is confused by it.

Susana Polo: I mean, the reason they are confused is that it in no way resembles a children’s toy cartoon.

Maddy Myers: Good, because in the world of Toy Story this is a live action movie, right?

Susana Polo: …I think???????

Matt patches: Expect.

Susana Polo: OMG this is the LIVE ACTION REMAKE OF ANDY’S FAVORITE CHILDREN’S MOVIE.

Matt patches: No. [Multiple people reply with a “Yes” emoji.] I don’t think this is the implication of Chris Evans’ tweet.

Susana Polo: Who cares about Chris Evans’ tweet. We are talking about the trailer.

Matt patches: CHRIS EVANS ‘TWEET IS CANON. Unless there’s a shot of Andy walking into the theater to see this movie, I won’t agree to any of this. By the way, here’s the rundown from Pixar:

Check out an all-new, action-packed trailer, poster, and image from Disney and Pixar. Light-year, an original feature film released on June 17, 2022. The sci-fi action adventure presents the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear, the hero who inspired the toy, featuring the legendary Space Ranger who would win generations of fans.

THE HERO WHO INSPIRED THE TOY.

Maddy Myers: That doesn’t mean he’s a real boy. Toy story it’s not set in a world where aliens are real and that’s fine with everyone. That is not something in those movies. That is not the case. We’d know if it was.

Matt patches: Why would we know that? Andy is busy, he doesn’t need to think about aliens.

Maddy Myers: Why is there a pizzeria with funny alien toys? And because the presumption of Toy story Is Buzz Lightyear NOT REAL and does Woody really upset the whole movie?

Matt patches: Those alien toys could be based on real aliens.

Maddy Myers: Forget the plot of the movie lmao? The point is, it is NOT real! I feel crazy about the patches, are you trolling me?

Matt patches: I don’t trust toys to tell me what is real and what is not

Susana Polo: Patches come off

Matt patches: Woody has an unreliable perception of reality. [Maddy posts a “Bye” emoji.]

Maddy Myers: I think this whole interpretation is based on how you interpret the phrase “the hero who inspired the toy” which, to me, means like … Master Chief or whatever.

Susana Polo: Toy story 5 Are we convincing Patches that Buzz Lightyear is a kid’s toy?

Matt patches: I would like to send this as proof of my opinion.

Photo: Timewalker Toys

Maddy Myers: Patches, my argument is not that people don’t make action figures based on real people.

Susana Polo: Yes Patches I’m pretty sure the Neil Armstrong figure never had a COMMERCIAL LIKE THIS

Matt patches: They are convincing me, but I think Disney and Pixar could be clearer on that. Chris Evans spoiled the speech

Maddy Myers: Toy story 1 It has current technology and the concept of the film is that Buzz is a fictional character. I think it’s pretty clear in canon as to what this is. But yeah, Pixar’s marketing has been confusing for no reason.

Petrana Radulovic: it’s too early for this.