If you haven’t already seen Lightyear, I would recommend waiting until after to see this documentary as there are slight spoilers, but if you have seen it, learning the behind-the-scenes workings shows how much everyone cares about this character. The documentary is now streaming on the platform and fans of the Toy Story character are intrigued. Hearing this makes sense on why MacLane was set to bring this character back to life in an origin story and throughout the rest of the documentary, his love and passion for not only the character of Buzz but for these stories themselves is clear to see. Disney+ has just released Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear. Pete Docter mentions in the documentary that MacLane knew everything Buzz and was the go-to whenever he needed to know anything about the character. Dive into the origin and cultural impact of everyone’s favorite Space Ranger, the art of designing a new human.
Explore the evolution of Buzz Lightyear from toy to human in the making of Pixar’s Lightyear. Moving on from the original version of Buzz, we see a young Angus MacLane, director of the upcoming Lightyear, as a member of the Toy Story 2 team. Disney has announced that Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear will release on Disney+ on Friday, June 10, 2022. This section of the documentary was definitely more interesting, and begs the question: why and how has a Toy Story documentary never been made? Pixar is such a vast company and expansive universe at this point that learning about the origins of the studio and of the movies that helped kick start their rise to animation prominence was enlightening to witness.