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Kenobi Documentary Coming For Disney+ Day, Pinocchio Gets First Look

virginiakublawi | Aug 22, 2022 | 0

As you may know, this year’s Disney+ Day is being celebrated on September 8th. Last year, they provided updates and new content on November 12th, the actual anniversary of the streaming service’s launch in 2019. This year, a documentary about the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi in his series wi...

Lightyear on Disney+ Trails Encanto But Still a Success

virginiakublawi | Aug 14, 2022 | 0

Audience Analytics company Samba TV released some information on Lightyear‘s Disney+ launch a few days ago. Specifically, the release was a relative success but not on the same level as Encanto last December. Cole Strain, their VP of Measurement Products, offered this statement: “Toy Sto...

Here’s When Lightyear Hits Disney+

virginiakublawi | Jul 19, 2022 | 0

Disney has finally announced Lightyear’s Disney+ premiere date a whopping month after its theatrical release. That date is August 3rd, just two weeks from now. As you’ve likely already heard ad nauseam, Lightyear tells the story of the “real” Buzz Lightyear (Chris Evans) that inspired Tim...

Tim Allen: Lightyear Has “Nothing to Do With the First Movies”

virginiakublawi | Jun 30, 2022 | 0

In an interview with Extra, Tim Allen said Pixar’s Lightyear is a different beast from the Toy Story movies. “This is a whole new team that really had nothing to do with the first movies,” he said. Allen voiced the Buzz Lightyear action figure(s) across the four theatrical Toy Story films, as...

Lightyear’s Main Flaw Isn’t Casting or Representation

virginiakublawi | Jun 26, 2022 | 0

I was pleasantly surprised with Pixar’s Lightyear, an unnecessary prequel/spin-off/toy commercial that I was dreading. It’s not a perfect movie, but I ultimately enjoyed the respect it pays to its characters’ emotions and dilemmas. My sci-fi nerd husband liked it even more. I have no problem ...

Woke Publicity Grounds Lightyear

AlexGherzo | Jun 20, 2022 | 0

“To infinity and beyond” may be aiming a little high for Disney. Leading into the weekend, Pixar’s new animated feature, Lightyear, was projected to take in $70-85 million domestically, with a worldwide total of $135 million. Those numbers took into account things like spinoffs generally earni...