Get ready to bring Lightyear home. Fans of Pixar’s latest film can soon go to infinity and beyond and complete their collections of the Toy Story world as Lightyear comes to digital platforms on August 3. This is the same day it will be coming to Disney+, as announced last week. Physical media aficionados can look forward to September 13, when the film comes to 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD.
The digital and physical releases of the film will include seven exclusive deleted scenes, three features on the making of the film, and an audio commentary with the filmmakers. Described as the "definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear", the film acts as the "film-within-the-film" that young Andy watches in 1995 and sees our favorite space ranger on a mission to rescue his team from difficult terrain and attempt to overcome the loss of time, friends, and defeat the mysterious enemy known as Zurg.
Buzz Lightyear was first introduced in 1995 as a toy in Pixar's first feature film Toy Story. The toy version of the character has subsequently appeared in all three of the sequels, two television specials, and several shorts. This is the second time the "real-life" version of the character has been explored in a separate spin-off of the Toy Story films. In 2000, Walt Disney Television Animation released a direct-to-video film promoting the then-upcoming animated series, featuring Patrick Warburton as the action hero. To bring it closer to the Toy Story films, original voice actor Tim Allen was brought in to record the lines for the film which itself was simply a reedit of episodes from the series. Titled Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, the show had little creative input from Pixar and has never been officially released anywhere, including Disney+.
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As Pixar's first theatrical release since before the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022's Lightyear has had a few bumps along the way. The film opened to lower-than-expected earnings at the box office, likely due to its competition in Jurassic World: Dominion and Top Gun: Maverick, and the fact that families may have been accustomed to Pixar films simply streaming on Disney+.
Lightyear arrives on digital and streaming on August 3, and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on September 13. Check out the full list of bonus features below:
Check out the official trailer of Lightyear below.
Josh Sharpe is an entertainment journalist. He loves storytelling in all forms and will talk film, musical theatre, and Disney with anyone who is willing to listen. In addition to Collider, Josh’s work can be seen at TheaterMania and The DisInsider where he has conducted interviews with several artists and filmmakers.
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