Chris Evans Heads To Outer Space In New Teaser Trailer For “Lightyear”

The Disney & Pixar animated film is set to release in the summer of 2022.

BYHayley Hynes
Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images

Many know and love Chris Evans as Captain America, but now, the 40-year-old is taking on the role of a different superhero – Buzz Lightyear. Earlier today, Pixar shared the first teaser trailer for their upcoming animated film, Lightyear, which tells the origin story of the iconic action figure.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, director Angus MacLane told readers to avoid putting this film in the same cinematic universe as Toy Story. “Another way to get at it, it’s a straightforward sci-fi action film about the Buzz Lightyear character,” he said.

“In the Toy Story universe, it would be like a movie that maybe Andy would have seen, that would have made him want a Buzz Lightyear figure. The movie doesn’t end and then you see Andy eating popcorn. This is its own thing… This is standalone. It’s the Buzz Lightyear movie. It’s that character but as the space ranger, not as the toy.”

In typical Pixar fashion, the clip features incredible animation and packs plenty of emotion and detail into just a minute and a half. Although we don’t hear much of Evans’ voice as Lightyear, we do get to see him in action, jetting off into space on the adventure of a lifetime.”

“To infinity and … Experience the origin story of a Space Ranger in Disney and Pixar’s #Lightyear, in theatres Summer 2022,” Evans captioned an Instagram post from earlier this morning, sharing the first look with his followers.

Is the Lightyear teaser giving you major childhood nostalgia, too? Would you like to see any other origin films from Disney and Pixar? Let us know in the comments.

[Via]


  • Link Copied to Clipboard!
About The Author
Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.