PREVIEW: Lightyear (PG)

WHO’S IN IT?

Chris Evans (Captain America: Civil War), Keke Palmer (Hustlers), Peter Sohn (The Good Dinosaur), James Brolin (Traffic), Taika Waititi (What We Do In The Shadows), Dale Soules (Motherhood), Uzo Aduba (Miss Virginia), Mary McDonald-Lewis (Deep Dark), Efren Ramirez (Napoleon Dynamite), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (BlacKkKlansman)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Angus MacLane (Finding Dory), director, writer; Jason Headley (Onward), writer; Galyn Susman (Toy Story 4), composer; Michael Giacchino (Up), composer; Jeremy Lasky (Finding Nemo) and Ian Megibben (Soul), cinematographers; Anthony Greenberg (film debut), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

After he and his Star Command crew are marooned on a remote planet, young astronaut Buzz Lightyear (Evans) pilots a test flight which takes him across time and space, pitting him against the evil Emperor Zurg (Brolin) in a bid to save the galaxy…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The real-life adventures of everyone’s favourite space ranger Buzz Lightyear, now voiced by Chris Evans, are depicted in this thrilling sci-fi adventure which takes the character – where else? – to infinity and beyond.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 17TH JUNE 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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