‘Lightyear:’ Everything You Wanted to Know About Sox (But Were Too Afraid to Ask)

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“Lightyear” (which is now playing exclusively in theaters) serves as the big screen sci-fi adventure that eventually led to the toy that Andy was gifted at the start of the first “Toy Story”.

It expands the “Toy Story” universe in surprising and meaningful ways. And introduces us to an all-time Pixar sidekick in the form of his robotic cat pal Sox.In “Lightyear,” Buzz (now voiced by Chris Evans) is an intrepid Space Ranger who, driven by ego and a truly righteous sense of self, accidentally maroons his fellow space travelers on a harsh world full of treacherous vines and creepy bug creatures.

Determined to figure out a way off the planet, he attempts to crack lightspeed travel and finds himself in a strange loop – each time he makes a test flight, he returns to the planet a few minutes later but several years have passed.

As a way to help ease Buzz’s transition to his life as an inadvertent time traveler, Star Command gifts him Sox (voiced by Pixar filmmaker Peter Sohn) – a genial cat robot meant to serve as his emotional support animal (he also enjoys complicated chemistry problems while Buzz is away).As Buzz’s attempts to save the colonists become more desperate, Sox becomes an unlikely ally and, as Buzz discovers other survivors looking to fight back, a key member of the team.