‘Lightyear:’ Pixar Debuts New Trailer; Taika Waititi and Keke Palmer Join Voice Cast
thewrap.comTo infinity … and beyond.“Lightyear,” Pixar’s forthcoming animated feature, has just unveiled a new trailer, along with information about additional cast members and who is composing the film’s score.The new trailer shows more of the world of “Lightyear,” again complemented by an ethereal version of David Bowie’s “Starman,” full of giant robots (Zurg!?!), treacherous tentacles, and an adorable, only slightly unsettling robot cat named Sox (voiced by Pixar filmmaker Peter Sohn).
This looks like a big, sci-fi epic, with all the bells and whistles.“My ‘Lighytear’ pitch was, ‘What was the movie that Andy saw that made him want a Buzz Lightyear toy?’ I wanted to see that movie,” director Angus MacLane said in an official statement. “And now I’m lucky enough to get to make it.” (Hopefully that clears up what “Lightyear” is.
People online have been so confused!)Additionally, Keke Palmer, Dale Soules and Taika Waititi have been announced as playing fellow space rangers (or at least space-rangers-in-training) of the title character (voiced by Chris Evans), alongside Uzo Aduba, James Brolin, Mary McDonald-Lewis, Efren Ramirez and Isiah Whitlock Jr.
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