The director of Pixar’s newest film Lightyear, Angus MacLane, addresses the possibility of the Toy Story spinoff receiving its own sequel. The movies in the Toy Story franchise are among Pixar’s best and most beloved in its catalog of incredible films. Toy Story was the first film the studio had ever made, and it has garnered the most sequels out of any of Pixar’s properties. The subsequent installments beyond the original films have been wildly successful with Toy Story 3 and Toy Story 4 both capturing the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. The series' success has also led to it receiving a multitude of shorts featuring some of the franchise's fan favorite toys.
The newest project in the Toy Story franchise is Pixar’s upcoming film Lightyear. The movie will focus on the origin story of the real Buzz Lightyear who would go on to influence the creation of the familiar action figure within the world of Toy Story. The real-life space ranger will be voiced by Chris Evans, replacing Tim Allen who voiced his plastic counterpart in the previous films. While many of the details of Lightyear's plot are still unknown, it appears Buzz will have to team up with a ragtag group of space rangers to face the evil Emperor Zurg after accidentally traveling over 60 years into the future.
In an exclusive interview with Screen Rant, MacLane addresses the possibility of the Toy Story spinoff receiving its own sequel. Before he can give a comment, Galyn Susman, one of Lightyear’s producers, chimes in jokingly saying they promised not to discuss this topic until after the film has been released. However, MacLane states that he feels Lightyear is very similar to Star Wars in that Buzz’s story is open-ended outside of the events of the film.
Considering the longevity of the Toy Story franchise, it might not actually be too early to wonder about potential Lightyear sequels. The fact that this spinoff exists at all is still a surprise, and it shows that there are more stories to mine within this universe. Should Lightyear be a solid box office performer, Pixar just might find itself building upon Buzz's story in a new installment. -Screen Rant
