‘We Asked Too Much Of The Audience’: Disney Exec Offers Excuse For ‘Lightyear’ Flop, Makes No Mention Of Same-Sex Kiss
One Disney Executive reflects on the flop. “Toy Story” Spinoff “Lightyear” was for the company.
“We’ve done a lot of soul-searching about that because we all love the movie. We love the characters and the premise. I think probably what we’ve ended on in terms of what went wrong is that we asked too much of the audience,” Peter Docter is Pixar’s chief Creative Officer Submitted The Wrap
“When they hear Buzz, they’re like, great, where’s Mr. Potato Head and Woody and Rex? And then we drop them into this science fiction film that they’re like, What?” The filmmaker continued. “Even if they’ve read the material in press, it was just a little too distant, both in concept, and I think in the way that characters were drawn, that they were portrayed. It was much more of a science fiction.”
Docter continued to describe the “Toy Story” These characters are “much broader,” saying, “I think there was a disconnect between what people wanted/expected and what we were giving to them.”
The animated film 2022 earned $226.4 million on a budget of $200 million. This means that it lost money after accounting for marketing expenses.
“Lightyear” The inclusion of a causing controversy before its release. Same-sex kiss This was originally edited out and then reinstated in response the Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Bill. It is now known as the “Don’t Say Gay Bill” Many media outlets and leftists.
There was some opposition to Chris Evans as Buzz Lightyear’s voiceover artist replacing Tim Allen. He supported the film’s same-sex kiss scene being kept in the movie and said that those who disagreed were wrong. “idiots.”
“Every time there’s been social advancement as we wake up, the American story, the human story is one of constant social awakening and growth and that’s what makes us good,” During an interview with Reuters, Evans said this.
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“Disney put a line in the sand saying, we’re putting this [kiss] back in, but also, we’re not going to remove it for any other territories, in these places that would have a problem with it.” The actor stated, adding that the kiss scene was “nice, and it’s wonderful, it makes me happy.”
“It’s tough to not be a little frustrated that it even has to be a topic of discussion,” Evans also added. “That it is this kind of ‘news.’ The goal is that we can get to a point where it is the norm, and that this doesn’t have to be some uncharted waters, that eventually this is just the way it is. That representation across the board is how we make films.”
Even critics of the controversial kiss scene were critical. They said there were many plot holes in the movie and that it strayed too far away from the original. “Toy Story” The storylines are meant to be enjoyed by the audience in the same manner as the other installments.
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