Toy Story spin-off Lightyear released in cinemas today (June 17), telling the origin story of Buzz Lightyear, the fictional space ranger that inspired the toy we all know and love.
The film sets Buzz up to have plenty more adventures, and with an entire universe out there, there's so many possibilities about where it could go next. But on the other hand, maybe Pixar just wants to tell the backstory of one of its most iconic characters before moving on to different things.
Digital Spy had to ask director Angus MacLane about the possibility of a sequel while at the UK premiere of the movie, and although he didn't confirm or deny if a Lightyear 2 would happen, he said that one definitely could.
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"I suppose so," he said. "I mean, the mind of the filmmakers right now is pretty squarely on vacation, so it's kind of hard to sign up for at least five more years of excitement, but I think we'd be open to it, certainly."
There is something in the credits that could hint at a sequel, but at the end of the day, it will come down to the critical and commercial reception.
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Speaking of critical reception, the movie currently stands at a decent but unspectacular 61 average critic score on Metacritic, but at Digital Spy we enjoyed it enough to give it 4 out 5 stars.
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"There's no avoiding the fact that Lightyear is a step down from Toy Story 3 and, for some, will feel as inconsequential as Toy Story 4. As a sci-fi spectacle though, it delivers all the laughs, emotion and awe you'd want from a summer blockbuster," our review reads.
"You might not be taken to infinity and beyond, but you will understand why Andy wanted that Buzz toy so much."
Lightyear is out now in cinemas in the UK and US.
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