he left, but 62 years, seven months and five days have passed since his original departure. Now, he teams up with three inexperienced recruits called the Junior Zap Patrol, including the adult granddaughter of the original Commander Hawthorne, to mount a defense against a menacing alien battlecruiser commanded by the evil Emperor Zurg and his army of hostile robot soldiers.
Stepping in for Tim Allen, Chris Evans provides the voice of Buzz Lightyear for this version of the daring space ranger, and from what we've heard inKeke Palmer, Dale Soules and Taika Waititi are aboard the mission as the three newbie Star Command recruits. Buzz's robotic cat, Sox, is voiced by Peter Sohn. Uzo Aduba, James Brolin, Mary McDonald-Lewis, Efren Ramirez and Isiah Whitlock Jr. also join the impressive cast.
The Hollywood veteran already achieved the trifecta of winning an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy for his original score for"Up." Other Pixar projects he's provided tunes for include"The Incredibles,""Ratatouille,""Cars 2,""Inside Out,""Coco,""Incredibles 2" and"Toy Story of Terror." So far, this time-shifted sci-fi adventure looks like a certified hit even before it lands, and it should be on all wanna-be space rangers' lists of must-see summer flicks.