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After Pixar Ouster, John Lasseter Returns With Apple and ‘Luck’
LOS ANGELES — The most Pixar movie of the summer is not from Pixar. It’s from Apple TV+ and the lightning-rod filmmaker-executive who turned Pixar into a superpower: John Lasseter. Five years ago, Mr. Lasseter was toppled by allegations about his behavior in the workplace. Almost overnight, his many accomplishments — building Pixar from scratch, […]
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‘Lightyear’ Opens at No. 2, as ‘Jurassic World’ Holds Strong
Buzz Lightyear failed to reach box office hyperspace over the weekend. But it was unclear why. “Lightyear,” the first Pixar movie to be released in theaters in more than two years, sold an estimated $51 million in tickets at 4,255 locations in the United States and Canada in its first three days in release, according […]
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‘Lightyear’ Review: Infinite Buzz
The simple, charming premise of “Lightyear” is explained in an onscreen text. “In 1995, a boy named Andy got a toy from his favorite movie. This is that movie.” In other words, it’s the origin story not of a hero but of a piece of merchandise, one that started out fictional but long ago crossed […]
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