For Disney, if the film was a failure, it was because of this scene.

While Pixar has enjoyed many successes in cinema since 1995 with the release of Toy Story, The studio, now owned by Disney, had to deal with a failure with the animated film Buzz Lightyear released in 2022. If the boss’s boss had given a reason to explain this failure, an article from IGN shows that Disney believes that it is because of this controversial scene that the spin-off of Toy Story did not work out.

Pixar boss explains why Buzz Lightyear failed

Indeed, in 2022, after the release of Buzz Lightyearspin-off of the animated film Toy Story released in 1995, Pixar faces huge box office failureA few months after the film’s release, Pixar boss Pete Docter gave an interview to The Wrap in which he gave the reason why this production had not worked. For him, it’s simply because the studio had some “too much to ask of the public“ :

When you think of Buzz, you think of Mr. Potato Head, Woody and Rex. And we proposed a science fiction film. It surprised. Even in the promotional elements. The concept was too advanced. Even the way the characters were drawn. It was real science fiction.

Certainly, The public was at least disconcerted when they discovered the trailer..

Let us also add that Long-time fans of the Buzz toy were disappointed not to find Tim Allen’s voice for the main character, who has been dubbing him since the beginning and this, in all the sequels and even in the fifth opus is in preparation.

A controversial scene that influenced the production of Inside Out 2

But today, we learn thanks to an investigation by the site IGNthat Disney does not have the same explanations as the boss of Pixar to justify the failure of Buzz Lightyear. Indeed, for the company with the big ears, If the animated film was a financial failure for the studio it is because of the famous homosexual kiss between Alisha and his wife.

This scene had also caused controversy. So much so that Several countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates had banned the film.The scene was cut, sparking anger among Pixar and Disney employees who accused the studio of failing to commit to defending the rights of LGBTQ+ people.

The article adds that The studio’s hesitation to address LGBTQ+ themes reportedly affected development Inside Out 2. Several sources indicate that notes have been circulating for ask for Riley to appear as “less gay“ leading to many changes. To the point of making the relationship between Riley and Val as platonic as possible.

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