Lightyear movie gay kiss scene
Disney-Pixar’s latest animated escapade is about to hit our cinema screens. It’s the origin story of one of their most beloved characters – Toy Story’s Buzz Lightyear. In the lead-up to its release, online speculation soared after it was confirmed that Lightyear would include the company’s first same-sex kiss. The film’s producer, Galyn Susman, stated that the female personality Hawthorne, voiced by Uzo Aduba, is in a “meaningful” bond with another female and a brush occurs between them.
In response, several countries – including the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Egypt and Indonesia – recently announced they would be banning Lightyear from cinemas due to its “violation of their country’s media content standard” (in concise, the inclusion of LGBTQ+ themes).
Susman responded by saying that no scenes would be cut, adding: “It’s great we are a part of something that’s making steps forward in the social inclusion capacity, but it’s frustrating there are still places that aren’t where they should be.”
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'Lightyear' star Chris Evans responds to critics of the Pixar movie's gay brush scene: 'Those people are idiots'
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- Chris Evans responded to people who have expressed rage over "Lightyear" having a same-sex couple.
- "The real reality is those people are idiots," he told Reuters.
- The movie is currently banned in the United Arab Emirates due to a scene where the couple kisses.
Chris Evans didn't contain back when asked about criticism over a homosexual kiss in Pixar's newest movie, "Lightyear."
"The real authenticity is those people are idiots," Evans told Reuters Television of people who have condemned the kiss.
"Every time there's been social advancement as we emerge up, the American story, the human story is one of constant social awakening and growth and that's what makes us good," he continued.
The show is the origin story of the "Toy Story" character Bu
Disney-Pixar's Lightyear, with same-sex touch, will not play in 14 countries
SINGAPORE - At a recent press conference, actors Chris Evans and Taika Waititi held their ground over the inclusion of a same-sex embrace in their animated movie Lightyear.
That scene has caused the film to not play in 14 Asian and Middle Eastern countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Joined Arab Emirates.
And in Singapore, it received an NC16 rating from the Infocomm Media Development Authority – the highest for a film from the Pixar animation studio. This would restrict entry to those aged 16 and up. It opens here on June
American actor Evans, 41, responding to a question about the exhibit of affection between the same-sex couple, says that films should “absorb the times and reflect it outward”.
In Lightyear, Evans plays the title character of the space explorer Buzz Lightyear. In the Toy Story universe, this show inspires the creation of the toy of the same name found in the Toy Story movie franchise ( to ).
In the film, Buzz's end friend is a female space r
Countries are censoring the new Buzz Lightyear movie over a lgbtq+ kissing scene. It’s not the first time that Disney has faced LGBTQ backlash
Lightyear, which opens in the U.S. and global markets on Friday, stars Chris Evans and tells the tale of the astronaut behind Toy Story character Buzz Lightyear. It features a character named Alisha Hawthorne, voiced by Uzo Aduba, who is in a bond with another woman.
As a result of its LGBTQ+ content, the movie has been banned or censored in several countries across the globe.
On Monday, the agency in control of media censorship in the Together Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Twitter that Lightyear violated the country’s media content standards, and as a result is not licensed for public screening.
Film censorship agencies in Malaysia and Indonesia have also flagged the movie for review, the Modern York Times reported.
In Singapore, the film has been approved only for audiences over 16 years of age, according to the agency in charge of media regulation in the country. “While it is an excellent animated film set in the