“Lightyear”, an animated film starring Chris Evans, has reintroduced a kiss between two characters of the same sex. This is confirmed by sources close to Variety, who also explain that the Walt Disney Company’s decision has been made after receiving the joint statement from LGTBIQ+ employees and allies of Pixar Animation Studios, who assured that the studio was censoring “openly gay affection”. ” on their tapes.
Said claim has been the product of the absence of a pronouncement by Disney regarding the bill. “Don’t Say Gay” of the state of Florida.
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Such legislation prohibits teachers from discussing sexual orientation and gender issues with students in the classroom.
Also, the statement of the employees has not specified which Disney movies are being censored, but the handling of the situation by the Disney CEO Bob Chapekit would not have been opportune for the group.
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“Lightyear” restores the kiss
Taking into account all of the above, Variety’s source indicates that the Walt Disney Company would have taken matters into their own hands with the movie “Lightyear.”
The next Disney-Pixar animated film will feature the female character of Hawthorne (voiced by Uzo Aduba), who is in a romantic relationship with another woman.
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Although the studio never doubted showing the relationship, they did decide to remove a kiss between the two characters from the film.
However, despite the statement by Pixar employees and the current situation, the kiss would have been restored last week and would thus reach the final version of theaters.
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“Lightyear”: release date
“Lightyear” will be released on June 17, 2022 and will tell the story that inspired the creation of the Buzz Lightyear doll that appears in the “Toy Story” saga.
It will star Chris Evans, who will lend his voice to the astronaut on whom the popular toy is based.
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