Disney has released some previously unseen character sketches for Buzz Lightyear when Toy Story was still in the early stages of being made.
The heroic astronaut toy was originally call Lunar Larry and could have looked very different from the prominent-chinned Buzz we know today.
The pencil sketches, and one colour design, display the different appearances considered for the character including an ‘LL’ symbol on his suit.
It comes as Disney gears up to launch Pixar Fest, an online family festival to mark the 25th anniversary of the classic kids’ film Toy Story.
As well as Pixar movies on Disney+, there will be daily celebrations inspired by Pixar and weekly watchalongs on Disney’s social channels.
There’s masterclasses, online quizzes and arts and crafts for kids to keep the little ones busy for the rest of the summer holidays.
Disney kicked things off with a £750,000 donation to long-term charity partner, MediCinema, to help create new state of the art family cinema experiences in hospitals.
Pixar Historian Christine Freeman said of the sketches: ‘Buzz is one of our most popular characters, and it’s fascinating to see the different ways that Pixar’s artists imagined him during the evolution of his design.
‘Even his name changed over time – from Tempus of Morph to Lunar Larry, to Buzz Lightyear. You can see the LL belt buckle (for Lunar Larry) in a few of these early designs.’
Toy Story, featuring the voices of Tim Allen and Tom Hanks as Buzz and Woody respectively, was released in 1995 and was the first fully computer-animated feature film.
To date there have been 23 full-length Pixar movies and 21 short films, all racking up 37 Oscars for the studio.
Pixar Fest will run from 9th August to 6th September. For more information head over to Pixar’s Facebook page.
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