'Lightyear' Same-Sex Kiss Restored Amid Disney Backlash

The boss of Manchester Airport has quit amid a growing backlash over long passenger queues, staff shortages and calls from city leaders for management to 'get a grip' of the growing crisis.

Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has said it is ‘not acceptable’ to ask trans women about their genitalia during an appearance on Sky News. On Tuesday morning (March 29), Sky News presenter Kay Burley asked the MP for Ashton-under-Lyne about gender identity while commenting on the Government’s current ‘partygate’ fiasco.

Chris Evans just made a surprise appearance at the 2022 Oscars!

Daisy Jones and The Six, the 2019 novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, is truly a rare gem. Told in the fictional yet autobiographical style common for Taylor, the book delves into the story of a famous rock band from the 1970s, presented as the transcript for an insightful documentary on their history.WATCH BELOW: Where The Crawdads Sing | Official TrailerThis kind of structure, that has the copy consisting entirely of dialogue, means it would make the perfect book-to-screen adaptation.And, as she so often is, actor and film producer extraordinaire, Reese Witherspoon, was miles ahead of us in realising that.Months before the book was released in 2019, Amazon ordered a 13-episode limited series based on Daisy Jones and The Six, to be championed by Reese and her production company, Hello Sunshine.The company has been behind a number of other successful adaptations, such as Little Fires Everywhere and Big Little Lies, as well as the upcoming film Where the Crawdads Sing.The cast of the show on set.And in great news for the fans who are dying to see their favourite characters come alive on TV, Daisy Jones and The Six is now deep into the production stages.Lead actress Riley Keough shared photos from the set on their first day of filming to her Instagram, where the band of talented actors sat around on bikes branded with the show name.“Day 1 of Daisy Jones and the Six today.

Everyone loves a prequel, so why can’t Pixar can’t into the mix? They’re doing one of their first as a feature with “Lightyear.” The sci-fi action-adventure presents the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear—the hero who inspired the toy—introducing the legendary Space Ranger who would win generations of fans. READ MORE: ‘Lightyear’ Trailer: Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Taika Waititi & More Chris Evans (“Knives Out,” “Avengers: Endgame”) lends his voice to Buzz.

#Lightyear, only in theaters June 17. pic.twitter.com/ZLpO6t5yCAEven bigger than the new footage is the news that “Lightyear” will be headed to theaters, including IMAX large format theaters.

Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan and Sex Education‘s Aimee Lou Wood have been cast in a new historical comedy called Seize Them!.The film, which is set in Britain’s dark ages, has also signed-up Ghosts star Lolly Adefope, Hot Fuzz’s Nick Frost and W1A‘s Jessica Hynes, and comes from director Curtis Vowell.Described as a female-led comedy, Seize Them! sees Queen Dagan (played by Wood) toppled in a revolution led by Humble Joan (Coughlan). A bounty is subsequently put on Dagan’s head as she is forced to be a fugitive in her own land.She faces hardship and danger as she sets out to reclaim her throne, with help from former servant Shulmay (Adefope), who has a lot of secrets, and shit-shoveller Bobik (Frost), who wants more out of life.The film has been written by Ron’s Gone Wrong‘s Andy Riley, and has just begun filming in the UK.“The chance to shoot in Wales, the land of my fathers, with Aimee and Lolly saying the terrific words, out loud, that Andy Riley has written, was a sweet temptation I found hard to resist,” Frost admitted (via Variety).Producer Damian Jones said: “We are very excited to be working with the funniest young actresses around today in Aimee, Lolly and Nicola as well as the epic Nick Frost and Jess Hynes.

Following an uproar by staff, Disney Pixar has restored a same-sex kiss in the upcoming animated film, Lightyear. Lightyear is the origin story of Buzz Lightyear of the Toy Story Disney film franchise.According to Variety, a scene involving a kiss between two female characters was removed by Disney executives. Following an open letter by Disney Pixar staff, the kiss, which will be the studio’s first, was restored.The uproar follows Disney’s mishandling and silence during the debate over Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill which is also discussed in the letter.“We are writing because we are disappointed, hurt, afraid, and angry,” the letter said.

Lightyear following a backlash after it was cut.As reported in Variety, the animated prequel for Toy Story’s Buzz Lightyear includes a relationship between two female characters. A kiss between the two is said to have been removed but later reinstated after a backlash to its removal, and Disney’s recent handling of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Disney CEO Bob Chapek recently apologised to employees for his silence over Florida’s controversial ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill which was passed earlier this month.The Republican-led bill, formally known as Parental Rights in Education, bans discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten to third grade classes (aged 8-9).

After coming under fire for its handling of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, Pixar is restoring a cut scene from its upcoming film “Lightyear”.

Pixar is finally making its return to the big screen after the last three original animated films — “Soul,” “Luca,” and the Toronto-set “Turning Red” — were dumped on Disney+ instead of at least landing hybrid releases like Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Encanto” and “Raya & The Last Dragon.” This summer will see “Toy Story” action figure Buzz Lightyear get his own solo spinoff, except with “Lightyear,” we’re seeing the character, not the toy.

a letter released by Pixar employees about how explicitly gay moments have frequently been cut from their movies), the decision was made last week to keep the same-sex kiss in the movie.“Lightyear” is directed by longtime Pixar vet Angus MacLane, who envisions the legendary space ranger as he was always meant to be – in the context of a giant sci-fi epic. Buzz is voiced by Chris Evans, with a supporting cast that includes Taika Waititi, Keke Palmer, Peter Sohn and James Brolin (as Zurg!)The Pixar employees’ letter said, in part, that while Disney publicly spoke about the kind of LGBTQ+-friendly content they were creator, at Pixar they were “barred from creating it.” “We at Pixar have personally witnessed beautiful stories, full of diverse characters, come back from Disney corporate reviews shaved down to crumbs of what they once were,” the letter said.

Pixar’s forthcoming Toy Story prequel Lightyear has put a same-sex kiss back following an internal backlash to Disney’s handling of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” legislation.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterOn March 9, LGBTQ employees and allies at Pixar Animation Studios sent a joint statement to Walt Disney Company leadership claiming that Disney executives had actively censored “overtly gay affection” in its feature films.

Pep Guardiola's side travel to Selhurst Park tonight looking to reopen their six-point gap at the top of the Premier League table.

Sky Studios, the original programming arm of broadcaster Sky in Europe, has bolstered its UK Drama Commissioning team with a pair of hires.

A rally campaigning for a referendum on 'net zero' that was set to be held at Bolton Wanderers' stadium has been cancelled by the club.