Interestingly, the film was originally cleared to play in U.A.E. Variety reports that Disney didn't submit Lightyear to Saudi censors, anticipating that they'd meet the same resistance that greeted Eternals. After the employees' letter, though, the scene was added back to the film, which premieres in theaters on June 17. (Specter's girlfriend and her daughter were never shown onscreen.) In the case of Lightyear, Disney reportedly didn't object to the identity of Hawthorne's partner, but did overrule Pixar on including a kiss. The 2020 animated hit Onward featured Lena Waithe as Officer Specter, who talked about co-parenting her "girlfriend's daughter" in one scene from the film. It's the second time that a lesbian couple has been overtly alluded to in a Pixar movie. Orange Is the New Black star Uzo Aduba voices one of Buzz's fellow Rangers, Hawthorne, who is depicted as having a "meaningful relationship" with another woman. Lightyear stars Chris Evans as Buzz Lightyear - the "real" version of the Space Ranger toy that Tim Allen voices in the Toy Story series. And while fans cheered both moments, they also made those movies targets of overseas censorship. Similarly, Marvel's recent hit, Eternals, included that studio's first same-sex kiss. Lightyear is following in the footsteps of the Disney-owned Star Wars franchise, which famously featured its first same-sex kiss in 2019's The Rise of Skywalker.
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According to Variety, the film has been banned in the Gulf nations of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, where homosexual conduct is still illegal. (Photo: Courtesy of Pixar)īut the decision to restore the scene could impact Lightyear's financial success.
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Hawthorne (voiced by Uzo Aduba) will reportedly share a same-sex kiss in the Pixar animated feature Lightyear.