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[Toy Story] So Lightyear is supposed to be the movie that inspired the Buzz Lightyear toy in-universe. Like, it's the movie Andy would've gone and watch. So, is the movie supposed to be live-action or animated (in-universe)?
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>So, is the movie supposed to be live-action or animated

In universe, *Lightyear* is a live-action movie that Andy saw in his youth.  It's what made him excited for the Buzz Lightyear toy.

(This is supported by *Beyond Infinity,* the Disney+ short documentary about the evolution of Buzz from *Toy Story* to *Lightyear*, as described by the Pixar creators themselves.)

Sticking to in-universe explanation... The fact that it's live-action is evident in the fact that the toy itself doesn't look identical to the live-action Buzz Lightyear character.   The toy is a very one-tone version of that living being/'human' actor... as most toys based off of live-action characters are. (Unless you're spending hundreds of dollars on a Sideshow collectible, it's not going to look like the live-action actor.. but we're talking about a $20 child's toy in this case). -- Had the movie been "animated" then the on-screen animated character in *Lightyear* would look almost exactly like the toy does, which it does not.

Any other suggestions or mentions of the 'animated' versions already represented in-universe before today are likely follow ups to that *Lightyear* movie.  Much like we had 2-D animated Star Wars series dating back to the 80s (*Driods* and *Ewoks* for examples) which were based from the live-action films.