A theater in Oklahoma attempted to edit Pixar's Lightyear due to its same-sex kiss, but now the theater has backed off its plans to censor the movie.
A theater in Oklahoma was going to try to censor Lightyear but has since backed off. The latest Pixar film stars Chris Evans as Buzz Lightyear and is the fictional movie that Andy saw in Toy Story that made him want to buy a Buzz Lightyear toy. Despite the Toy Story association, Lightyear has been a box office disappointment as it was beaten out by Jurassic World: Dominion for the number one spot at the box office on its opening weekend.
Aside from the disappointing box office, one element of Lightyear that has been making headlines is the presence of a same-sex kiss. The kiss is a brief moment between the character Alisha Hawthorne and her wife. The kiss was originally cut from Lightyear but was later reinstated by Pixar in response to Disney's handling of Flordia's Don't Say Gay Bill, and Pixar staff reporting that Disney had tried to edit and tone down homosexual subtext in their films.
While Lightyear has been suffering at the box office, it is unlikely the kiss is a major factor, at least domestically. While Lightyear certainly could have used the benefit of the extra markets for its worldwide total, the more likely answer is Lightyear's marketing might have confused some audiences regarding its relation to the Toy Story franchise.
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