The idea of Pixar returning to the world of "Toy Story" in order to dig deeper into the lives of human characters may not sound like the most promising premise on its face, but the first teaser trailer for director Angus McClain's "Lightyear" makes it seems like the studio has figured out a way to pull the concept off.

Though Buzz Lightyear was just a very fancy toy when he was first introduced in Disney and Pixar's "Toy Story" back in 1995, "Lightyear" tells the story of the living (though fictional) astronaut whose adventures into space inspired the action figure line. In this Buzz Lightyear (Chris Evans), you can see bits of the enormous, cartoonish personality all of the Buzz Lightyear dolls imbued with in the "Toy Story" movies.

But the teaser gives you more of a sense of where those aspects of Lightyear's identity come from, and what it was about him specifically that made toy manufacturers want to turn him into a bestselling collectible.

We are shown brief glimpses of other Star Command officers, a robotic ginger cat Buzz seems to befriend, and a handful of gorgeous shots of him launching into space to seemingly slingshot around a local star.

The teaser focuses on aspects of Buzz Lightyear that specifically made toy manufacturers want to turn him into a bestselling collectible.

The movie feels like it has the potential to be quite visually impressive and narratively intriguing— particularly if it ends up being more of a deep dive into what kind of person Buzz Lightyear really was beyond his fame and oversized chin. Provided there are no setbacks, Disney plans to release the film in theatres on June 17, 2022.