Enough with the origin stories. Film-making has become too risk-averse | Helen O'Hara

Lightyear is the latest example of a studio milking a past glory, and maybe film fans are growing tired of it The trailer for Pixar's upcoming film Lightyear debuted last week, and met an unexpectedly muted response from film fans. It promises to be a fun, child-friendly animated space adventure with Chris Evans leading the voice cast, which should have delighted the faithful. But it centres on a character called Buzz Lightyear, derived from its Toy Story series, and appears to be yet another ca...