The 'Home Improvement' alum also criticized the film for not having a Woody character. When they said they were doing a live-action, that it would mean real humans, not an animated thing,' Allen continued. This is a whole new team that really had nothing to do with the first movies,' he said to Extra on June 29. 'The brass that did the first four movies is not (involved). 'To Infinity and beyond!': How ‘Lightyear’ gives Buzz’s signature quote from ‘Toy Story’ new emotional heft Tim Allen addresses why he's not the voice of Buzz in 'Lightyear'Īllen revealed that the idea of a Buzz spinoff was discussed with him in the past, but it never came to fruition. Here's what they – and the movie's director – have said about the casting decision. The choice to cast Evans as Buzz is something that weighed heavily on the 'Captain America' star and has stirred comments from Allen and Tom Hanks, who played Woody, one of Andy's favorite toys. 'Lightyear' is essentially the movie that Andy, the boy from 'Toy Story,' became obsessed with in ’95 and spawned the Buzz toy that Andy famously received for his birthday.ĭue to the structure of the film, it makes a plot distinction from being perceived as 'Toy Story 5.' Evans voicing Buzz rather than Allen also allows viewers to step into a different mindset. The new animated film serves as an origin story for earnest space ranger Buzz Lightyear – the role originated by Tim Allen in 1995's 'Toy Story' and voiced here (as a cartoon human and not a plastic dude) by Evans. Pixar's ' Lightyear' took off last month in theaters with a new Buzz in the galaxy: Chris Evans. Watch Video: Chris Evans calls 'Lightyear' lesbian character 'long overdue'

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