Tom Hanks admitted he didn't understand why his 'Toy Story' co-star Tim Allen wasn't cast as his character Buzz Lightyear and the role went to Chris Evans.
with Extra last week, and said the new Buzz Lightyear character was completely different from his original interpretation. Allen had famously voiced the astronaut doll character since 1995 and reprised the role for'Toy Story 4' brought in more than $1 billion at the box office in 2019 on a $200 million budget. Tom Hanks and Tim Allen attend the world premiere of Disney and Pixar's TOY STORY 4 at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Tuesday, June 11, 2019.
He added:"So I’m not sure what the idea [is]… I’m a plot guy. If this was done in 1997, it would seem to be a big adventure story, and as I see, it’s not a big adventure story. It’s a wonderful story. It just doesn’t seem to have any connection to the toy. Director Angus MacLane explained the character's differences to Vanity Fair last month, and noted Allen's version of Buzz from the '90s was"a little goofier" than the new adaptation.
"Toy Story 4" also brought in more than $1 billion at the box office in 2019 on a $200 million budget."Look, Tim Allen is Buzz Lightyear," Evans told Good Morning America last month."What he did in those movies is so iconic and so loved, and I'd be a fool not to incorporate some of his choices into this role.
Controversy surrounding the film began months ago when a same-sex kiss was reportedly removed from the movie and then added back in again following backlash from Disney's lack of response over Florida'sThe bill bars instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity for children in kindergarten through third grade.
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