Tim Allen attends the premiere of Disney and Pixar's 'Toy Story 4' on Jin Los Angeles. It just doesn't seem to have any connection to the toy.' 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. 'And really, as Hanks and I, there's really no Buzz without Woody, so I'm not sure what the idea… I'm a plot guy. When they said they were doing it live-action, that's what I thought to mean real humans, and not an animated thing. It's a whole new team that really had nothing to do with the first movies.'Īllen continued: 'I thought it was a live-action. But the brass that did the first four movies is not this. I said, 'What a fun movie that would be.' In an interview with ExtraTV where he was promoting his new History Channel series More Power, Allen explained: 'I've stayed out of this, because it has nothing to do with… As I've said, a long time ago, we talked about this, many years ago. When and Where Will 'Lightyear' Be Streaming?.All 3 'Lightyear' Post-Credit Scenes Explained.'Lightyear' Cast Weighs in on Same-Sex Kiss in the Disney and Pixar Film.'That's what I want to do and, going to see a movie with -I'm looking forward to that.'Īllen, for his part, has also spoken out against the Lightyear, sharing his disappointment over it not having a closer link to his original character. Here's the thing: I want to go back in the theater with a bunch of strangers and leave with something in common. When it was brought up that Evans was voicing the character now, Hanks added: 'Yeah, yeah, I know. The Forrest Gump star told the publication: 'How about that? I actually wanted to go head-to-head with Tim Allen and then they didn't let Tim Allen do it. In an interview with CinemaBlend, Hanks said that he 'didn't understand' why Pixar had chosen not to bring Allen back for Lightyear while commenting on how his film Elvis was up against the animated flick at the box office.

Justin Ford/Getty Images for SiriusXM/Disney/Pixar Hanks has weighed in on the fact the Pixar film replaced Tim Allen as the iconic character.

Inset, a still of Buzz Lightyear in 'Lightyear,' voiced by Chris Evans. Tom Hanks answers a question during the SiriusXM Town Hall event at Soundstage at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee on June 13, 2022.

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