The family sci-fi movie Lightyear was released last year on 17 June 2022. Chris Evans was the voice behind Buzz Lightyear and he did entertain the audience as the Lightyear. Before Evans was hired to be the face and voice behind the lead character in the movie, Tim Allen was the voice behind Buzz for many years.
Soon due to some reasons, Allen was replaced by the Gifted actor. When the 70-year-old actor was replaced, it was not just Allen fans who were disappointed but Tom Hanks also wanted the Zoom actor to be a part of Angus MacLane’s movie.
Tom Hanks said he didn’t understand why the makers replaced Tim Allen from Lightyear
Tom Hanks never holds back whenever it comes to serving honest answers. The actor doesn’t shy away from voicing his opinions and he knows how to say it the way it is. When Tim Allen was replaced by Chris Evans, the Big actor was disappointed with the makers. During an interview when the 67-year-old actor was talking about the movie Lightyear, Hanks said,
“How about that? Actually, I wanted to go head-to-head with Tim Allen, and then they didn’t let Tim Allen do it. I don’t understand that.”
When the interviewer mentioned that the studio decided to replace Galaxy Quest. Responding to this statement the Elvis actor said,
“Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. Here’s the thing just as long as people come back to the motion picture theater. I want to go back in the theater with a bunch of strangers and leave with something in common. That’s what I want to do and, going to see a movie with him Allen I’m looking forward to that.”
Hanks Elvis starring Austin Butler and Evans Lightyear was released in the same month. Both the movie received great reviews from critics and audiences.
Chris Evans said he wanted to honor Tim Allen fans
During an interview, the Ghosted actor was asked about his reaction to Lightyear’s script. While talking about his reaction The Grey Man actor said,
“I thought it was beautiful. That’s the best thing about Pixar, being able to kind of take these great catchphrases that Tim Allen originated and made so iconic and create origin stories for all of them. It’s basically a movie full of easter eggs, and it’s incredibly satisfying. But it’s a little daunting, because those words are precious, not just to me, but the fans of Buzz Lightyear, the fans of Tim Allen, and you want to honor them as best you can.”
Evans also mentioned that when he saw the movie he cried. The 42-year-old actor said the Pixar movies have a recipe to make you teary-eyed through their movies.
