Animated Times
  • Celebrities
    • Celebrity News
    • Celebrity Networth
  • Movies
    • MCU News
    • DCU News
    • Hollywood Movie News
  • TV Shows
    • TV News
    • Web Series news
    • HBO Max
    • Netflix
  • Recommendations
    • TV Recommendations
    • Web Series Recommendations
    • Hollywood Movie Recommendations
  • POP-Culture
  • Lists
  • Memes
No Result
View All Result
Animated Times
  • Celebrities
    • Celebrity News
    • Celebrity Networth
  • Movies
    • MCU News
    • DCU News
    • Hollywood Movie News
  • TV Shows
    • TV News
    • Web Series news
    • HBO Max
    • Netflix
  • Recommendations
    • TV Recommendations
    • Web Series Recommendations
    • Hollywood Movie Recommendations
  • POP-Culture
  • Lists
  • Memes
No Result
View All Result
Animated Times
No Result
View All Result

‘They Castrated Lightyear’: Patricia Heaton Blasts Pixar For Replacing Tim Allen With Chris Evans

by Smriti Sneh
16 June, 2022 | 8:28 PM
in Movies, Celebrities, Celebrity News, POP-Culture
Patricia Heaton Blasts Pixar For Replacing Tim Allen With Chris Evans
Follow
Share

When Pixar dropped the trailer of Lightyear, the fans of Toy Story were delighted to see one of their favourite characters get a spinoff. There were also various changes, one being the introduction of former Captain America, Chris Evans, as the voice of Buzz Lightyear. Although Patricia Heaton wasn’t particularly amused by this change. In the original Toy Story movies, Tim Allen voiced Buzz Lightyear. But in the latest iteration, which focuses strictly on Buzz’s origin story, Chris Evans voices the character. And this has left Patricia Heaton fuming.

  • Patricia Heaton ‘Completely Castrating Buzz Lightyear’
  • Same Character, Different Vibes
  • Patricia backing Tim ‘to infinity and beyond’

Patricia Heaton: ‘Completely Castrating Buzz Lightyear’

Chris Evans is going to play Buzz in Pixar’s Lightyear
Chris Evans is going to play Buzz in Pixar’s Lightyear

Coming out in support of her Everybody Loves Raymond co-star, Tim Allen, Patricia Heaton marked her displeasure with the recasting. She took to social media and said:

“Saw the trailer for Buzz Lightyear and all I can say is Disney/Pixar made a HUGE mistake in not casting my pal Tim Allen in the role that he originated, the role that he owns,” she tweeted Tuesday. “Tim IS Buzz! Why would they completely castrate this iconic, beloved character?”

Saw the trailer for Buzz Lightyear and all I can say is Disney/Pixar made a HUGE mistake in not casting my pal @ofctimallen Tim Allen in the role that he originated, the role that he owns. Tim IS Buzz! Why would they completely castrate this iconic, beloved character?

— Patricia Heaton (@PatriciaHeaton) June 14, 2022

Also Read: Fans Are Coming Forward to Support Pixar’s Lightyear After Saudi Arabia Bans Movie for Insane Reason

Same Character, Different Vibes

Tim Allen and Chris Evans
The version of Buzz played by Tim Allen and Chris Evans is different

Chris Evans voices Buzz Lightyear in Pixar’s spin-off film, which technically centres on a different character than the one Allen played in the Toy Story movies: Evans’ Lightyear is the interstellar action hero on whom Allen’s character, a toy version of Buzz, is based.

The director of Lightyear, Angus MacLane, had attributed the decision to the difference in the role of the Buzz portrayed in Toy Story and Lightyear. In an interview with Vanity Fair, MacLane shared, “Tim’s version of Buzz is a little goofier and is a little dumber, and so he is the comic relief. In this film, Buzz is the action hero. He’s serious and ambitious and funny, but not in a goofy way that would undercut the drama.” He added, “Chris Evans has the gravitas and that movie-star quality that our character needed to separate him and the movie from Tim’s version of the toy in Toy Story.”

The rationale behind the recasting was further disclosed by Angus in an interview with EW. He said, “In the Toy Story universe, [Lightyear] would be like a movie that maybe Andy would have seen, that would have made him want a Buzz Lightyear figure.”

Patricia backing Tim ‘to infinity and beyond’

Tim Allen; Patricia Heaton
Patricia Allen was surprised to see Tim Allen not reprise his role as Buzz Lightyear

When fans pointed out the distinction to The Middle actress on Twitter, she came down harder on the studio, tweeting that the change was not necessary. She advocated that there was no need to change the reason the character became so beloved. The hashtag ‘stupid Hollywood decisions’ showed how disappointed she was. And a certain section of fans agrees with Patricia’s comments. For them, Tim Allen will always be the voice of Buzz Lightyear.

Tim Allen gives a terrific voice over performance as Buzz LightYear. He will always be the voice of that character. Tim Allen is also not a very good person and neither is his friend Patricia Heaton.

— ZAK (@Zakiyyah6) June 14, 2022

But Chris Evans can bring a new dynamic to the character, and may well take him to ‘infinity and beyond.’ Who knows Lightyear might have its own ‘Avengers Assemble’-esque moment.

Lightyear, which also features the voices of Keke Palmer, Taika Waititi, James Brolin, Peter Sohn, and Uzo Aduba, hits theatres Friday.

Watch the trailer here:

YouTube video

Also Read: ‘Those People Die Off Like Dinosaurs’: Fans divided as Chris Evans Calls Lightyear Haters – Homophobes and Racists

Source: Entertainment

Also Read:Posts

Marvel's Upcoming Series Featuring Amber Heard's Aquaman 2 Co-Star is Reportedly a Lot Like She-Hulk - Episode Count and Runtime Revealed

Marvel’s Upcoming Series Featuring Amber Heard’s Aquaman 2 Co-Star is Reportedly a Lot Like She-Hulk – Episode Count and Runtime Revealed

40 mins ago
"I definitely knew we were in trouble": Charlize Theron Felt Helpless While Shooting an Action Movie That Became a Box Office Disaster

“I definitely knew we were in trouble”: Charlize Theron Felt Helpless While Shooting an Action Movie That Became a Box Office Disaster

47 mins ago
Tags: Chris EvansDisneyLightyearPatricia HeatonTim Allen
Smriti Sneh

Smriti Sneh

Smriti Sneh is a Content Writer at Animated Times specializing in celebrities and everything pop-culture. Being a literature graduate from the University of Lucknow, she is cashing in on her writing skills by working in the entertainment news sector - studying literary theories by day, and navigating celebrity net worths through the night. Although you can find her writing poems at any and all hours.

  • Contact us
  • About Us
  • Disclaimer
  • Fact Checking
  • T & C
  • Copyright
  • Privacy Policy

© 2023 Animated Times

No Result
View All Result
  • Celebrities
    • Celebrity News
    • Celebrity Networth
  • Movies
    • MCU News
    • DCU News
    • Hollywood Movie News
  • TV Shows
    • TV News
    • Web Series news
    • HBO Max
    • Netflix
  • Recommendations
    • TV Recommendations
    • Web Series Recommendations
    • Hollywood Movie Recommendations
  • POP-Culture
  • Lists
  • Memes
Important Pages
  • Contact us
  • About Us
  • Disclaimer
  • Fact Checking
  • T & C
  • Copyright
  • Privacy Policy

© 2023 Animated Times