Patricia Heaton blasts ‘stupid’ Disney bosses for replacing Tim Allen with Chris Evans in Lightyear
Patricia Heaton has berated “stupid” Disney bosses for replacing Tim Allen with Chris Evans in the new Toy Story spin-off film Lightyear.
On Twitter on Tuesday, the actress, 64, defended her boyfriend, 69, who voiced Buzz in the four original films of the Pixar franchise between 1995 and 2019.
She claimed they made a “big mistake” in recasting her boyfriend, going so far as to say they “completely castrated this iconic, beloved character.”
“Why castrate the character?!” Patricia Heaton has berated ‘stupid’ Disney bosses for replacing Tim Allen with Chris Evans in new Toy Story spin-off film Lightyear
After two tweets, the Everybody Loves Raymond star began: “I saw the Buzz Lightyear trailer and all I can say is that Disney/Pixar made a HUGE mistake by not casting my friend Tim Allen in the role he originally got.” played the part he owns. †
‘Tim IS Buzz! Why would they completely castrate this iconic, beloved character?’
She continued, “Okay, so the current Buzz Lightyear movie is an origin story – but the reason the character became so loved is because of what @ofctimallen created.
Iconic: On Twitter on Tuesday, the actress, 64, defended her boyfriend, 69, (pictured in 2019) who voiced Buzz in the franchise’s four original films between 1995 and 2019
Filling big shoes: But Captain America star Chris even admitted to being a little intimidated when he took on the role of Buzz for Lightyear (pictured in June 2022)
“Why remove that one element that makes us want to see it #stupidHollywooddecisions.”
For millions of movie fans, Tim will always be associated with Buzz Lightyear, the not-so-smart astronaut he voiced in the 1995 animated Pixar blockbuster.
But Captain America star Chris admitted he was a little intimidated when he took on the voice of Buzz for Lightyear.
When it came to delivering Buzz’s famous catchphrase, “To infinity and beyond,” the Hollywood star said he was simply copying Tim’s version.
Fuming: After two tweets, the Everybody Loves Raymond star began: “I saw the Buzz Lightyear trailer and all I can say is that Disney/Pixar made a HUGE mistake by not casting my friend Tim Allen in the role he originally conceived, the role he possesses’
According to The Daily Telegraphhe said, ‘I do Tim and I don’t care.
“It makes you so nervous to hear yourself out loud — it almost feels wrong. It’s like trying to say, “Bond, James Bond,” and you say, “No, no, no — that’s for someone else.”‘
Chris’ character in the original photo isn’t quite the dork Tim Allen played.
In Toy Story, Buzz was just a toy who thought he was an astronaut.
Stubborn: She continued, “Okay, so the current Buzz Lightyear movie is an origin story – but the reason the character became so loved is because of what @ofctimllen created” (pictured in 2019)
Lightyear, Chris explained, is supposed to be the movie the toy is based on.
In the plot of the new film, Buzz is a Space Ranger, stranded on a hostile planet, trying to find his way home. The character is a bit smarter than the toy Buzz.
†[Tim Allen] Buzz Lightyear is to me too – I grew up with these movies,” he said.
“So you definitely want to use it as a template… And it did it so well that I’d be crazy not to process some of the choices. But at the same time you have to make a kind of fresh track in the snow.’
Evans also recently re-explained the film’s plot, nearly two years after a tweet he initially posted was ridiculed by fans.
At the time, he wrote, “And just to be clear, this isn’t Buzz Lightyear’s toy. This is the origin story of the human Buzz Lightyear on which the toy is based.”
Wow! When it came to delivering Buzz’s famous catchphrase, “to infinity and beyond,” the Hollywood star said he simply copied Tim’s version (left, Toy Story, right, Lightyear)