Disney's Lightyear (2022)

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Turo602

Tom Hanks doesn't exactly do the voice of the Woody toys either so why is it hard to imagine that the real Buzz Lightyear doesn't sound like an exaggerated doll from a cartoon series? Especially considering he's supposed to be a real astronaut and not some guy from the entertainment industry. They more than likely just wanted a much more credible actor for the role with a much more attractive sounding voice than the Tool Man.

There's definitely ways to explain it logically, in how could it happen... not why they would choose this. There isn't any way to explain it that makes sense in this charged climate beyond "we don't want to support Republicans/we don't want backlash for supporting Republicans." And obviously this would be a non-issue if this was, say, live action and not exactly the same exaggerated CGI medium as the Toy Story movies. No one would expect Tim Allen to suit up as Buzz Lightyear now in front of a camera, or even back around when Toy Story 1 came out. But it IS exactly the same medium and they're obviously not trying for, like, high art here. Of course they would get back the voice actor who has personified that character and made people care about it. But they're worried about Twitter. And this IS the same exaggerated CGI medium as Toy Story. And if the point or argument is, "But Tim Allen was doing kind of an exaggerated puffed up voice for the Toy Story movies" then that's even sillier. Because guess what you can do? Have Tim Allen not do an exaggerated puffed up voice in this. He's an actor. This is what they do.

Credible actor? Allen's movies have grossed more than 3 billion dollars. Notoriety-wise... Evans has been up for what exactly? Looks like some MTV Awards for "Best Kiss." Pretty much everything Evans has done outside of the MCU that hasn't failed is bit parts or supporting roles. Allen has led a movie franchise (not Toy Story) all on his back as the leading man, a beloved cult hit, and a long running TV show (which was stopped in its tracks because he was republican, oddly enough) and other odds and ends... and all of this is after Home Improvement which went on forever and everyone loved, which he largely carried. I mean, it wasn't because of Jonathan Taylor Thomas or that dude over the fence.