
The toy played by Allen is one such product - made of plastic and just one of millions of other Buzz action figures all over the Toy Story world. The original Buzz Lightyear has finally spoken about the controversy over Chris Evans voicing the main character in Disney / Pixar ’s Lightyear. Tim Allen breaks silence over Lightyear movie. There, Buzz is a hero akin to Luke Skywalker or Buck Rogers, with movies, television shows and other products covering his various adventures. When it was announced that Buzz Lightyear would be voiced by Chris Evans and not Tim Allen, who voiced the Space Ranger in toy form in all movies in the Toy Story series, there was a lot of speculation over why, though it was later justified as this wasn’t a story about the toy but the character that inspired it. Disney Store Buzz Lightyear Glow-In-The-Dark Blaster, Toy Story.

The Toy Story movies aren’t strictly about Buzz Lightyear, but rather a toy version of the character from a fictional pop culture IP in the Toy Story universe. Ironically, that necessitated a change simply owing to the conceptual nature of Lightyear. Allen first took on the role in the original 1994 Toy Story, the groundbreaking first feature from Pixar Studios that not only launched its extraordinary run of instant classics, but turned Buzz and his pal Woody the Cowboy into household names. “We needed a new voice for Buzz,” was the simple statement, and the reasons why came down to the nature of the project.

Producer Galyn Susman explained the reasoning to change the role in a recent interview.
