Patricia Heaton has blasted ‘stupid’ Disney bosses for replacing Tim Allen with Chris Evans in new Toy Story spin-off Lightyear.
The 64-year-old actress took to Twitter on Tuesday defending her 69-year-old girlfriend, who voiced Buzz in the four original Pixar films between 1995 and 2019.
She claimed they made a “huge mistake” in recasting their pal, going as far as to say they “completely castrated this iconic, beloved character.”
‘Why neuter the character?!’ Patricia Heaton has blasted ‘stupid’ Disney bosses for replacing Tim Allen with Chris Evans in new Toy Story spin-off Lightyear
Across two tweets, the Everybody Loves Raymond star began, “I saw the trailer for Buzz Lightyear and all I can say is that Disney/Pixar made a HUGE mistake not letting my buddy Tim Allen in the to fill the role he originally had, the role he owns.
“Tim IS buzzing! Why would they completely castrate this iconic, beloved character?’
She added: “Ok so the current Buzz Lightyear movie is an origin story – but the reason the character became so popular is because of what @ofctimallen created.
Iconic: The 64-year-old actress took to Twitter on Tuesday defending her 69-year-old girlfriend (pictured in 2019), who voiced Buzz in the franchise’s four original films between 1995 and 2019
Big shoes to fill: But Captain America star Chris even admitted he was a little intimidated when he took on the role of voicing Buzz for Lightyear (pictured June 2022)
“Why remove the one element that makes us want to see #stupidHollywooddecisions.”
For millions of film fans, Tim will always be associated with Buzz Lightyear, the not-too-bright astronaut wannabe he voiced in the 1995 Pixar animated blockbuster.
But Captain America star Chris admitted he was a little intimidated when he took on the role of voicing Buzz for Lightyear.
When it came to delivering Buzz’s famous catchphrase, “To infinity and beyond,” the Hollywood star said he simply copied Tim’s version.
Angry: Across two tweets, the Everybody Loves Raymond star began, “I saw the trailer for Buzz Lightyear and all I can say is that Disney/Pixar made a HUGE mistake in mine buddy Tim Allen didn’t cast in the role he originally owned’
According to The Daily Telegraph, he said: “I’m doing 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’re like, “No, no, no — that’s for someone else.”
Chris’ character in the original image isn’t quite the fool played by Tim Allen.
In Toy Story, Buzz was just a toy pretending to be an astronaut.
Powerful: She added, “Ok, so the current Buzz Lightyear movie is an origin story – but the reason the character became so popular is because of what @ofctimallen created” (pictured in 2019)
Lightyear, Chris explained, is said to be the film the toy is based on.
In the new film’s plot, 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 to me too – I grew up watching those movies,” he said.
“Well, you’ll certainly want to use it as a template… And he did such a good job that I’d be a fool not to accept some of the decisions. 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, almost two years after a tweet he originally posted was mocked by fans.
He wrote at the time: “And just to be clear, this isn’t Buzz Lightyear the toy. This is the origin story of the human Buzz Lightyear the toy is based on.”
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).