The last time we saw Woody, Buzz, Jessie, Bullseye, and more toys from the Toy Story series come together was in its fourth installment back in 2019. Before Disney announced Toy Story 5 was on the way, we’ve had spin-offs to keep our anticipation under control like the Disney+ shorts Forky Asks a Question and two Toy Story shorts featured in Pixar Popcorn. In terms of recent theatrical Toy Story releases there was the controversial spin-off Lightyear, which tanked at the box office. That project left audiences shaking heads, including Buzz Lightyear voice actor Tim Allen who gave his opinion on the “confusing” spin-off-- especially since a fifth movie is happening.
When the news came out that Pixar was making a Buzz Lightyear solo film, you probably expected Tim Allen to come back to one of his iconic roles hearing him triumphantly declare “to infinity and beyond.” But Chris Evans ended up voicing Buzz Lightyear because he was portraying the man who inspired the toy compared to playing the toy himself. The Home Improvement actor broke his silence about Lightyear to DailyMail as well as what was “confusing” to him about this Buzz Lightyear spinoff.
