Chris Evans on Disney Restoring the Same-Sex Kiss in Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ and Embracing Buzz’s Human Side

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Angelique Jackson Chris Evans certainly has the market cornered on superheroes, voicing the iconic space ranger Buzz Lightyear shortly after hanging up (and handing over) his shield as the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Captain America.At the world premiere of the Disney-Pixar animated movie on June 8, Evans admitted that taking on the voice role was “intimidating,” especially when following the work of Tim Allen as Buzz in the four “Toy Story” films.“The first time you have to do that iconic line, ‘To Infinity and Beyond…,’ you kind of just do a shameless Tim Allen impression.

It’s intimidating,” Evans told Variety, crediting “Lightyear” director Angus MacLane and the Pixar team for helping him craft his own take on the voice. “Eventually you feel comfortable enough to make your own tracks in the snow and find your own interpretation, while still using Tim Allen as the blueprint.” The next day, Evans sat down with Variety at the press junket for the pic to dive a little deeper into its themes, as the story explains exactly who this space ranger was that inspired Buzz Lightyear, the toy, that audiences know and love.Alright, Chris, so I understand you’re a bit of a space nerd. True.So was there any part of you that wished this could be a live-action movie and you could get in the Buzz Lightyear suit?Yeah, maybe.

We had to do some press the other day at JPL, the Jet Propulsion Lab, and it was just … I mean, I could’ve stayed there all day.

It was so fascinating.What was the nerdiest question that you wanted to ask?Well, there were certain questions you want to ask, but you’re like, “Am I going to sound so stupid?” You want to ask a bunch of things, but you have to kind of refrain because, again, you can only embarrass.