Patricia Heaton Slams ‘Stupid’ Decision to Cut Tim Allen From ‘Lightyear’: ‘Huge Mistake’
usmagazine.comSpeaking her mind! Patricia Heaton didn’t hold back when it came to the decision to make Lightyear without Tim Allen.“Saw the trailer for Buzz Lightyear and all I can say is Disney/Pixar made a HUGE mistake in not casting my pal @ofctimallen,” Heaton, 64, wrote via Twitter on Tuesday, June 14. “Tim Allen in the role that he originated, the role that he owns.
Tim IS Buzz! Why would they completely castrate this iconic, beloved character?”Allen, 69, voiced the role of Buzz Lightyear in all four Toy Story films, the first of which premiered in November 1995. Chris Evans plays the courageous space ranger in Lightyear, the iconic character’s origin story.“Ok so the current Buzz Lightyear movie is an origin story,” the Everybody Loves Raymond actress continued. “But the reason the character became so beloved is because of what @ofctimallen created.
Why remove the one element that makes us want to see it?#stupidHollywooddecisions.”Lightyear producer Galyn Susman defended the casting decision in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter earlier this month. “Tim really is the embodiment of the toy Buzz, and this isn’t the toy world, so it really doesn’t make sense,” Susman explained. “There’s not really a role.
It would just cause more confusion for audiences instead of helping them understand the movie we’re trying to tell.”The film’s director, Angus MacLane, added, “Buzz was a side character in Toy Story and was a little goofier and a little more of a comedic relief.
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