What they didn’t know was that Chris Evans would fit the role so perfectly. They needed someone who could be heroic without being arrogant. To do that, they needed a brand new actor whose voice could bounce between comedic and dramatic tones easily. When casting this human Buzz, the team felt it was important to separate the toy Buzz from this human version of Buzz. That hero is voiced not by Tim Allen, who provides the voice for the animated version of Buzz Lightyear, but by Captain America himself, Chris Evans. It’s like Rip Van Winkle trapped in a future he doesn’t recognize, desperately trying to get back to the past to correct the mistake of his youth.
So, Lightyear is a fish out of water story.
“The idea felt like a fertile ground for both our own personal experiences and the core-defining character trait of Buzz Lightyear. All joking aside, this felt like a natural fit for Buzz,” MacLane shared. Because of that, it would separate him from society and his loved ones, just like film production. “We have a story where Buzz would be traveling rapidly through time because of his job. Those emotional reactions to the passing of time fueled the key plot of Lightyear.
He even poignantly pointed to the 5-and-a-half year gestation cycle for the film and how the world had changed once he and his team came up for air after completing the film. He found the halls were “filled with ghosts” as well as memories of successes and setbacks. As time progressed, the building changed. MacLane shared his experiences working in the Pixar offices for over 20 years. For Lightyear, that element became time itself. MacLane and team wanted to find some human element in which they could ground their space epic. That story writes itself, but it would never satisfy the creative instincts at Pixar. The wizards at Pixar could easily throw something together that would show off their technical prowess in some intergalactic setting. He’s the real Buzz Lightyear, the character, starring in his first science fiction action adventure,” explained director/screenwriter Angus MacLane (Finding Dory). “A sci-fi epic designed to inspire a new generation.
Download: 'Lightyear:' Chris Evans, Cinematic Visuals, and Lots and Lots of Robotsĭisney/Pixar’s Lightyear answers the question, “What was Andy’s Star Wars?” Where did Buzz Lightyear originate? What film spurred that intense devotion seen in the young Andy all the way back in 1995’s Toy Story? What film produced the character that turns Woody’s playroom kingdom upside down?
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