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Tom Hanksis sticking up forTim Allen.
In aninterviewwith CinemaBlend last month, Hanks, 65, shared his thoughts onLightyear, the new movie about the origin story of Buzz Lightyear.
When asked if it would be strange for him to be in theaters opposite a Buzz Lightyear movie withElvisout at the same time, Hanks, who voiced Woody in theToy Storyfranchise, said, “I wanted to go head to head with Tim Allen and they didn’t let Tim Allen do it.” He continued, “I don’t understand that.”
Though Hanks would’ve liked Allen to reprise his role, he said he’s “looking forward” to watching the new movie. “Just as long as people come back to the motion picture theater,” he said, “I want to go back in the theater with a bunch of strangers and leave with something in common.”
In a recentinterviewwithExtra, Allen also shared his feelings on the new movie.
“The short answer is I’ve stayed out of this ‘cause it has nothing to do [with my character],” Allen told the outlet.
“This is a whole new team that really had nothing to do with the first movies,” he added.
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The actor went on to say that he originally thoughtLightyearwould be “live action,” with “real humans.”
But at the end of the day, “There’s really noToy StoryBuzz without Woody,” Allen said, Hanks’ character of Woody.
And while he thinks the new film has “a wonderful story,” Allen noted, “It justdoesn’t seem to have any connection to the toy.”
“I wish there was a better connection,” he said.
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“The movieToy Storywas such an impactful film. It’s so iconic and the characters had such variety. They just offer something that’s so relatable,” said Evans in aLightyearbehind-the-scenes featuretteshared exclusively with PEOPLEearlier this month.
“This film is the origin story of Buzz Lightyear. It’s the story that made Andy and his friends want to go buy a Buzz Lightyear toy,” he added. “I’m a massive Pixar fan. … It’s unlike any Pixar movie to date.”
Hanks' new filmElvisis now playing in theaters.
source: people.com
