Chris Evans Is Very Committed To His Buzz Lightyear Movie Role
Producer Galyn Susman opens up about how Chris Evans is committed to his Buzz Lightyear movie role and his sweet interactions with the crew. The latest installment in the Toy Story franchise serves as both a prequel and spinoff to the Pixar movies, exploring the origin story of the in-universe fictional character who would go on to inspire Tim Allen's beloved character. Lightyear sees Buzz and a large group of Star Command workers marooned on an alien planet and struggling to escape as their hyperspace fuel has been damaged and efforts to recreate it have failed multiple times.
Evans is leading the ensemble cast of Lightyear as Buzz alongside Dale Soules, Taika Waititi, Peter Sohn, Uzo Aduba, James Brolin, Mary McDonald-Lewis, Efren Ramirez and Isiah Whitlock Jr. Though only officially announced in late 2020, the Toy Story prequel has been in development for nearly 6 years, having first kicked off in 2016 after Finding Dory when the sequel's co-director Angus MacLane pitched the concept to Pixar to make his solo feature directorial debut with. Lightyear is set to take off in theaters this summer and one creative behind the project is sharing some insight behind its development.
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In anticipation of the film's release, Screen Rant attended a special presentation for Lightyear taking an in-depth look at the Toy Story spinoff. When discussing the cast of the movie, producer Galyn Susman opened up about Chris Evans' work as the titular hero, recalling how committed he was to the role and how closely he worked with the Pixar crew to develop the character. See what Susman shared below:
«We needed a new voice for Buzz. He needed to have a nice, rich sound, able to be
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