Recasting Woody For A Toy Story Origin Movie

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If Toy Story's Woody gets a movie akin to 2022's Lightyear, here's who Disney should cast in the role. When it comes to movie franchises, the law of diminishing returns tends to be felt in full effect. Many franchises drop in quality as they progress, sometimes steeply so. Against all odds though, Pixar's signature Toy Story franchise has defied that convention, with all four entries in the series to date earning 90% or higher critics scores on Rotten Tomatoes, and audience scores either slightly above or below 90% as well.

For a few years, it appeared that 2010's Toy Story 3 would be the final movie in the franchise, but then Toy Story 4 came along to wow audiences yet again. It remains to be seen if a Toy Story 5 will materialize at some point, but the next confirmed Toy Story movie will be the spinoff Lightyear, which takes a look at the in-universe heroic astronaut who inspired the toy of the same name.

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Since it's not technically the same character, Tim Allen won't be back to voice the human Buzz, but in what some are calling a casting masterstroke, Chris Evans will assume the role. Evans has of course become an icon due to playing Captain America in the MCU, and the use of his voice certainly fits the Americana aspects of Buzz Lightyear. While Lightyear already has its lead though, if Disney and Pixar ever decide to make a similar movie looking at the real cowboy who inspired Woody, here are some actors they should consider offering the part.

While some might wonder why Tom Hanks can't just voice Woody in a Lightyear-esque Toy Story origin movie, like with Lightyear, the idea with such a film would be that this Woody isn't the same Woody seen in