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Why is Chris Evans voicing Buzz Lightyear? Chris Evans is voicing Buzz Lightyear in Lightyear because he's not going to be the same Buzz Lightyear character from the original Toy Story movie franchise that was voiced by Tim Allen. It's a different version of the character.
Chris Evans was cast as the voice of Buzz for the 2022 animated spin-off film Lightyear. After being initially intimidated by the role, Evans said that he used Allen as his inspiration but did not want to do a shameless impression.
Tim Allen and Chris Evans aren't the only actors who have voiced the character Buzz Lightyear in the Toy Story franchise. Tim Allen is commonly known as the original and main voice for Buzz Lightyear, the Space Ranger toy from Pixar's Toy Story and its many sequels and spin-offs.
So, his age is technically irrelevant. In the Toy Story franchise, Buzz is depicted as a space ranger action figure who was manufactured in the fictional year of 1995, which is the same year that the first Toy Story movie was released.
Speaking to Vanity Fair at the film's world premiere in Hollywood on Wednesday (8 June), MacLane explained that the change in actors was an intentional decision. “Tim's version of Buzz is a little goofier and is a little dumber, and so he is the comic relief. In this film, Buzz is the action hero.