Tim AllenandTom Hankscould be voicing Buzz Lightyear and Woody again soon.
During Allen’s appearance onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonTuesday, the actor, 70, said Disney reached out to him and Hanks, 67, about reprising their voice roles for a fifth film in Pixar’s flagship franchise.
“Bob Iger, head of Disney, said it was on," Allen said, when host Jimmy Fallon asked whether Pixar may embark on a potentialToy Story 5.“He actually said it was going to happen. They have reached out to Tom and I to reprise the roles, [but] they’re not saying anything about it.”
“What it is for people like me, it’s just like… you wonder if four was too many, is five going to be too much?” Allen said.
“The writer that’s doing it wrote one of the better ones and he said, ‘If I didn’t get this right, I wouldn’t do it,’ so it could be a very, very interesting way to reunite it,” Allen said.
“I’d love to see it. They’re all great,” Fallon said of theToy Storyfilms.
Disney CEO Iger announced that theToy Story,FrozenandZootopiafranchises would receive new sequelsback in February. Iger did not provide further details about those projects at the time, though he announcedDisney is also working on aFrozen 4last week during an appearance at Hong Kong Disneyland.
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Tim Allen and Jimmy Fallon on ‘The Tonight Show’ Nov. 21, 2023.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images
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Allen and Hanks have starred among ensemble voice casts in fourToy Storymovies, dating back to 1995’s original.Toy Story 4debuted in 2019, and Disney and Pixar released a spinoff film titledLightyearthat starredChris Evansas Buzz Lightyear.
Allen previously addressed a future forToy Storyand his friendship with longtime costar Hanks during a November 2022 appearance onThe Kelly Clarkson Show. At the time, Allen did not directly answer a question about a futureToy Storyentry, though he did say he and Hanks “really became very close friends fromToy Story1.”
“He and I differ on so many things. I adore that man’s heart and mind,” Allen said of Hanks at the time, adding thatthe pair get together for “the most peculiar lunches.”
“We’ve been going to lunch sinceToy Story1, two times a year, and we’re like two older women ‘cause we will sit almost too close to each other at a booth,” he said. “It’s just weird.”
“And I don’t think I’ve ever trusted a human being as much as Tom to even listen to me and vice versa,” Allen told Clarkson. “We have very different opinions on so many things, but he’s gotten me to accept — he’s really a wonderful and engaging person. He’s the first guy to listen to me and doesn’t judge.”
source: people.com
