Fans were hoping he would be voicing Steve Rogers in What If, but the voice was instead done by Josh Keaton. He also appeared as Human Torch in an episode of Robot Chicken in 2008 and voiced Casey in an episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesin 2007. There seems to be no doubt that he will deliver a stellar performance as the spaceman.Ĭhris Evans has been the voice of Captain America and Johnny Storm in a couple of video games throughout his career. Their worries were put to rest when the trailers started to come out, and they got a taste of Evans’ take on the role. Why Chris Evans instead of Tim Allen, who has been voicing the character since 1995? Evans hasn’t done much voice acting, and audiences were worried that Buzz was just going to sound like Captain America. There is also LeFou ( Josh Gad), in 2017’s remake of Beauty and the Beast.LeFou plays Gaston's ( Luke Evans) side-kick, and he is seen dancing with a man in the final scene just before the credits roll.Īlthough most fans were excited about Evans voicing the new Buzz Lightyear, some were confused. Disney has had a couple of LGBTQ+ characters on film, such as the lesbian couple in Finding Dory,although they are nameless and only appear for a moment. She briefly mentions her wife, but her wife is not seen on screen, and the moment is fleeting. Hawthorne will be the second openly LGBTQ+ character, the first being Officer Spector ( Lena Waithe) from Onward. Pixar responded by restoring the kiss in the upcoming film. According to Pixar employees, the kiss was originally cut from the movie, but LGBTQ+ employees and allies called out the company in an open letter, for cutting out nearly every moment of overtly gay affection in their films. An emotional scene shows the two starting a life together, and sharing a kiss.
Izzy Hawthorne, played by Uzo Aduba, is in a relationship with another woman, whose name has yet to be revealed.
Lightyear will be the first Pixar film to feature a kiss between two people of the same sex.