No one quite knew how much controversy a Pixar movie could be involved in, and that is certainly the case for Lightyear. One of the biggest talking points was that the film was going to feature the first same-sex kiss, which caused all kinds of people to be upset with Disney. Then, Tim Allen not being asked to reprise his iconic role as Buzz Lightyear caused a bunch of negative publicity. Honestly, it's a movie that went in a different direction and it needs to be treated as such. However, now Tom Hanks has responded to the latter controversy. According to the actor, "How about that? I actually wanted to go head-to-head with Tim Allen and then they didn't let Tim Allen do it. I don't understand that."

What Tom Hanks is referring to is that his big movie is out now, which is the Elvis biopic. Hanks is playing Colonel Tom Parker, who was the businessman that some viewed as the villain in Elvis's life. Lightyear also dropped at the same time, but without Tim Allen, which is what has confused Hanks along with many other people. Chris Evans had been asked to voice the character, and he honestly did a good job. The issue is that the film had nothing to do with the toy, which is something Allen alluded to when he had been asked about his lack of involvement. According to Allen, "This is a whole new team that really had nothing to do with the first movies." He is certainly right, as the Toy Story franchise ended in 2019, leaving this new Lightyear film to be something completely different entirely.