“Everybody Loves Raymond” star Patricia Heaton is upset about “Lightyear” casting Chris Evans as the titular hero. On June 14, Heaton tweeted: “Saw the trailer for Buzz Lightyear and all I can say is Disney/Pixar made a HUGE mistake in not casting my pal @ofctimallen Tim Allen in the role that he originated, the role that he owns. Tim IS Buzz! Why would they completely castrate this iconic, beloved character?” The Twitter response to the “Everybody Loves Raymond” actor was immediate. A few samples of the replies to Heaton include a user explaining via tweet: “Just to be clear, this isn’t Buzz Lightyear the toy. This is the origin story of the human Buzz Lightyear that the toy is based on.” Another tweeted: “Ma’am, do you know what “castrate” means?” But despite the heavy Twitter ratio, Heaton doubled down with a second tweet hours later.
Heaton tweeted: “Ok so the current Buzz Lightyear movie is an origin story — but the reason the character became so beloved is because of what @ofctimallen created. Why remove the one element that makes us want to see it?” The Twitterati doubled down on its ratio of Heaton but one person tried to end the Twitter drama.“Lightyear” director Angus MacLane summed it up with a tweet: “Tim Allen is, and shall always be, Buzz Lightyear, the toy from TOY STORY … Chris Evans is, and shall always be, Buzz Lightyear from #Lightyear.”
