Zurg's character reflects that the movie “Buzz Lightyear” was “not a 'Toy Story' for children” | THE RIVER

Disney & Pixar's 2022 film “Buzz Lightyear'' was the first spin-off movie in the “Toy Story'' series, but it was a disappointing film. This film is set as a movie about Buzz Lightyear, the character that Andy fell in love with during the Toy Story movie, and the tone is very different from the original series, so the voice actors have also been changed. Chris Evans played the role of Buzz Lightyear, and James Brolin played the role of the evil emperor Zurg.

Although the film was based on familiar toys such as Buzz Lightyear and Zurg, the film aimed to be a full-fledged science fiction film with a slightly more serious tone. It seems that not only the fans were surprised that the content was unexpectedly aimed at adults, but so were the voice actors from their home country. Brolin, who plays Zurg, looked back on the film in 2023 on ScreenRant.

“It's a shame that that movie didn't do well. It was too adult, it wasn't a 'Toy Story' for kids. So I don't know if there will be more, if I'll ever come back. I don't know. Do you want to become a voice actor again?

As Brolin says, “Buzz Lightyear'' had a box office loss of 22.6 billion dollars despite a production cost of 200 million dollars and promotional expenses of over 100 million dollars. It is said that internal reflection was carried out within Pixar, and it was verified that there was a discrepancy between the concept desired by customers and the actual work.

Given this reputation, Brolin is skeptical about the possibility of returning to the Toy Story series in the future, saying, “I don't know.” By the way, James Brolin is the father of Josh Brolin, who is known for his role as Thanos in The Avengers. The father and son will play the villains fighting against Chris Evans.

Source:ScreenRant