Tim Allen Teases ‘Toy Story 5’ After Recording “First Five-Hour Session” For Buzz Lightyear: “It’s A Really Good Story, Guys. It’s Really Good”

Tim Allen is again lending his voice to Buzz Lightyear for Toy Story 5 and teasing the upcoming animated film.

The Shifting Gears star said in a recent interview that he had just completed recording his first session for the film, which is set to focus mainly on his character.

“Well, I don’t know what I’m supposed to say. Yes, I just did the first five-hour session for Buzz, probably a week ago,” Allen told Collider while promoting his new ABC sitcom. “It’s really, really weird to get back in it. I can’t tell you anything.”

Allen praised the sequel, saying that “it’s a very, very clever story,” adding, “I don’t really believe it’s about the money. I’m sure they want it to be a success, but that’s not why they did it. Had they not come up with a brilliant script, they wouldn’t have done it and they wouldn’t have called me and Tom [Hanks]. It’s really clever.”

He continued, “It was really a struggle to get, and then maybe two hours in, I was doing Buzz. I’m so blessed to be Buzz Lightyear, to be honest. It’s gonna be fun. I think we’re a year out. I’ve gotten up to the third act. We’ll do the third act. And then, we’ll go back and clean it. And then, I’ll do it about five more times. It’s a really good story, guys. It’s really good.”

Allen has voiced Buzz Lightyear since the first film’s release in 1995. The actor was not asked to reprise his role in the spinoff film Lightyear, the animated film based on the astronaut that inspired the Buzz Lightyear toy within the Toy Story universe. Chris Evans would voice the role of Buzz in the spinoff.

Toy Story 5 is expected to hit theaters in 2026.