- Title: USA: Tim Allen reflects on the re-release of Toy Story 1 and 2
- Date: 3rd October 2009
- Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (RECENT) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) TIM ALLEN SAYING: "The preparation is intense because they don't give you much to work with. You've got, what, eight hours at a time, lines that don't have any other actors in them. So, for a guy like me ."
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- Story Text: Disney/Pixar is pulling out the big guns, re-releasing "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2" in 3D.
One of the film's stars, Tim Allen talked about taking on the character Buzz Lightyear and the challenges related to voicing an animated film.
"It's not a pleasant deal if you saw it. Anybody who thinks it's fun hasn't done it. It's hard work," said Allen. "I used to watch guys put up asphalt roofing on office buildings in the midwest in the summer and said, that is hard work. Being a soldier in Afghanistan is hard work. Doing voice sessions at Disney's Stage B is not hard work; it's annoying."
Allen also joked that half the fun of making the films was annoying his co-star.
"The fun factor is this: Annoying Tom Hanks at all costs, any chance I get. Give it to Tom."
Disney/Pixar is ramping up the publicity for the "Toy Story" franchise in preparation for the release of the next film in the series, "Toy Story 3." That film will hit theaters on June 18, 2010.
Both the first and second films broke box office records, earning a combined 847 million dollars worldwide. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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