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‘We give kids this thing to make them antisocial beasts’: Tom Hanks and Tim Allen on tech peril, Toy Story 5 and the joy of rusty nails
Pixar’s new film tells young viewers that technology has stolen their childhood and that parents need to wise up fast. Its stars answer your questions on the series’ radical new message What is the thing you’ve learn ed most from this new film? Secretmission Tim Allen [the voice of Buzz Lightyear]: It sounds really self-gratifying, but it’s taking about 20% less time to make a better product. I know now how to focus and isolate my voice. I don’t do as many takes. Sometimes they’ll even say to me: “I think we got it. You can stop.” Tom Hanks [Sheriff Woody]: Really? I will sometimes ask: “Please tell me you have it because I’m so done with this.” I find it to be exactly the same as it was at the get-go, except maybe there’s a little more importance put on it. I don’t think anybody picks our takes doing a Toy Story movie lightly. But I found everything else is just one damn thing after ano
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According to The Guardian’s source item, ‘We give kids this thing to make them antisocial beasts’: Tom Hanks and Tim Allen on tech peril, Toy Story 5 and the joy of rusty nails, Pixar’s new film tells young viewers that technology has stolen their childhood and that parents need to wise up fast. Its stars answer your questions on the series’ radical new message What is the thing you’ve learn ed most from this new film? Secretmission Tim Allen [the voice of Buzz Lightyear]: It sounds really self-gratifying, but it’s taking about 20% less time to make a better product. I know now how to focus and isolate my voice. I don’t do as many takes. Sometimes they’ll even say to me: “I think we got it. You can stop.” Tom Hanks [Sheriff Woody]: Really? I will sometimes ask: “Please tell me you have it because I’m so done with this.” I find it to be exactly the same as it was at the get-go, except maybe there’s a little more importance put on it. I don’t think anybody picks our takes doing a Toy Story movie lightly. But I found everything else is just one damn thing after ano
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- ‘We give kids this thing to make them antisocial beasts’: Tom Hanks and Tim Allen on tech peril, Toy Story 5 and the joy of rusty nailsThe Guardian - 2026-06-11T11:30:21+00:00
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