With Lightyear under his belt, Chris Evans has now played two of the most iconic cinema characters – Captain America and Buzz Lightyear.
Of course, his turns in both the Marvel and Pixar universes came with huge expectations beforehand given the already-beloved characters he was portraying.
Now, speaking exclusively to Digital Spy at the UK premiere of Lightyear, Evans admitted that playing the space man was just as much pressure for him when asked who was more daunting.
Related: How Lightyear connects to the Toy Story universe, explained
"At first, it was Captain America just because there were so many people who had an idea of the character and I thought jumping that hurdle would be tall enough," the actor said.
"But now trying to fill these shoes is just as daunting, so I don't know if I even have an answer."
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During the chat, Evans also shared his first Toy Story memory with us, recalling: "I saw the first movie as a kid. It was obviously pretty impactful as all the Toy Story movies were. I think my first memory is probably sometime in high school, 14/15 years old."
Lightyear serves as a so-called real-life story of Buzz Lightyear, who inspired the toy seen in the iconic Pixar franchise. Alongside Evans, the film includes the voices of Keke Palmer, Taika Waititi and Uzo Aduba.
In Digital Spy's four-star review of the movie, we said: "There's no avoiding the fact that Lightyear is a step down from Toy Story 3 and, for some, will feel as inconsequential as Toy Story 4. As a sci-fi spectacle though, it delivers all the laughs, emotion and awe you'd want from a summer blockbuster.
"You might not be taken to infinity and beyond, but you will understand why Andy wanted that Buzz toy so much. (We'll take a Sox though, thanks.)"
Lightyear is out on June 17 in the UK and US.
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