Apparently Reeves’ toy character does have an edge to him, but Allen said he’s only “that big,” meaning small, and so they “calmed him down a little bit.”
Some fans are speculating that Reeves could play a G.I. Joe action figure. We’ll see.
That “riff” line to Collider seems to echo what Tim Allen noted about Keanu Reeves saying the initial pitch on his character sounded too much like Allen’s own Buzz Lightyear.