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Cars 2
File:Cars 2.png
Directed byBrad Lewis
John Lasseter
Produced byJohn Lasseter
StarringOwen Wilson
Bonnie Hunt
Michael Keaton
Larry The Cable Guy
Music byRandy Newman
Production
company
Distributed byWalt Disney Pictures
Release date
  • June 24, 2011 (2011-06-24)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cars 2 is a computer-animated 3-D film that is being produced by Pixar Animation Studios and is the sequel to the 2006 film, Cars. It will be distributed by Walt Disney Pictures and is scheduled for release in theaters on June 24, 2011.[1] Ratatouille producer Brad Lewis and John Lasseter will co-direct.

Plot

Lightning McQueen, his pit crew and his new crew chief, Mater, head around the world for the "Race of Champions" taking place in five different countries: Japan, Austria, Italy, a 24-hour race in France and the United Kingdom. However, Mater, involved in a case of mistaken identity, saves the life of a British secret agent named Finn McMissile and finds himself embroiled in his world of international espionage.[2]

Development

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Production artwork.

Cars is the second Pixar film, after Toy Story, to have a sequel. Cars 2 originally was scheduled for a 2012 release, but Pixar moved the release up a year. Lasseter conceived the sequel's story while traveling around the world promoting the first film. "I kept looking out thinking, 'What would Mater do in this situation, you know?' I could imagine him driving around on the wrong side of the road in the UK, going around in big, giant traveling circles in Paris, on the autobahn in Germany, dealing with the motor scooters in Italy, trying to figure out road signs in Japan," he said.[3]

In 2009, Disney registered several domain names in relation to the title World Grand Prix.[4]

Randy Newman will return to score the film.[5]

In June 2010, Lasseter was confirmed to be co-directing the film.[6]

Three voice actors of the original Cars also died since the first film had been released. Joe Ranft (who voiced Red and Peterbilt) died in a car accident on August 16, 2005 during production of the first film. No confirmation has been made what the new replacement for Red will be or if he will be written out of the sequel. George Carlin (who voiced Fillmore) died of heart failure on June 22, 2008. However, Fillmore was voiced by Mark Silverman in Cars Race-O-Rama and archive recordings were used for his voice in the Cars Toons episode Unidentified Flying Mater. No confirmation has been made if Mark Silverman will be the new replacement or if Fillmore will be written out of the sequel. Paul Newman (who voiced Doc Hudson) died on September 26, 2008 after losing an ongoing cancer battle. Lasseter was at first adamant that Newman would return, though he had announced his retirement from acting. After Newman's death he said they would "see how the story goes with Doc Hudson".[7] However Doc Hudson was voiced by Corey Burton in Cars Race-O-Rama. No confirmation has been made if Burton will be his new replacement or if Doc will be written out of the sequel.

The film is specially designed for a good performance in Disney Digital 3-D.

Marketing

The Teaser Trailer appears on the Blu-ray and DVD Combo Packs of Toy Story 3 on November 2, 2010.[8]

Short film

Lee Unkrich, the director of Toy Story 3, confirmed that a short film featuring Toy Story characters would be attached to Cars 2.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Pixar says Cars 2 is still due in cinemas in June 2011". BBC News. February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
  2. ^ O'Hara, Helen (September 10, 2009). "Cars 2 Plot Details Revealed". Empire Online. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  3. ^ Day, Aubrey (March 6, 2009). "Interview: John Lasseter". Total Film. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
  4. ^ Parks, Tim (August 25, 2009). "Disney "hints at Cars sequel title"". Digital Spy. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  5. ^ Randy Newman at BBC Music
  6. ^ Mecca, Dan (June 24, 2010). "John Lasseter Returns, Revs Up Cars 2 From Creative Problems". The Film Stage. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  7. ^ "Will Paul Newman's character return for Cars 2?". MTV. July 30 2010. Retrieved November 17 2008. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  8. ^ Toy Story 3 DVD and Blu-ray Released on November 2nd. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
  9. ^ Rocchi, James. "Closing Up the Toy Box?". MSN Movies. Archived from the original on July 1, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
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