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Cars 2
File:Cars2 teaserposter.jpg
Teaser Poster for Cars 2.
Directed byBrad Lewis
Produced byJohn Lasseter
StarringOwen Wilson
Larry the Cable Guy
Music byRandy Newman
Production
company
Distributed byWalt Disney Pictures
Release dates
June 24, 2011 (US, CAN)[1]
CountryTemplate:FilmUS
LanguageEnglish

Cars 2 is a computer-animated 3-D film that will be produced by Pixar Animation Studios and is the sequel of the 2006 film Cars. It will be distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, and is scheduled for release in time for the Summer season in 2011. Ratatouille producer Brad Lewis takes over from John Lasseter as director. In the film, Lightning McQueen and Mater travel around the world.[2]

Plot

Lightning McQueen, his pit team and new pit boss Mater head around the world for the 'Race of Champions' taking place in five different countries: Japan, Germany, Italy, a 24-hour race in France and England. However, Mater, involved in a case of mistaken identity, saves the life of a British secret agent Aston Martin called Finn McMissile, and finds himself enbroiled in his spy world.[3]

Development

Cars is the second Pixar film to have a sequel (the other one being Toy Story). Cars 2 originally was scheduled for a 2012 release, but Pixar moved the release up a year. It is the first of two films that Pixar will release in 2011 (the second being The Bear and the Bow), marking the first time that the studio will release more than one film in the same year.[4] 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 travelling 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.[5]

In 2009, Disney registered several domain names in relation to the title World Grand Prix.[6]

Cast Issues

By 2008, three cast members of the original Cars had passed away; Joe Ranft (Red and Peterbilt) was killed in a car accident in August 2005, during the production of the first film, George Carlin (Fillmore) died of heart failure in June 2008 and Paul Newman (Doc Hudson) died three months later after losing an ongoing battle with lung cancer in September 2008. No announcements have been made as to whether the roles will be recast or simply written out of the sequel.[7]

References

  1. ^ http://www.cinematical.com/2009/09/10/toy-story-3-and-cars-2-plots-revealed/
  2. ^ "The Walt Disney Studios Rolls Out Slate of 10 New Animated Motion Pictures Through 2012". PRNewswire. Walt Disney Company. April 8, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
  3. ^ http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=25795
  4. ^ Heather Newgen (September 24, 2008). "Cars 2 Racing into Theaters in 2011!". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
  5. ^ Aubrey Day (2009-03-06). "Interview: John Lasseter". Total Film. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
  6. ^ Parks, Tim (August 25, 2009). "Disney "hints at Cars sequel title"". August 25, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Shawn Adler (November 17, 2008). "Will Paul Newman's Character Return For Cars 2?". MTV. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
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