Cars 2
Cars 2 is a 2011 movie made by Pixar. It was directed by John Lasseter and produced by Denise Ream. It is a sequel to the 2006 comedy movie Cars and it was released on June 24, 2011. The teaser trailer for Cars 2 appeared on the DVD and Blu-ray versions of Toy Story 3 and the full length trailer was shown before the movie Tangled. In the Cars trilogy, this movie was followed by Cars 3, which was released in June 16, 2017, the movie of Cars 2 the sequel of Cars from the Cars franchise, Disney and Pixar rip-off of the movie and missing.
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| Directed by | John Lasseter |
| Screenplay by | Ben Queen |
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| Produced by | Denise Ream Jem Stansfield (Executive Producer) Steven Spielberg (Executive Producer) Penney Finlkman Cox (Executive Producer) Sandra Rabins (Executive Producer) Cecil Kramer (Executive Producer) |
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| Edited by | Stephen Schaffer |
| Music by | Michael Giacchino |
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| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $200 million[1] |
| Box office | $562.1 million[2] |
Plot change
Lightning McQueen competes in the first-ever World Grand Prix which determines the world's fastest car. Each race is held at a different part of the world: first in Tokyo, second in Italy, and third in London. Meanwhile, the Lemons are secretly trying to destroy the World Grand Prix racers, and Mater finds himself helping secret agents Finn McMissile and Holley Shiftwell in stopping them.
Cast change
- Larry the Cable Guy as Mater
- Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen
- Michael Caine as Finn McMissile
- Emily Mortimer as Holley Shiftwell
- Jason Isaacs as Siddeley
- Thomas Kretschmann as Professor Zündapp
- Joe Mantegna as Grem
- Peter Jacobson as Acer
- Tony Shalhoub as Luigi
- Guido Quaroni as Guido
- Lloyd Sherr as Fillmore (replacing George Carlin after his death in 2008) and Tony Trihull
- Paul Dooley as Sarge
- John Ratzenberger as Mack
- Brent Musburger as Brent Mustangburger
- Darrell Waltrip as Darrel Cartrip
- David Hobbs as David Hobbscap
- John Turturro as Francesco Bernoulli
- Eddie Izzard as Miles Axelrod
- John Lasseter as John Lassetire
- Franco Nero as Uncle Topolino
- Vanessa Redgrave as Mama Topolino
- Bonnie Hunt as Sally Carrera
- Cheech Marin as Ramone
- Jenifer Lewis as Flo
- Michael Wallis as Sheriff
- Katherine Helmond as Lizzy
Characters change
Finn McMissile, Holley Shiftwell, Francesco Bernoulli, Sir Miles Axlerod, and Professor Z. are five new characters which have important roles in Cars 2. Finn McMissile is a British secret agent, and is expert with spy gadgets, while Holley Shiftwell acts as Finn's sidekick. Francesco Bernoulli is a flashy Italian race car, and is McQueen's racing rival in the World Grand Prix. Sir Miles Axlerod is the creator of the World Grand Prix, which is a publicity stunt for a new alternative fuel source, while Professor Z. is the leader of the Lemons, an evil corporation in charge of all the oil and fossil fuels in the world that is planning to sabotage the World Grand Prix to make alternative fuel look bad.
Spin-offs change
A spin-off movie titled Planes was released in 2013. A sequel, Planes: Fire & Rescue, was released in 2014. A third movie titled Beyond the Sky was in development. It was originally scheduled to be released on April 12, 2019, but was removed from the release schedule on March 1, 2018. It was cancelled because DisneyToon Studios closed on June 28, 2018. Development of the movie has ended.
References change
- ↑ Fritz, Ben (June 24, 2011). "Movie Projector: 'Cars 2' expected to sputter to No. 1 (Updated)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
- ↑ "Cars 2 (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
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