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The film opens on a grainy video recording. A red English sports coupe named Leland Turbo speaks to the camera saying that his mission has failed and that he needs Finn McMissile's help. He jots in his GPS coordinates just as a pair of hatchbacks burst through the doors behind him, a commotion follows, and the video feed dies. A crab boat named Cra...
Additional Voices
1. Catherine Bolt - 2. Gillian Bolt - 3. Jess Fulton - 4. Jess Harnell- 5. Sonoko Konishi - Chuki 6. John Lasseter- John Lassetire 7. Colleen O'Shaughnessey- 8. Daniel Okeefe - 9. Dice Tsutsumi - Daisu Tsashimi
Casting
Three voice actors of the original Cars film have also died since the first film had been released. Joe Ranft, who voiced Red and Jerry Recycled Batteries, died in a car accident in August 2005 during production of the first film. Despite rarely speaking in the original movie except for weeping, Red appears in the movie and does an inaudible cry. Jerry, on the other hand, would not return after the original Carsowing to Ranft‘s death in spite of being a minor character. George Carlin, who voi...
Development
Cars 2 was originally scheduled for a 2012 release, but Pixarmoved the release back 1 year. John Lasseter conceived the sequel's story while traveling around the world promoting the first film. He said, "I kept looking out thinking, 'What would Materdo 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 fig...
Marketing
The teaser trailer for Cars 2 appeared on the Blu-ray and DVD editions of Toy Story 3 when it was released on November 2, 2010. The full length trailer for Cars 2 was released on Pixar's official YouTube channel on November 15, 2010 and later appeared in front of the animated Disney film Tangled. From early 2011 to the opening of Cars 2, Disney/Pixar massively published stills, video clips and concept art from the movie. Characters of the film where also regularly revealed, and for most of th...
Critical response
Upon its release, Cars 2 was greeted with mixed-to-negative reviews from professional film critics, ending Pixar's longtime reputation of producing films which were both successful with movie critics and at the box office compared to those of Disney's post-Renaissance era. "The original Cars was not greeted with exceptional warmth," said The New York Times, "but the sequel generated Pixar's first truly negative response." Several of the most influential critics cheered the movie, but far more...
Box office
Cars 2 grossed $191,452,396 in the USA and Canada, and $368,400,000 in other territories for a worldwide total of $559,852,396. Worldwide on its opening weekend it grossed $109.0 million, marking the largest opening weekend for a 2011 animated title. Overall, Cars 2became sixth biggest Pixar film in terms of worldwide box office among twelve released. Cars 2 made $25.7 million on its debut Friday (June 24, 2011), marking the second-largest opening day for a Pixar film after Toy Story 3's $41....
Accolades
Cars 2marks the first Pixar film not to be nominated for an Oscar. It is also the first Pixar film not nominated for Best Animated Feature in the 2001-present history of that Award.
During the Summer of 2008, John Lasseter announced that Cars 2 would be pushed forward and released in the summer of 2011, one year earlier than its original 2012 release date. The US release date was later confirmed to be June 24, 2011, with a UK release date set for July 22, 2011. The world premiere of the film took place at the El Capitan Theatr...
An app based on the film was released on iTunes for a dollar on June 23, 2011. The Lite version was released for free that same day. The object of the game is to complete each race, unlock new levels, and get a high score. As of June 28, 2011, The app has hit No.1 on the App Store.
The theatrical release had an alternate Pixarlogo that reads, "Celebrating 25 Years." This has been removed from subsequent home video releases.Cars 2 is Pixar's first non-Toy Story sequel, making Cars Pixar's second franchise. It is also the first to focus on the secondary character (in this case it being Mater) rather than the protagonis...Cars is the second Pixar film to become a franchise, after Toy Story and is the final film independently before it was purchased by Disney.This is the only Carsfilm not to have a post-credit scene.Cars 2 on Pixar WikiCars 2 on World of Cars WikiCars 2 on WikipediaCars 2 on Disney.comJun 24, 2011 · Cars 2: Directed by John Lasseter, Bradford Lewis. With Larry the Cable Guy, Owen Wilson, Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer. Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race.
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- John Lasseter, Bradford Lewis
- 2011-06-24
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Budget. $200 million [1] Box office. $559.8 million [2] Cars 2 is a 2011 American animated spy comedy film [3] produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the sequel to Cars (2006), the second film in the Cars franchise, and the 12th animated film from the studio. The film was directed by John Lasseter (in his final ...
