
He witnesses the lemons, seemingly led by Professor Zündapp, load an electromagnetic pulse emitter, disguised as a camera onto a shipping crate. A sequel, Cars 3, was released on June 16, 2017.īritish spy Finn McMissile infiltrates an oil rig owned by a group of lemon cars to rescue a fellow spy. Despite the fact that the film received generally mixed to negative reviews from critics, it grossed $562 million worldwide. The film was first announced in 2008, alongside Up and Brave, and it is the 12th animated film from the studio. The film was presented in Disney Digital 3D and IMAX 3D, as well as traditional two-dimensional and IMAX formats. It was directed by John Lasseter, written by Ben Queen, and produced by Denise Ream.Ĭars 2 was released in the United States on June 24, 2011. The returning cast is joined by Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, John Turturro, Eddie Izzard, and Thomas Kretschmann, who voice the new characters introduced in this film. Paul Newman, who voiced Doc Hudson in the previous film, died in September 2008, so his character was written out of the film, while George Carlin, who previously voiced Fillmore, died during the same year, so his role was passed to Lloyd Sherr. In the film's ensemble voice cast, Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Tony Shalhoub, Guido Quaroni, Bonnie Hunt, and John Ratzenberger reprise their roles from the first film. In the film, race car Lightning McQueen and tow truck Mater head to Japan and Europe to compete in the World Grand Prix, but Mater accidentally becomes sidetracked with international espionage. It is the sequel to Cars (2006) and the second installment in the Cars franchise. Cars 2 is a 2011 American 3D computer-animated action-adventure comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures.
