Friday, June 24, 2011 9:26AM - By Brendan Walsh
I’m often inclined to give family movies a pass (as evidenced by my favorable review of Mr. Popper’s Penguins), if only because sometimes you’ve got to drag the family to a movie theater just to get them all to shut up for 2 hours. Don’t worry, I sympathize here for you. If you needed this critic’s permission to pack up the family and go to the multiplex, here it is: Cars 2 is the ticket to buy this weekend. It’s a big, colorful, noisy spectacle that will please broad audiences looking for a good time, especially small children.
But this is a Pixar film! They’ve made some of the most emotionally resonant films of the last decade! It’s impossible not to compare Cars 2 to the rest of their catalogue, and as soon as you begin to, it breaks down. Read the rest of the review (and more car puns!), after the jump…
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011 12:25PM - By Brendan Walsh
Disney and Pixar have really revved up the publicity for this week’s release of Cars 2! Did you see what I did back there, by the way? That was a hilarious car pun. Listen, I’m just trying to appeal to the Cars crowd here. It seemed to work for those studios, at least. Do you have any idea how popular this franchise is?! $2 Billion dollars a year in merchandise and licensing! I’m just trying to follow the formula here. Anyway, director John Lasseter (pictured above) gathered with the film’s stars, Michael Caine, Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Emily Mortimer, and Eddie Izzard, to discuss the new film with members of the press. Check out some highlights of what was said, after the jump…
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Monday, April 4, 2011 7:04PM - By Mali Elfman
This past weekend at WonderCon, Disney was there promoting their upcoming IMAX 3D animation, Cars 2 with new spots, their own Twitter cars and a super secret spot that led people to the ultimate super secret trailer! (Felt like a good time for repetition.) The first, teaser spot featured subtle hints about the upcoming film with a working phone number and a hidden URL for an exclusive clip! But if you’re here you don’t have to do any of the searching. We have the SECRET HIDDEN CLIP for you below…
First the CLUE video…
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011 7:02AM - By traviswoods
Well, this could get interesting—turns out that a U.K. screenwriter, Jake Mandeville-Anthony, is suing Disney and Pixar for allegedly basing Cars and its upcoming sequel, the cleverly-titled Cars 2, on his original scripts that were written and submitted in the 1990s. Reminds me of the time Michael Bay totally swiped my original filmscript, A Bunch of Lights Flash Before Some Noises Go Off and Then a Hot Chick Does Something Hot Chick-ish Near a Sports Car and Then End Credits, and turned it into a career-long series of adaptations. Not cool, Bay!
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011 8:17AM - By Krystal Clark
Over on MSN, Disney-Pixar has released a new theatrical trailer for Cars 2. The film is a follow up to the 2006 movie that centers on, you guessed it, a group of cars and their adventures in a small town. This time, they’ll be new vehicles, new adventures, and an international location. Lighting McQueen and Mater are going overseas! Check out the trailer…
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Thursday, February 24, 2011 12:17PM - By Krystal Clark
Disney and Pixar have released two new photos from their upcoming sequel Cars 2. The film is a follow up to the 2006 hit starring Owen Wilson. Today we have a couple of beautiful specimens to showcase in the form of a blue muscle car and a sneaky spy jet. Out of the two, we personally love the car but which one is your favorite? Take a look…
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011 11:51AM - By Krystal Clark
Over the past few months Disney-Pixar have unveiled multiple character photos from their upcoming sequel Cars 2. The film will hit theaters this summer and will once again feature the voices of Owen Wilson and Larry the Cable Guy. Two other actors who’ll lend their vocal talents to the film are John Turturro and Eddie Izzard, and we’ve got their animated alter egos below…
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 9:12AM - By Krystal Clark
Pixar continues to assault us with more new photos from their upcoming feature Cars 2. The latest character debut comes from Slashfilm, and it features a bio and photo of Shu Todoroki. It’s an Asian inspired (Japanese to be more specific) vehicle that sports the number 7 and will be featured in the World Grand Prix race. Check out the full sized photo of Shu Todoroki below…
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Friday, January 21, 2011 8:51AM - By Krystal Clark
Pixar wants us to re-familiarize ourselves with the world of Cars. The sequel to the 2006 animated film is scheduled to hit theaters this summer, so we need to be in an automotive state of mind. The studio has released several character videos and biographies that feature cars from the past and present. Check out Mater, Finn McMissile, and the gorgeous Holley Shiftwell below…
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