The franchise began with the 2006 film, Cars, produced by Pixar and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film was followed by Cars 2 in 2011. A third film, Cars 3, was released in 2017. The now-defunct Disneytoon Studios produced the two spin-off films Planes (2013) and Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014).
It was released in theaters on June 9, 2006. A sequel, Cars 2, was released in theaters and 3D on June 24, 2011. A second sequel, Cars 3, was released in theaters on June 16, 2017. This is the final Pixar film produced independently before it was purchased by Disney in January 2006.
The idea for the film came from director John Lasseter's love of cars and a 2000 road trip with his family across the country. Randy Newman provided the score. The film is dedicated to longtime storyman Joe Ranft who passed away in 2005 after his work on the film was completed.
Cars premiered on May 26, 2006, at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina and was theatrically released in the United States on June 9, to generally positive reviews and commercial success, grossing $462 million worldwide against a budget of $120 million, becoming the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2006.
How Old is Lightning McQueen? In the original Cars movie, McQueen is in his early-to-mid twenties, and reaches the apex of his career in his late thirties in Cars 2 , before approaching obsolescence and retirement in his early forties through Cars 3 .
While McQueen is not modeled directly after a specific make and model, the artists mixed and matched elements of the Chevrolet Corvette C6 and Corvette C1.
Sally is mid-30's to early 40's at the youngest. Lightning is a rookie in this universe's version of NASCAR. I think the oldest NASCAR rookie this year was 26. Even in the best conditions, we are looking at a 10-15 year gap between Lightning and Sally.
The world premiere of the film took place at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on June 18, 2011. Cars 2 was released in 4,115 theaters in the USA and Canada, setting a record-high for a G-rated film and for Pixar.
Anticipation for Cars 4 is high, but Disney has not addressed any details for the movie. Producers have shown openness to expanding the franchise, with potential for a new lightning McQueen narrative. Story details remain a mystery, focusing on potential Cruz Ramirez involvement and moving away from McQueen.
As of February 2024, Disney or Pixar haven't announced or confirmed anything about the release of Cars 4. Unfortunately, it's not clear at the moment whether there will be a sequel in the near future. But don't worry, as soon as there's any news, we'll make sure to keep you updated!
Red cries a total of four times in the Cars films: Twice in the first Cars (once when Lightning insults Radiator Springs and other time when he thought McQueen left without a farewell), once in Cars 2 (when Lightning and his team left for Tokyo), and once in Cars 3 (when Lightning, Luigi, and Guido left with Mack to ...
Mack returns in Cars 3, but like in the first two films, remains Lightning McQueen's driver. In the opening scene, he taps Lightning's trailer, asking his boss if he was ready for his race.
Red is a red 1950s Torchy Truck Company fire truck appearing in Cars, Cars 2, and Cars 3. He is Radiator Springs' only fire truck. He's also the the town's most sensitive resident.
Two members, the eternally suave front men Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr, have died in recent years, while Elliot Easton, David Robinson, and Greg Hawkes remain active in the music industry to varying degrees.
There is not one town called Radiator Springs, but there are several towns that inspired the town in the movie, and I passed through all of them on this trip. The buildings, and even the characters, are all based on buildings and people along the Route.
It is implied that Doc died prior to the events of Cars 2, and he appears in flashback sequences in Cars 3. Doc is voiced by Paul Newman in Cars, Cars 3 (the latter via archive audio recordings) and Cars: the Video Game, and Corey Burton in all other media.
He temporarily took a break from racing and he trained Cruz Ramirez for sometime. After Cruz became good at racing, McQueen continued, but it is unknown when McQueen continued racing. He still races on the Piston Cup circuits today and is winning most of his races.
It received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $383 million worldwide against its $175 million budget, becoming the lowest-grossing film of the franchise, though still a box office success.
Pretty much yeah. Pixar doesn't like acknowledging the majority of Cars 2 besides the World Grand Prix and I guess the dent being connected to Mater meant it was connected to the spy part of the movie (despite him getting it in Radiator Springs) and might've just took it out to ignore the film even more.
It is unknown why Holley did not appear in Cars 3, but it is possible that the nature of her work meant that she was busy with her job around the time of the third film.
According to her character pose, she is a 2017 CRS Sports Coupe. Her license plate reads "C01 06A", which is a combination of her voice actress Cristela Alonzo's initials and birthday.
In Cars 3, Sally continues to be the love-interest of Lightning McQueen, and attends his races to show support. She is present when Lightning crashes while trying to keep up with the nextgens, and gives Lightning the inspiration to continue racing after he is rebuilt.
