Cars 2

Cars 2
Cars 2
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Directed by	John Lasseter
Screenplay by	Ben Queen
Story by	John Lasseter; Brad Lewis; Dan Fogelman;
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)
Starring	Owen Wilson; Larry the Cable Guy; Michael Caine; Emily Mortimer; John Turturro; Eddie Izzard;
Cinematography	Jeremy Lasky; Sharon Calahan;
Edited by	Stephen Schaffer
Music by	Michael Giacchino
Production; companies	Walt Disney Pictures; Pixar Animation Studios;
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios; Motion Pictures
Release dates	June 18, 2011 (Hollywood); June 24, 2011 (United States);
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$200 million
Box office	$562.1 million

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.

Plot[change | change source]

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 | change source]

Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen
Larry the Cable Guy as Mater
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 | change source]

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.

Release Dates[change | change source]

Country	Premiere
Jordan	22 June 2011
Italy	22 June 2011
Trinidad and Tobago	22 June 2011
United Arab Emirates	23 June 2011
Australia	23 June 2011
Brazil	23 June 2011
Belarus	23 June 2011
Greece	23 June 2011
Israel	23 June 2011
Kuwait	23 June 2011
Kazakhstan	23 June 2011
Lebanon	23 June 2011
New Zealand	23 June 2011
Oman	23 June 2011
Qatar	23 June 2011
Russia	23 June 2011
Slovenia	23 June 2011
Thailand	23 June 2011
Ukraine	23 June 2011
Bulgaria	24 June 2011
Canada	24 June 2011
Colombia	24 June 2011
Ecuador	24 June 2011
India	24 June 2011
Kenya	24 June 2011
Mexico	24 June 2011
Nigeria	24 June 2011
Panama	24 June 2011
United States	24 June 2011
Uruguay	24 June 2011
Poland	29 June 2011
Syria	29 June 2011
Belgium	6 July 2011
Spain	6 July 2011
Netherlands	6 July 2011
South Africa	6 July 2011
Argentina	7 July 2011
Chile	7 July 2011
Portugal	7 July 2011
Paraguay	8 July 2011
British Virgin Islands	10 July 2011
South Korea	20 July 2011
Peru	21 July 2011
United Kingdom	22 July 2011
Ireland	22 July 2011
Iceland	22 July 2011
Pakistan	22 July 2011
France	27 July 2011
Germany	28 July 2011
Hungary	28 July 2011
Japan	30 July 2011
Denmark	4 August 2011
Estonia	5 August 2011
Lithuania	5 August 2011
Latvia	5 August 2011
Norway	5 August 2011
Romania	5 August 2011
Sweden	5 August 2011
Hong Kong	11 August 2011
Finland	12 August 2011
Turkey	19 August 2011
Venezuela	19 August 2011
China	24 August 2011
Philippines	24 August 2011
Croatia	25 August 2011
Malaysia	25 August 2011
Singapore	25 August 2011
Cambodia	1 September 2011
Georgia	8 September 2011
Serbia	8 September 2011
Indonesia	12 October 2011