Cars 2 in 2011 and series of Cars shorts

[BK]

Yeah and Cars 3 will be right round the corner.

Cars: Universe Grand Prix

[RIPJoeRanft]

Eh, Pixar trailers are usually below-average anyway. And then the films blow me away in theaters.

I'll wait till I see it to make a definitive judgment.

[SmartAleck25]

I think it looks pretty cool! Just not very... creative... Here's hoping for the best from Pixar!

[Elladorine]

I might just go see this for Michael Caine alone.

[RIPJoeRanft]

I might just go see this for Michael Caine alone.

I just realized that was Michael Caine! Yay!

[WaltDisneyPictures]

Thanks for the trailer feedback, guys! I see that some of you are starting to warm up to the movie...and that some of you are still willing to give it a chance :) That's all I ask, really!

We know kids will love the movie (they loved the first one anyway) so hoping you guys might like the international adventure? And the stellar voice cast that does include Michael Caine :) Who knows...you might be surprised!

[SmartAleck25]

So no news on Doc Hudson, huh... I wonder how the other characters will factor into this. Lightning and Mater appear to be alone, but are the others still his pit crew? I'm also worried that Mater will just be subjected to a B-Plot adventure, not really dealing with the main plot, just a bumbling character in a complicated situation. The spy concept doesn't really feel Cars-like, which worries me. Just my concerns.

[Maerj]

Is it strange to not be a Larry the Cable Guy fan but LOVE Mater?

Looks good, I'm sure I'll go see it.

[estefan]

Pixar has had 11 straight good films, in my opinion. And while Cars is my least favourite of those, I'm still looking forward to this. I think Pixar has earned our trust at this point.

[Barbossa]

Just watched the trailer. Hmmm, it feels like it's just going to be an extended Mater's Tall Tales.

Someone mentioned Doc Hudson's probable absence. What about Filmore?

[Semaj]

Pixar is about to fall into a trap with their sequels. Doesn't help that one of their sequels is to one of their least popular films (which shouldn't mean anything, since all of their films up to now have been hits).

If the sequels succeed, Pixar can still brag about their unbroken strong of successes. But Disney might pressure them to make more sequels (which could mirror Disney's own sequel problem that they just got off of).

If the sequels fail, Pixar will have a harder time getting back to making originals, and might stir doubts in the industry. ("Gee, maybe Pixar has lost the Midas touch...")

I'm hoping for nothing but the best from these guys. But we'll see what happens.

[magicalwands]

It's tough, people talk about Pixar's unbroken string of successes so much, there is a LOT of pressure for anyone to step up and be the next director for fear of breaking the streak. It's like JK Rowling and what she felt when writing the series. She was under an immense amount of stress to make each one live up to its predecessors. Rowling also talked about how it felt when she finished Deathly Hallows.

[RIPJoeRanft]

If the sequels succeed, Pixar can still brag about their unbroken strong of successes. But Disney might pressure them to make more sequels (which could mirror Disney's own sequel problem that they just got off of).

If the sequels fail, Pixar will have a harder time getting back to making originals, and might stir doubts in the industry. ("Gee, maybe Pixar has lost the Midas touch...")

I don't understand how Pixar would have a harder time getting back to making originals. I'm under the impression that Lasseter and Catmull run Disney Animation. A mediocre sequel here or there would not be the be-all, end-all for a company this financially profitable and critically acclaimed. They choose to make the sequels, but I don't know if it's THAT much more profitable to do so (besides the obvious benefits of Cars merchandising). I mean, look how much money Up took in at the box office. If it's a good movie, it's a good movie.

[ajmrowland]

the only sequels id ever anticipate from the studio would be monsters and incredibles.

[skyler888]

lol it looks DTV quality

[blackcauldron85]

I think that it looks awesome!!!!!!!!!! I laughed a few times watching that. Does anyone know anything about the music in it??? And what does Mater say at the end, ""Should have done" what? Cardio?

[Elladorine]

I think that it looks awesome!!!!!!!!!! I laughed a few times watching that. Does anyone know anything about the music in it??? And what does Mater say at the end, ""Should have done" what? Cardio?

"I knew I shoulda done carry on."

[Wonderlicious]

I've got to say that I'm not really sure about this. By no means am I an anti-Pixar guy like some people on this forum; I have to be honest and say that some people are perhaps a bit too devotional to WDAS, no matter how much public backing I'll say it does need at the moment. And I actually did like the first Cars, though I haven't seen it since 2006, despite having actually picked up the DVD in a sale in 2008. I don't mind little dips into the world of Cars, as the first film featured a reasonably intriguing parallel universe perfect for exploration and expansion. Yet I kinda feel that this sequel just seems a bit contrived. I thought that the idea of an international tour was cute, if a bit light as the basis for a feature film. Needless to say, backing it up with a Bond spoof doesn't seem like a wise move, or at least on paper. It may just be a case of misrepresentation like with some of the promos for Tangled, or at least that's what part of me hopes.

Cars has no doubt been a profitable film; even if it didn't do as well as some of Pixar's other films (and it did do well all things considered), its child-friendly merchandise has made and continues to make millions, if not billions. But there's no denying that Cars is generally considered to be among the lesser Pixar efforts, and a sequel to it might break the studio's reputation, or starts to ease the power of the Midas Touch, no matter how many toy cars fly off shelves or how many families with young boys go and see it. The main Disney arm is still recovering from sequelitis (no doubt still fuelled in part by constant Princess merchandise and the re-releases of cheapquels), and I'd hate to see Pixar have to go through the absolute creative hell Disney itself went through circa 2002-2005.

[BK]

Pixar is about to fall into a trap with their sequels. Doesn't help that one of their sequels is to one of their least popular films (which shouldn't mean anything, since all of their films up to now have been hits).

If the sequels succeed, Pixar can still brag about their unbroken strong of successes. But Disney might pressure them to make more sequels (which could mirror Disney's own sequel problem that they just got off of).

If the sequels fail, Pixar will have a harder time getting back to making originals, and might stir doubts in the industry. ("Gee, maybe Pixar has lost the Midas touch...")

I'm hoping for nothing but the best from these guys. But we'll see what happens.

The thing is they do have a limit. Yes they could make a Toy Story 4 but that would really destroy their core fanbase and their standing with the industry.

So, really, though they are doing sequels to MI and Cars which both don't need them, I can hardly see them doing that for the sophomore features; A Bug's Life, Wall-E, Ratatouille & Up. Seeing that Bird and Stanton have essentially left the studio they can't sequelize Incredibles or Nemo.

They have a much smaller output and library than Dreamworks and even then Dreamworks have only made sequels to three of their franchises, equal to Pixar, but the % is higher for Pixar already.

Regarding the post about Jo Rowling, yes it is the exact same and she managed to deliver in the end after all the criticism of book 5. Book 7 was a superb finish. However, Pixar don't exactly have a whole storyline that keeps them on track and also note that Disney's sequels never really made it to theatres but they did bastardize their library.

[blackcauldron85]

I think that it looks awesome!!!!!!!!!! I laughed a few times watching that. Does anyone know anything about the music in it??? And what does Mater say at the end, ""Should have done" what? Cardio?

"I knew I shoulda done carry on."

Thanks!