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Sotiris wrote:It seems this person was right about Planes 2 being released in 2014. I'm guessing then that Planes 3 will be released in 2015 also in theatres.

estefan wrote:Disney announced Planes: Fire and Rescue will be released on July 18, 2014. They must be pretty confident about Planes to not only schedule a theatrical release for the sequel, but put it smack-dab in July.

Sotiris wrote:Japanese trailer with new footage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSU9T5_XjpQ

Q: How will Planes, a Cars spinoff, fare overseas?

Dave Hollis: The Cars franchise has been very successful. And there has been a nice localization effort in 11 countries where the character Rochelle has been localized in terms of the flag on the plane and the color of the skin, so to speak.

Patrick wrote:I really dislike the stereotypical characters in this film... It's like they had poorly written, cliche characters, and then exaggerated them further. I think Monster's U suffered from something similar with their second tier characters as well.

Sotiris wrote:Japanese trailer with new footage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSU9T5_XjpQ

Priyanka says, “From the first time that the team from Disney proposed that I sing Fly High, I was hugely excited. I love the song and believe that it is a great way to introduce audiences across the world to my character Ishani. The song captures the essence of who Ishani is — sassy and strong and on par with all the boys! It’s actually the first time that I have lent my voice to one of my films and this is very exciting for me! The response has been fabulous and I’m humbled and happy!”

Q: Tell us about your role in Disney's upcoming Planes.

Priyanka Chopra: Walt Disney is my favorite filmmaker in the whole world. They came to me with Planes three years ago -- even before I was signed to Interscope -- and I thought it was a really great idea. I loved Cars and I loved how they were going to extend that concept with Planes. My character Ishani is a pan-Asian champion from India and the romantic interest of the main lead Dusty (voiced by Dane Cook). It's a really great part and I gave her a desi (Indian) flavor. For me it was important to do that because I see a lot of Indian characters on television and in films in the west and they usually have over-exaggerated Indian accents. And it troubles me as an Indian who also spends time abroad, because that's not how we really talk. So while portraying the character, it didn't mean that I had to have an American accent, which I don't, but just talk the way we normally do in India. Giving an animation character life was a way of pushing boundaries for me as an actor. It was great just to be in a sound booth and say lines to give Ishani a personality.

Q: And you also get to sing?

Priyanka Chopra: Well that was a crazy idea they came up with. We were planning the trailers for all the characters and it was just a creative discussion to have a promotional song. So Ishani breaks into this Bollywood-style song to reply to a question. I thought that was super cute and she has this super funky attitude -- like, 'why should boys have all the fun?' That is so me.

Q: The Indian dubbed versions of Planes should offer interesting possibilities, don't you think?

Priyanka Chopra: That will be fun for sure. We haven't done that yet. It will end up as a whole new movie with a new approach.