Cars 2

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.

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 (2011-06-18) (Hollywood) June 24, 2011 (2011-06-24) (United States)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$200 million[1]
Box office	$562.1 million[2]

Plot

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

• 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

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.