Disney Interactive Studios (June 21, 2011). "Spies Wanted - Disney•Pixar's Cars 2: The Video Game Now Available". Business Wire. Archived from the original on August 19, 2011 . Retrieved July 4, 2012. Maltin, Leonard (March 2013). " movie review: CARS 2". IndieWire. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014 . Retrieved May 25, 2013. In international versions of the film, the character Jeff Gorvette is replaced with race car drivers better known in the specific countries in his dialogue scenes (however, he still appears as a competitor). [8] Keegan, Rebecca (January 16, 2011). "2011 Movie Preview: 'Cars 2' ". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 4, 2011. Set in an alternate timeline to Cars 2, Lightning McQueen and Mater are pulled into a conspiracy - something which no one would have ever expected…

Corliss, Richard (June 26, 2011). "Cars 2 at the Box Office: Pixcar or Ishcar?". Time . Retrieved November 28, 2016. Shuster said: “We didn’t want to design Finn as a spy. We wanted him to be a really elegantly designed English sportscar from the sixties. We did this really deep search into that kind of car from that era. We took everything from all the cars we love and baked it into Finn.” [5] Remember: the existence of this facility is on a need-to-know basis, and nobody needs to know." - Cars 2: The Video Game A collection of shenanigans with the Radiator Springs residents, im sorry at the time I was writing this I was really tired, so it might be disorganized or.. ykw I mean? Language: English Words: 250 Chapters: 2/? Kudos: 4 Bookmarks: 1 Hits: 280

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Francesco Bernoulli (voiced by John Turturro in Cars 2 and Cars 2: The Video Game, and Roger Craig Smith in Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure and Disney Infinity) serves as Lightning's primary racing rival in the second film. He is painted in the colors of the Italian flag. a b "Disney's "Planes" Hi-res Stills, Fun Facts and Activity Sheets". Stitch Kingdom. May 9, 2013 . Retrieved May 11, 2013. In April 2008, Pixar unveiled its latest animation slate, with Cars 2 scheduled for a summer 2012 release. [15] [16] Brad Lewis, who had served as producer on Ratatouille, was announced as the film's director. [17] In June 2010, it was announced that Lasseter had been designated as co-director. [18]Finn McMissile (voiced by Michael Caine in the second film and Martin Jarvis in the video games) is a British secret agent who recruits Mater to help in his mission. His design is based on classic European sports cars such as the Aston Martin DB4 and BMW 507, while his small tail fins were inspired by a 1958 British sports car called the Peerless—one of the few British cars with fins. [16] Finn's suspicions about the World Grand Prix turn out to be correct, as the event was revealed to be a cover-up by Miles Axelrod to turn the world against alternative fuel. The only car model that Pixar has named as an inspiration for Finn is the 1958 Peerless GT, a British sports car, which was the only British sports car they found that featured tailfins. [2] [10] According to Ward, even though Finn draws inspiration from other cars as well, the Peerless served as the basis from which the character was built. [9] Alexander, Bryan (May 30, 2016). "Sneak peek: 'Cars 3' zooms ahead with new character Cruz Ramirez". USA Today. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018 . Retrieved July 23, 2016. The film was preceded by a short film titled Hawaiian Vacation, directed by Gary Rydstrom and starring the characters of the Toy Story franchise.

His name in the Polish dub, Sean McMission, is most likely a reference to the first actor to play the role of James Bond, Sean Connery. Disney Pixar's The World of Cars: Meet the Cars. Disney Press. 2008. p.12. ISBN 978-142311925-8. Luigi runs the local tire shop in Radiator Springs, Casa Della Tires. Subers, Ray (June 28, 2011). "Around-the-World Roundup: 'Cars 2's Foreign Model Yields Strong Sales". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on July 1, 2011 . Retrieved June 27, 2011. Dane Cook Leads the Voice Cast for Disney's Planes". ComingSoon.net. February 28, 2013 . Retrieved June 18, 2013.With his charm, wit, and heroic actions, Finn McMissile has captured the hearts of viewers worldwide, cementing his status as an iconic character within the “Cars” franchise. Conclusion For unknown reasons, in the LeapFrog version of the Cars 2 game, at one brief point a cutscene shows when McQueen, Mater, the rest of the Radiator Springs gang/townsfolk, and Finn are in London, we can see that her tires rarely have visible Lightyear lettering, unlike in the actual film. According to Story Supervisor Nathan Stanton, the idea of having Michael Caine voicing Finn McMissile came out early in the production. [13] John Lasseter said: “As we were developing Finn McMissile, Michael Caine always came to mind because of all those fantastic spy movies he’s done.” [5] Pixar Says Cars 2 is Still Due in Cinemas in June 2011". BBC. February 10, 2010. Archived from the original on June 20, 2017 . Retrieved August 22, 2011. A slightly modified version of Finn's model was used for realistic renders to promote Pixar's Renderman Studio 18.