‘Cars 3’ Reveals First Look At New Heroes And Villains
The firstCars 3trailerthat arrived a little while backwas almost hilariously cryptic, showcasing a dark and dreary scene where series star Lightning McQueen wrecks on the racetrack. Children cried. Grown adults made wisecracks about whether or not this will be the anthropomorphized car version ofMillion Dollar Baby. I’ll say this much: it was jarring enough that even I, someone who would place theCarsmovies last on a personal ranking of Pixar movies, was interested in what was going on with this one.
The first hard story details, including the introduction of two new characters, have arrived to add context to that dramatic accident seen in the preview.
Entertainment Weeklyhas the details, including comments from directorBrian Fee, a storyboard artist on the first twoCarsmovies who is making his directorial debut. It seems thatCars 3will be upfront about the fact that the original film came out a decade ago and that Lightning McQueen finds himself getting older and slower as faster, more advanced cars begin to compete with him on the track:
This conflict will be embodied by Jackson Storm, a technologically advanced, arrogant young automobile voiced byArmie Hammer. Described as “light-years ahead of Lightning,” this character is meant to represent what ten years of automotive innovation look like in one somewhat sinister package. “He thinks the future of racing and the high-tech ways they train and what they can do means they’re taking the sport to a new level, and the older guys had their day, and it’s done, and they have no place in the future of racing,” says Fee.
But there is at least one automotive millennial on Lightning McQueen’s side. Enter Cruz Ramirez, a young car voiced byCristela Alonzo, a lifelong fan of Lightning who joins her idol’s team as his brand new coach. Can this young automobile teach an old automobile new tricks and place everyone on the road to a valuable life lesson? Does the Popemobile poop in the woods?
Cars 3opens onJune 16, 2017. For more images, details, and even a few brief videos of the new characters in action, follow the link above.
