USAToday.com helps crank up the hype for Pixar Animation Studios' upcoming Route 66 movie, "Cars." First is an interview with "Cars" writer and director John Lasseter, the first since the Disney/Pixar merger last month. Tuesday, Cars will preview at ShoWest, the yearly Las Vegas convention of theater owners, who are starved for an injection of … Continue reading Interview with “Cars” director
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Pixar spiffs up “Cars” Web site
Luxo, who has a blog that keeps up with news from Pixar Animated Studios, reports that Pixar/Disney has really beefed up its "Cars" Web site. It's boasts an interactive "showroom" of the Route 66-themed movie's main character, Lightning McQueen. It's not even finished, but it's quite an imaginative site. Also, Disney issued a news release … Continue reading Pixar spiffs up “Cars” Web site
More “Cars” toys
The Upcoming Pixar blog, via Animated News, reports that the Snaptoys catalog is displaying a couple of "Cars" plushie toys, including the film's lead character, Lightning McQueen (seen above).
Racetrack may get a sneak peek of Pixar’s “Cars”
The Charlotte Observer reports that H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler and his Lowe's Motor Speedway are negotiating to hold a May 26 screening of Pixar Animation Studios' movie, "Cars," which takes place on Route 66. The screening would be two days before the track hosts the Coca-Cola 600. The movie officially opens wide on June 9. If … Continue reading Racetrack may get a sneak peek of Pixar’s “Cars”
New “Cars” trailer
Inside Line has a new "Cars" trailer from Pixar Animation Studios. It's similar to the Super Bowl ad, with a few new scenes thrown in.
What Pixar researched for “Cars”
Jim Hill Media posts some thoughts about the Pixar 20th anniversary discussion at WonderCon a few weeks ago, including some tidbits about the animation studio's upcoming Route 66-themed film, "Cars." One is that "Cars" was partly inspired by a 1952 Disney animated short, "Little Deuce Coupe." Written by Bill Peet, it offers the story of … Continue reading What Pixar researched for “Cars”
History of a ghost town
The Texas Vacations blog has a well-researched article about the Route 66 ghost town of Glenrio, Texas, which is on the New Mexico border. Check it out.
New “Cars” trailer
Edmunds' Inside Line says it has an exclusive look at a new trailer for "Cars," the Route 66-themed movie coming in June from Pixar Animation Studios.
“Cars” clips ignite blogger’s interest
Ryan Olson at RTO Media has made a very good dissection of what he saw from the two Pixar "Cars" clips at WonderCon in San Francisco. He's enthusiastic about seeing the Route 66-themed film because of the amount of detail Pixar animators put into their creations. I haven't seen those film clips, but I've seen … Continue reading “Cars” clips ignite blogger’s interest
“Cars” clips seen at WonderCon
Diana Slampyak reports for IESB.net site about seeing two extended clips from Pixar's Route 66-themed movie, "Cars," at WonderCon in San Francisco over the weekend. Slampyak was impressed in how Pixar managed the trick of merging human characteristics to cars. And they successfully did, at least to me, as I watched the first clip from … Continue reading “Cars” clips seen at WonderCon