Cars 2 in car-awesomeness IMAX 3D glory

I'm glad that Cars 2 made it for the 3D era of movies and full length animation in 3D digital. We're going to see our favorite cars characters and Radiator Spring is just a tip of the ice berg when we saw their world in Cars movie last 2006, but this time for 2011, their world is much bigger and ohh it could be a 3D universe for Cars. IMAX 3D will be a perfect cinema to view animated movies in CGI, I'm sure Cars 2 will never disappoint us, because Lightning McQueen and his partner Matter will meet another adventure that is more action packed than car racing.



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One of the technical advances that has emerged and been embraced in the world of entertainment since the release of the original “Cars” film in 2006 is 3D digital exhibition, and “Cars 2” is the third Pixar feature to utilize this popular format. This latest release from DisneyPixar (following “Up” and “Toy Story 3”) allows audiences to experience the fun and excitement of being at the races, immersing themselves in the film’s beautifully designed and meticulously rendered environments.



“I love 3D probably more than any other director,” says director John Lasseter. “I took my wedding pictures in 3D! Our short film ‘Knick Knack’ that we made in 1989 was made in 3D before there were any 3D theaters out there. And I always felt our medium of computer animation is perfectly matched to it.



“‘Cars 2’ — it’s really made with 3D in mind,” continues Lasseter. “And 3D for a Pixar film is not about all the coming-at-you stuff; it’s just about making the world that much more believable and immersive, like a window into that world. You get invested in it. And I think that when you see ‘Cars 2’ in 3D, there is so much thought put into the elements: Things are very reflective to make it very glitzy and glamorous and sexy and cool. But it’s also thought out, because the lighting adds a tremendous amount of depth in 3D. Wet streets, shiny cars, shiny buildings. It’s like, wow!”



Adds co-director Brad Lewis, “We’re really crafting the film to take advantage of the 3D medium. John has been so taken by the way 3D can enhance different types of films. On ‘Cars 2,’ our 3D stereoscopic supervisor Bob Whitehill has been working on a parallel track as the movie was being laid out, and everybody is ultimately thinking about what it could be in 3D. It used to be that 3D was something that happened at the end of our process, but it has become integrated. When we see something that we think would look phenomenal in 3D, we start exploring ways to move the camera to make it even better. It’s definitely in our eyepiece as we approach these films—3D can add depth and dimension and give the story a greater sense of drama.”



“Cars 2” will also be presented in IMAX® 3D in select theaters, providing a unique, larger-than-life moviegoing experience.



In “Cars 2,” star racecar Lightning McQueen and his best friend, the incomparable tow truck Mater jump-start a new adventure to exotic new lands stretching across the globe.



The duo are joined by a hometown pit crew from Radiator Springs when they head overseas to support Lightning as he competes in the first-ever World Grand Prix, a race created to determine the world’s fastest car. But the road to the finish line is filled with plenty of potholes, detours and bombshells when Mater is mistakenly ensnared in an intriguing escapade of his own: international espionage.





Opening across the Philippines on August 24, “Cars 2” is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International through Columbia Pictures.



(source:Walt Disney PH)

Owen Wilson in Cars 2 steers back into action

I love to see that DeLorean car from the Back to the Future movie hopping in to the world of Cars for this 2nd movie, but then its just one of the dream cars that Owen Wilson, voice actor for Lightning McQueen, wants to own if he will have 5 cars, but for me, I'll add that DeLorean car and then a lifesize and running Lightning McQueen car so that I can drive it with my son and bring him to school and everyone will go wow. I'm excited to see this film on August 24 in IMAX and its one of the most awaited movie for me and my kid Ashton, but we might see this movie on a regular screen with my family, Ashton is too young to watch it in IMAX and (ahermmm in the big screen).



Read more info below about Owen Wilson for Cars 2



Making the car characters in Disney/Pixar’s new animated adventure “Cars 2” come alive requires a masterful blend of great vocal performances and top animation talents. Owen Wilson and Larry the Cable Guy reprise their starring vocal roles as Lightning McQueen and Mater, and Michael Caine and Emily Mortimer make their Pixar vocal debut as British spy cars Finn McMissile and Holley Shiftwell, while John Turturro sounds off as Francesco Bernoulli.



“We have terrific actors,” says producer Denise Ream, “and they obviously make the animators’ lives a lot easier with their performances.”



While publicizing “Cars” in 2006, Owen Wilson (“Marley & Me,” “Hall Pass”) attended the Grand Prix in Spain with director John Lasseter. “The spectacle and the sound of Formula 1 racing is something unbelievable,” says Wilson. “I also became somewhat of a racing fan after meeting some of the NASCAR racers on the first film.”



Wilson says Lightning McQueen has grown up a little in “Cars 2” but still has his racing edge. “When the movie begins, I’m happy just to be in Radiator Springs, and I get to spend time with Sally and everyone,” he says. “The big change for my character is that he’s learned his lesson in the first film. He’s now a lot more grounded, but Francesco [Bernoulli] gets him stirred up and back into the competitive mode.”



Francesco isn’t the only one who stirs up Lightning. “Mater is like one of those overgrown puppies that you love and has such loyalty and love,” says Wilson. “But he kind of drives me crazy too. His heart’s in the right place, but in trying to help, he just creates more chaos.”

Growing up in Texas, Wilson says “I’ve always had some sort of a love affair with cars. As a kid, I’d make up a list—if you could have five cars, what would they be? I love Aston Martins and the DeLorean from `Back to the Future’ and Ferraris—from the ’50s especially—are really amazing. I drive a Prius, but maybe that’s not as exciting as some of those cars.”



In “Cars 2,” star racecar Lightning McQueen and his best friend, the incomparable tow truck Mater jump-start a new adventure to exotic new lands stretching across the globe.

The duo are joined by a hometown pit crew from Radiator Springs when they head overseas to support Lightning as he competes in the first-ever World Grand Prix, a race created to determine the world’s fastest car. But the road to the finish line is filled with plenty of potholes, detours and bombshells when Mater is mistakenly ensnared in an intriguing escapade of his own: international espionage.





Opening across the Philippines on August 24 in IMAX 3D, Digital 3D and regular format, “Cars 2” is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International through Columbia Pictures.



(source: Walt Disney PH)



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