CARS in the garage until summer 2006

By: Patrick Sauriol
Date: Wednesday, December 08, 2004
Source: Walt Disney Pictures

Walt Disney Pictures has shuffled back the release date of Pixar's next film, CARS, from its berth at November 2005 to June 9, 2006. In a statement released to the media, Dick Cook, Chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, said, "The move from November 2005 to June 2006 makes perfect sense. CARS is the quintessential summer film for audiences of all ages. It has a fantastic story full of action, adventure, comedy, heartfelt emotion with cutting edge animation and incredible voice talent." Cook continued, "In the vein of FINDING NEMO, we feel the movie will have legs throughout summer and beyond."

The big boss at Pixar was also onboard the decision to move the film seasons. "CARS longs to be a summer movie", said Pixar CEO Steve Jobs. "We plan to finish CARS on its original schedule, and look forward to CARS and our future films benefiting by summer theatrical releases and holiday DVD releases."

The companies probably considered the difference between the ticket sales generated between FINDING NEMO, which came out in May 2003, and THE INCREDIBLES, released last month. While both have proven to be monster hits, NEMO had longer legs possibly due to its warmer placement at that time of year.


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