Doc Hudson, a retired racer, left, and Lightning McQueen, right, in Walt Disney and Pixar's CARS(2006).
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Disney Confirms CARS 2 for Summer 2011
By: Jarrod SarafinDate: Thursday, September 25, 2008
Source: Walt Disney Pictures, Variety
With Walt Disney banking a lot of cash from merchandise and tie-ins relating to their 2006 film Cars, there have been hints that we could see a Pixar sequel coming to theaters. At the Kodak theater in their exhibitor convention, the studio that a certain Mouse helped build has confirmed the sequel and said it should be hitting theaters in the summer of 2011.
At first, it was expected to be in 2012 but Disney is planning to open a new "Cars Land," a 12-acre section of their California Adventure theme park in 2011 so the sequel has jumped a year to coincide that opening.
In addition to shifting the date for Cars 2, studio also announced that it will produce a series of animated short films starring Mater and other characters from the first feature. Shorts will air on TV, including the Disney Channel, and in theaters in front of films.
"You’ll see them everywhere," Cook said. "We’re going to keep this ‘Cars’ thing going."
The first film went on to earn $462 million worldwide and has become a runaway hit in merchandise sales for the studio.
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