

“But yeah maybe like Lightning McQueen in sort of like a thriller. “I would imagine that if they do do another one, it’ll be something pretty cool,” the actor said. Meanwhile, Owen said at a Cars 3 press event that he has personal hopes for what a fourth film could be about. “Like any sequel, from Toy Story 4 to Incredibles 2, as long as there’s a good story to tell it’s worth investing, we do love these characters, we love them as much as the public does,” producers Kevin Reher and Andrea Warren said back in 2017.
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The good news is, some of the faces behind Cars have said before that a fourth movie is possible. Related LinkĮzra Miller & ‘The Flash’: Everything To Know About The Fate Of DC Film & Its Troubled Star However, the studios have lately been turning their attention towards creating original movies (like Soul, Onward and Luca), rather than creating sequels to their franchises like Toy Story and Cars.

So based on all that, it’s likely Pixar/Disney would want to continue the successful franchise. The first Cars was even nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2007, but it lost out to Happy Feet. In total, the films grossed over $1.4 billion in box office revenue worldwide. What We Know About ‘Cars 4’Īll three Cars movies received positive reviews from fans and critics alike.
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There’s also been a few TV spin-offs called Car Toons that aired on Disney Channel and ABC Family. The animated spinoff series Cars on the Road is coming to Disney+ in September 2022 and will follow Lightning and Mater traveling the country. There’s been two spin-off films, Planes and Planes: Fire & Rescue, that were released by Disneytoon Studios. The Cars franchise has expanded beyond just the three films. At the end of the third film, Lightning decides to set his own racing career aside for the time being to train Cruz for the upcoming Piston Cup season. Some of those newbies included Cruz Ramirez ( Cristela Alonzo), Smokey ( Chris Cooper), Sterling ( Nathan Fillion), Jackson Storm ( Armie Hammer), and Natalie Certain ( Kerry Washington). Six years later, Cars 3 came out and explored Lightning teaching a new generation of race cars. New characters in the second film include Finn McMissle ( Michael Caine), Holley Shiftwell ( Emily Mortimer), Francesco Bernoulli ( John Turturro), Sir Miles Axlerod ( Eddie Izzard) and Professor Zundapp ( Thomas Kretschmann). In Cars 2, Lightning competes in the first World Grand Prix in Europe, but he accidentally gets sucked into some international espionage drama. At the end of the first movie, Lightning sets up his very own racing headquarters in Radiator Springs. Other characters introduced include Doc Hudson ( Paul Newman), Luigi ( Tony Shaloub), Ramone ( Cheech Marin), The King ( Richard Petty), Chick Hicks ( Michael Keaton) and more. Lightning’s car is wrecked, and so he’s forced to remain in the town, which leads to him meeting new BFF Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) and Sally Carrera ( Bonnie Hunt), whom he falls in love with. In the first film, Lightning (Owen) gets lost on his way to California in a race and ends up in Radiator Springs, a small town on Route 66. Cars (Photo: Everett Collection) The ‘Cars’ Franchise So Farįor those that haven’t seen it, Cars was created by John Lasseter and takes place in a world populated by talking vehicles - cars included.
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More on that skit later, but for now, let’s go full throttle into everything fans need to know about a possible Cars 4.

Sadly, Disney has still made no mention of a Cars 4. However, there’s been some newfound hope for a fourth movie after Owen Wilson did a hilarious parody of a possible Cars 4 during his October 2021 appearance on S aturday Night Live. Rev your engines: Owen Wilson and Larry the Cable Guy return to voice Lightning McQueen and Mater in the #DisneyPlus Original Series: Cars on the Road, streaming in 2022! #DisneyPlusDay /NQCu5tW4we Cars on the Road will feature Owen Wilson and Larry the Cable Guy back as the voices of Lightning McQueen and Mater, respectively. However, there is a spinoff series of the franchise coming out on Disney+ Day in September 2022.

As of now, Pixar/ Disney hasn’t confirmed that Cars 4 will be driving into the big screen. But right now, it’s all about Cars - and more specifically, if a fourth movie is coming out! The first Cars movie was released in 2006, and was followed by Cars 2 in 2011 and Cars 3 in 2017. And that’s saying something, considering the film studio is responsible for Toy Story, The Incredibles and more. The Cars movies are one of the most popular animated film franchises created by Pixar. Search Hollywood Life Search Trending Navigation Trending Latest Hollywood Celebrity & Entertainment News Primary Menu Menu Close Menu
