Cars 3

"From this moment, everything will change."

- Tagline Cars 3 is an upcoming 2017 Disney/Pixar animated sports film, which will be the third film in the Cars series.

Synopsis
"Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young race technician with her own plan to win, inspiration from the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet, and a few unexpected turns. Proving that #95 isn't through yet will test the heart of a champion on Piston Cup Racing’s biggest stage!"

Cast

 * Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen
 * Armie Hammer as Jackson Storm
 * Cristela Alonzo as Cruz Ramirez
 * Larry the Cable Guy as Mater
 * Bonnie Hunt as Sally Carrera
 * Cheech Marin as Ramone
 * Michael Wallis as Sheriff
 * Paul Dooley as Sarge
 * John Ratzenberger as Mack
 * Michael Keaton as Chick Hicks
 * Richard Petty as Strip Weathers
 * Jeff Gordon as Jeff Gorvette
 * Darrell Waltrip as Darrell Cartrip
 * Chase Elliott as Chase Racelott
 * Daniel Suárez as Danny Swervez
 * Ryan Blaney as Ryan "Inside" Laney
 * Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr. as Bubba Wheelhouse
 * Kyle Petty as Cal Weathers
 * Shannon Spake as Shannon Spokes
 * H. A. Wheeler as Tex Dinoco
 * Ray Evernham as Ray Reverham
 * Mike Joy as Mike Joyride
 * TBA as Smokey
 * TBA as Natalie Certain
 * TBA as Sterling Sliver
 * TBA as Miss Fritter

Production
At the Disney stockholder meeting on March 18, 2014, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that Pixar had begun pre-production on Cars 3.

Michael Wallis said on August 17, 2013 that the film would include Route 99 in California, while John Lasseter said during the Tokyo International Film Festival that a Citroën 2CV will appear in the film as a reference to Hayao Miyazaki's movie Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro in a form of an old.

According to the 2015 São Paulo Disney Expo, the film's release was to be in 2018. On July 20, 2015, while being interviewed by Autoweek, Lasseter stated that the film's release should be summer 2018 or 2019. On October 8, 2015, it was confirmed to be June 16, 2017.

The first concept images were released by USA Today on May 30, 2016. Director Brian Fee also gave some info on the characters and plot.

"Cruz Ramirez is trying to figure out how this old dog can learn some new tricks," says Fee.

"Think of where he'd be in his career now in real time," says Fee. "(McQueen) is not an old man, but he's one of the older cars on the circuit with new rookies coming in. People start to wonder and ask when he might retire."

On June 8, 2016, Lasseter revealed that the film will include a different tone as well as a tribute to the first film's character Doc Hudson.

On November 21st, the first teaser trailer for the film was released and it showed McQueen about to have a horrific crash, like the one that forced the end of Doc Hudson's career.

On January 9th, Disney released the first trailer during the College Football Playoffs.

On February 1, 2017, it was announced that the Pixar short to be shown with the film is Lou.

On February 26th, another trailer was released during the Daytona 500.

Video game
Avalanche Software and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment are set to develop a game for the film.

Trivia

 * This is the only Cars film to not be directed by John Lasseter.
 * This is the first Pixar film to be directed by Brian Fee.
 * This will be the final film written by Daniel Gerson, as he died in 2016.
 * In the teaser trailer, the viewer can actually see a cloudy glimpse of the front of one of the race cars, when the announcer says "McQueen is fading-fading fast!"
 * This is the first Cars film not to have a main antagonist with a green color outline.