Cars 3 Movie Wiki (2024)

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Is Cars 4 coming out? ›

While there have been talks about the possibility of a new Cars movie, including ideas of reinventing the series, nothing concrete has been announced, and a release date before 2028-2029 seems unlikely at this point.

The sequel to Cars 2 (2011) and the third installment of the Cars franchise, the film was directed by Brian Fee (in his directorial debut) and produced by Kevin Reher, from a screenplay written by Kiel Murray, Bob Peterson, and Mike Rich, and a story by Fee, Ben Queen, and the writing team of Eyal Podell and Jonathan E ...

The film's story takes place during the 2016-2017 Piston Cup seasons. Long-time champion Lightning McQueen is beginning to struggle with new next-generation competitors, including the co*cky Jackson Storm. Following a large crash, McQueen turns to racing trainer and technician Cruz Ramirez for help with recovery.

Cars 3 is an enjoyable and uplifting movie about learning to accept help from others and having the courage to try something new. Lightning's problems with a new and faster opponent highlight the inevitable situation of anyone who's growing older, which is likely to be appreciated by adult viewers.

On a Disney earnings call in April 2024, Bob Iger announced that Toy Story 5 had received a release date and would be arriving to theaters on June 19, 2026.

Jackson Storm is the main antagonist of Cars 3 and a major character in Cars 4:Last Call For Ripslinger. Jackson replaced Björn Anderson as the IGNTR racer. Jackson is introduced as a rookie in the racing world, where he tries his best to beat Lightning McQueen.

Well Cars 3 takes place after cars 1 and ignores cars 2.

It is unknown why Holley did not appear in Cars 3, but it is possible that the nature of her work meant that she was busy with her job around the time of the third film.

It is implied that Doc died prior to the events of Cars 2, and he appears in flashback sequences in Cars 3. Doc is voiced by Paul Newman in Cars, Cars 3 (the latter via archive audio recordings) and Cars: the Video Game, and Corey Burton in all other media.

Mater returns in Cars 3 but in a smaller role compared to the first two films. In the first scene he is next to McQueen and tells everyone around to keep quiet so McQueen is ready for the race.

How old was McQueen in Cars 3? ›

How Old is Lightning McQueen? In the original Cars movie, McQueen is in his early-to-mid twenties, and reaches the apex of his career in his late thirties in Cars 2 , before approaching obsolescence and retirement in his early forties through Cars 3 .

His Maximum Performance V-8 engine with 850 horsepower is responsible for his ability to reach 0-60 in 3.6 seconds, as well as his top speed of 214 miles per hour.

Cars 4 is Unconfirmed

Owen Wilson has also talked about a possible return for another Lightning McQueen sequel, suggesting a radical reinvention of the racing series: “I would imagine that if they do do another one, it'll be something pretty cool. But yeah maybe like Lightning McQueen in sort of like a thriller.

While another sequel to Cars was still not needed, Cars 3 is at least closer to the quality of the original. With more of a focus on Lightning McQueen and his internal struggle, the story has a lot more depth than Cars 2.

After Storm taunts him again, McQueen pushed himself as hard as possible to catch up with him, and, not recognizing his own speed limits, resulting in his major crash.

Cars 4 isn't confirmed, and probably won't be happening with Pixar's current slate of movies.

Thankfully, as if they were wishing upon a star, their wish has come true. Earlier in February 2024, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that the previously announced Moana series was being turned into a feature film with Moana 2.

He temporarily took a break from racing and he trained Cruz Ramirez for sometime. After Cruz became good at racing, McQueen continued, but it is unknown when McQueen continued racing. He still races on the Piston Cup circuits today and is winning most of his races.

How Old is Lightning McQueen? In the original Cars movie, McQueen is in his early-to-mid twenties, and reaches the apex of his career in his late thirties in Cars 2 , before approaching obsolescence and retirement in his early forties through Cars 3 .