Trailers
Cars 2: Trailer 1
Run Time: 1:27
Cars 2: Trailer 2
Run Time: 2:11
Cars 2: Trailer 3
Run Time: 2:33
Making Of
C2:Translation
Run Time: 9:02
C2:Orgins
Run Time: 2:44
C2:Mater
Run Time: 5:01
C2:Lemons
Run Time: 4:08
C2:Italy
Run Time: 4:21
C2:Pacific
Run Time: 3:40
C2:Paris
Run Time: 4:37

  • About the Film

    Star racecar Lightning McQueen

    and the incomparable tow truck Mater take their friendship to exciting new places in Cars 2 when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world's fastest car. But the road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours, and hilarious surprises when Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.

  • The Story Process

    Even before Cars was

    released in 2006, John Lasseter was toying with ideas for a sequel. When
    the Cars publicity tour took him through Europe, Lasseter began envisioning foreign car characters, international races, and exotic locations. Soon the story for Cars 2  was shifting genres. Though comedic at heart, Cars 2  would take the shape of a spy thriller and all that was needed was an innocent to get caught up in the intrigue, and that’s where Mater’s
    role took off.

  • The Characters

    Cars 2 continued the

    unlikely best-friendship of Lightning McQueen and Mater and also required the tow truck to drive the film’s action-adventure plotline. “What would Mater do?” became the mantra for Pixar’s creative team as the story entered each new locale. The character of Finn McMissile was revived from a discarded scene in Cars, in which the ultracool spy car starred in the drive-in movie Sally and McQueen were attending.

    Explore the Characters

  • The World

    The safety and simplicity

    of Radiator Springs quickly gave way to the glamorous hotspots of international racing. The challenge was finding a way to caricature and "car-ify" each country. “By caricaturing I think of it as celebrating,” said production designer Harley Jessup. “Our approach is to show those locations in the most beautiful way we can."

    Explore the World

  • Behind The Scenes

    (Not) Lost In Translation

    With over 45 translations, the creators of Cars 2 were faced with the monumental challenge of interpreting the films original language (English) to a host of divergent cultures. This task required that the filmmakers use a "idiomatic adaptation," which would allow for the original English's subtleties, gags and plot twists to resonate for each unique language.

  • Credits

    DIRECTED BY
    John Lasseter

    CO-DIRECTED BY
    Brad Lewis

    PRODUCED BY
    Denise Ream

    ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
    Mark Nielsen

    ORIGINAL STORY BY
    John Lasseter,  Brad Lewis, Dan Fogelman

    SCREENPLAY BY
    Ben King

    ORIGINAL SCORE COMPOSED BY
    Michael Giacchino

    STORY SUPERVISOR
    Nathan Stanton

    FILM EDITOR
    Stephen Schaffer, A.C.E.

    PRODUCTION DESIGNER
    Harley Jessup

    SUPERVISING TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
    Apurva Shah

    PRODUCTION MANAGER
    Jake Martin

    SUPERVISING ANIMATORS
    Shawn Krause, Dave Mullins

    DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - LIGHTING
    Sharon Calahan

    DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - CAMERA
    Jeremy Lasky

    SETS SUPERVISOR
    John Halstead

    CHARACTER SUPERVISORS
    Sajan Skaria, Robert Moyer

    EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
    Gary Bruins

    MOTION GRAPHIC EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
    Michael Fu

    CHARACTER ART DIRECTION
    Jay Shuster

    SETS ART DIRECTION
    Nat McLaughlin

    SHADING ART DIRECTION
    Bert Berry

    CROWDS ANIMATION SUPERVISOR
    Arik Ehle
    CROWDS TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR
    Michael Lorenzen
    GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY SUPERVISOR
    Bena Currin

    RENDERING SUPERVISOR
    Alexander Kolliopoulos

    SOUND DESIGNER
    Tom Myers

    CASTING BY
    Kevin Reher, C.S.A., Natalie Lyon, C.S.A.

    CAST

    Mater
    Larry the Cable Guy

    Lightning McQueen
    Owen Wilson

    Finn McMissile
    Michael Caine

    Holley Shiftwell
    Emily Mortimer

    Miles Axlerod
    Eddie Izzard

    Francesco Bernoulli
    John Turturro

    Brent Mustangburger
    Brent Musburger

    Grem
    Joe Mantegna

    Professor Z
    Thomas Kretschmann

    Acer
    Peter Jacobson

    Sally
    Bonnie Hunt
    Darrell Cartrip
    Darrell Waltrip

    Uncle Topolino
    Franco Nero

    David Hobbscap
    David Hobbs

    Mel Dorado
    Patrick Walker

    Luigi
    Tony Shalhoub

    Otis
    Jeff Garlin

    Tomber
    Michel Michelis

    Siddeley & Leland Turbo
    Jason Isaacs

    Fillmore & Combat Ship
    Lloyd Sherr

    Rod “Torque” Redline
    Bruce Campbell

    Mater’s Computer
    Teresa Gallagher

    Flo
    Jenifer Lewis

    Victor Hugo
    Stanley Townsend

    Vladimir Trunkov
    Stanley Townsend

    Alexander Hugo
    Velibor Topic

    Crabby
    Sig Hansen

    Guido
    Guido Quaroni

    The Queen & Mama Topolino
    Vanessa Redgrave

    Ivan the Tow Truck
    Stanley Townsend

    J. Curby Gremlin
    John Mainieri

    Tubbs Pacer
    Brad Lewis

    Ramone
    Cheech Marin

    Jeff Gorvette
    Jeff Gordon

    Lewis Hamilton
    Lewis Hamilton

    Sarge
    Paul Dooley

    Minny
    Edie McClurg

    Van
    Richard Kind

    Lizzie
    Katherine Helmond

    Mack
    John Ratzenberger

    Sheriff
    Michael Wallis