Behind The Scenes of ‘Cars 2?
Recently I found an excellent post by Ng?c Ánh, posted earlier today, over on News of the World entitled Behind The Scenes of 'Cars 2? that I would strongly urge everyone to read. I’ve included a few little excerpts in the hope of whetting your appetites!
It seems that when Lasseter was traveling the world promoting the first film, he was constantly checking out traffic in each city he was in, thinking to himself, “How would these translate into a “Cars” world?” That global view drives “Cars 2.” It takes Lightning McQueen out of Radiator Springs and puts him into a worldwide race circuit — “We were inspired by the International Race of Champions,” Lasseter said — pitting the “best of the best” on one course. That means pitting Formula One racers, rally cars and more against a heavily modified McQueen. While a race of that sort might not seem very likely, the Pixar team has created portions of the races in Tokyo, Italy and London that play to each car’s strength: Each course has some off-road sections meant to help rally racers and slow down low-to-the-ground racers, as well as more traditional Grand Prix surfaces and turns. “We wanted to level the playing field,” said Jay Ward, Cars franchise manager. Still, F1 vs. NASCAR vs.
Now, reading Ng?c Ánh’s article got me thinking so I searched for some other articles on the subject and uncovered some more greats. For example, this post posted back in March, by admin, on a blog called Disneyland Paris – Experience Disneyland in Paris:
Yet another fantastic article came from Premier Guide Media on Premier Guide Media posted earlier today and entitled TOY STORY on STARZ- April 16th- Back to Back … which is also certainly worth reading!
Marathon continues Sunday, April 17 at 9:00 a.m. and at 5:15 p.m. Where: STARZ The Toy Story Story The franchise began in 1995 with Tom Hanks and Tim Allen lending their voices as cowboy Woody and astronaut Buzz Lightyear. The first film won a Special Achievement Oscar® for director John Lasseter, culminating in 2010 with a Best Animated Feature statuette for Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich and Best Song for composer Randy Newman.