Cars 3 will be directed by someone working for a computer animation company.
Cars is a 2006 American computer-animated comedy-adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures .. Walt Disney Pictures. Walt Disney Pictures. Pixar Animation Studios. Pixar. computer-animated. Computer animation. comedy. comedy film. adventure. adventure film. Directed and co-written by John Lasseter , it is Pixar 's final independently-produced motion picture before its purchase by Disney in May 2006 .. John Lasseter. John Lasseter. Set in a world populated entirely by anthropomorphic cars and other vehicles , the film stars the voices of Owen Wilson , Paul Newman -LRB- in his final acting role -RRB- , Bonnie Hunt , Larry the Cable Guy , Tony Shalhoub , Cheech Marin , Michael Wallis , George Carlin , Paul Dooley , Jenifer Lewis , Guido Quaroni , Michael Keaton , Katherine Helmond and John Ratzenberger .. Owen Wilson. Owen Wilson. Paul Newman. Paul Newman. Bonnie Hunt. Bonnie Hunt. Larry the Cable Guy. Larry the Cable Guy. anthropomorphic. anthropomorphism. Tony Shalhoub. Tony Shalhoub. Cheech Marin. Cheech Marin. Michael Wallis. Michael Wallis. George Carlin. George Carlin. Paul Dooley. Paul Dooley. Jenifer Lewis. Jenifer Lewis. Guido Quaroni. Guido Quaroni. Michael Keaton. Michael Keaton. Katherine Helmond. Katherine Helmond. John Ratzenberger. John Ratzenberger. Race car drivers Dale Earnhardt , Jr. , Mario Andretti , Michael Schumacher and car enthusiast Jay Leno -LRB- as `` Jay Limo '' -RRB- voice themselves .. Mario Andretti. Mario Andretti. Michael Schumacher. Michael Schumacher. Jay Leno. Jay Leno. Cars premiered on May 26 , 2006 at Lowe 's Motor Speedway in Concord , North Carolina , and was theatrically released on June 9 , 2006 to mostly positive reviews from critics .. It was nominated for two Academy Awards including Best Animated Feature , and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film .. Academy Awards. Academy Awards. Best Animated Feature. Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. The film was released on DVD on November 7 , 2006 and on Blu-ray in 2007 .. Blu-ray. Blu-ray. The film was accompanied by the short One Man Band for its theatrical and home media releases .. One Man Band. One Man Band ( film ). Merchandise based on the film -LRB- including scale models of several of the cars -RRB- broke records for retail sales of merchandise based on a Disney / Pixar film , bringing an estimated $ 10 billion for 5 years after the film 's release .. The film was dedicated to Joe Ranft , who was killed in a car accident during the film 's production .. Joe Ranft. Joe Ranft. A sequel , titled Cars 2 , was released on June 24 , 2011 , and a spin-off film titled Planes , produced by DisneyToon Studios , was released on August 9 , 2013 , which was followed by its own sequel , Planes  : Fire & Rescue , released on July 18 , 2014 .. Cars 2. Cars 2. Planes. Planes ( film ). DisneyToon Studios. DisneyToon Studios. A series of short animated films titled Cars Toons debuted in 2008 on Disney Channel and Disney XD .. Cars Toons. Cars Toons. Disney Channel. Disney Channel. Disney XD. Disney XD. A second sequel , Cars 3 , is scheduled for release on June 16 , 2017 .. Cars 3. Cars 3