Start your engines, Pixar fans, because a brand new trailer forCars 3is here! Sure, theCarsfranchise hasn’t exactly been the most beloved from Pixar over the years, butCars 3is looking to make a major course correction. Now, with this latest trailer, we get our first full, real look at the third installment in theCarsseries.
The latest trailer forPixar’sCars 3dropped during the college football national championship game on ESPN, with the studio releasing the trailer online shortly after. Disney had released a couple of brief teasers online for the upcoming third installment, but this is the first video that gives us any sense of story. That said, the first teaser that featured Lightning McQueen getting into a really brutalcar wreckdefinitely perked up some eyebrows, since it was much more intense than the previous entries in theCarsfranchise so far. Here is the official synopsis forCars 3.
“Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendaryLightning 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, Cruz Ramirez, with her own plan to win, plus 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!”
It seems likeCars 3may be focusing heavily on new characters, as opposed to characters like Mater (voiced byLarry the Cable Guy). Mater is still scheduled to appear in the movie, but it seems like some of these new characters likeCruz RamirezandJackson Storm, who is being played byArmie Hammer, will be getting very significant screen time in the follow-up toCars 2. That may be a strategic move by Pixar.
It is hard to say that Pixar has ever made a bad movie. Part of the brilliance of Pixar is that they are able to make kids movies that work very well for adults as well. They are universally enjoyable. TheCarsmovies seem to mostly be loved by kids andCars 2specifically is probably the least praised movie in the history of Pixar. Still, the movies both did very well at the box office, meaning a sequel was going to happen.Carswound up making $462 million worldwide which is middling for Pixar, but still turned a good profit.Cars 2, though less praised, made $562 million worldwide and since money talks, that ultimately led toCars 3getting the green light.
Cars 3is being directed by Pixar veteranBrian Fee. Though he has worked in the art department on movies likeRatatouilleandWALL-Ein addition to bothCarsmovies, he has never directed a feature before, so this will be his directorial debut. We will be able to see how his first movie turned out soon enough, asCars 3is slated to hit theaters on June 01, 2025. Be sure to check out the brand new trailer for the movie for yourself below.
