‘Cars 2′ Mel Dorado Interview Transcripts (Franceso, Lightning/Mater, Finn/Holley)
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You know him better than you know your own brother, even if you don’t have a brother. He’s the Caddy with the golden touch, Mel ‘Are you there, Caller?’ Dorado — host of the 14 Gold Fender-winning syndicated talk show, the ‘Mel Dorado Show.’ With a career spanning more than three decades, when he started as an assistant at WCNC (World Car News Chicago), nobody steers an interview quite like Mel.
‘New ‘Cars 2,’ ‘Hawaiian Vacation’ Stills, ‘Racing Styles’ Featurette
As we turn the corner to reach the final lap before Cars 2 makes its theatrical debut in North America tomorrow, Walt Disney Studios and Pixar Animation Studios have provided us with two new stills for Cars 2 which feature the classic Cars gang checking out the streets of Tokyo, as well as the Tokyo National Art Center where the pre-race party takes place.
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‘Cars 2′ New Hi-Res Stills and ‘Getting Mater Out of the Pits’ Clip
With just a few days to go before the premiere of Disney/Pixar’s Cars 2 in theaters nationwide on June 24, Walt Disney Studios and Pixar Animation Studios have provided us with a few dozen new hi-res stills from the film, all of which have been added to the beginning of our gallery below.
In addition, we also have a new clip from the film which features Holley Shiftwell (Emily Mortimer), Finn McMissile (Michael Caine) and Mater (Larry the Cable Guy). At the Tokyo leg of the World Grand Prix, Holley manages to spot Acer and Grem from a previous run-in, headed towards Mater who’s busy coaching Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) in the race. Intercepting the communication between Mater and Lightning, Holley insists Mater leave the pit area immediately, which leads to some wires being crossed in more ways than one.
Interview: Larry the Cable Guy Talks ‘Cars 2,’ Sequels and Dancing
Last week, Stitch Kingdom contributor Anthony Bucci had the opportunity to join Larry the Cable Guy in a roundtable to talk about his role in Cars 2 (June 24, 2011) as Mater, the Radiator Springs tow truck and best friend of Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson). Along the way, Larry shares his feelings on working with John Lasseter and Pixar, his hopes for a Cars 3 and his desire to dance, dance, dance.
For your convenience, the interview has been transcribed, more or less, in its entirety, which you can find below the video recording.
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‘Cars 2′ Clip – Japan Race, Fast Dirt Section
Welcome back to Tokyo, Japan, clipville! In this brand new clip from Disney/Pixar’s Cars 2, night has fallen on the city and the tracks are as dirty as dirt can be. As it turns out, it may even be too much for one of the world’s most self-beloved racers, Francesco Bernoulli, but with a little guidance from pit crew and best bud Mater, Lightning McQueen seems to be able to manage to help him secure the lead in Tokyo, leaving Franceso in the dust — literally.
‘Cars 2′ Italy Trailer Features New Footage, Sophia Loren
Earlier today, Walt Disney Studios Italy released a brand new trailer for Disney/Pixar’s Cars 2. Although (naturally) entirely in Italian, there is plenty of new footage from the film to be spotted here. In fact, some of it is tied directly to certain plot points, but out of context, probably doesn’t reveal all too much.
Most importantly, perhaps, is that it also features a line spoken by Mama Topolino, who as we reported earlier, is voiced by Hollywood legend Sophia Loren in 21 countries where the movie won’t be presented in English. In those countries, Mama Topolino speaks entirely in Italian via Ms. Loren.
‘Cars 2′ Clip Features Australia’s Mark ‘Frosty’ Winterbottom
Recently, we took a look at how Disney/Pixar is taking advantage of their medium and the global appeal of car racing by substituting Jeff Gordon’s character, Jeff Gorvette, with five other drivers who are more readily recognized by the respective local audiences.
Today, Walt Disney Studios Australia has shared the very same clip we’ve seen with Jeff Gordon and Fernando Alonso in the Spanish version, this time replacing the character with Frosty, the alter-ego of Australian V8 Supercar driver Mark ‘Frosty’ Winterbottom. What makes this clip really unique, however, is that the film is in English and features the original cast which means this clip features lines recorded by Owen Wilson specifically for this localization of the film.
‘Cars 2′ Parodies Popular Television in Viral Video
Disney/Pixar has offered up this viral video for ‘V12′ TV which uses clips from Cars 2 to spoof popular television programs, such as Law & Auto: SUV, Dancing with the Cars, I Didn’t Know I was Leaking, Dr. Fill It Up and American Idle.
UPDATE: Please note that the teaser trailer for Planes has been removed at the request of Walt Disney Studios. We look forward to sharing it with you at a later date.
‘Cars 2′ Clip – Disguises Featuring Mater and Introducing Stephenson
In this new clip from Disney/Pixar’s Cars 2, we’re finally out of Tokyo, Japan and on our way to the not-quite-real town of Porto Corsa, Italy. Here we find Mater (Larry the Cable Guy), Finn McMissile (Michael Caine) and Holley Shiftwell (Emily Mortimer) on board the spy train Stephenson (named in honor of the ‘father of railways,’ George Stephenson).
Mater has received some of his upgrades (all voice-activated since everything is nowadays), one of which allows him to disguise himself. Here we see Mater fancy himself in a set of materhosen, as a monster truck (‘I vant to siphon your gas!’) and a taco delivery truck.
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