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CARS inches ever closer to the silver screen!
Automobiles, racing and Pixar -- what's not to love? We're totally geeked about CARS, the upcoming movie release that will be brought to us courtesy of Disney and Pixar next Friday. We've got a smorgasbord of media coverage laid out below all nice and convenient-like, so surf to your little gearhead heart's content.
BusinessWeek has one of it's famous slide shows dedicated to the movie, complete with character and actor bios as well as photographs of the cars upon which the characters are based.
AutoWeek, which evidently has some kind of partnership going on with the movie promoters, dedicated most of last week's issue to the movie's launch. Inside, you'll find a very cool feature on the crew at Pixar and their fearless leader, John Lasseter, a closer look at the movie's characters, and even an interview with Lightning McQueen himself!
Autochannel (and other outlets that pick up PRNewswire feeds) has a preview of the movie and information about the movie's premiere at Lowe's Motor Speedway, which happens to be all sold-out. Anybody who is able to score some tickets this late in the game are encouraged to donate them to your friends here at Autoblog.
Don't forget the official sites over at Pixar and Disney, where they've got trailers and other fun stuff.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
dtrapp 8:13PM (5/31/2006)
I originally saw the trailer for this movie last year...in the middle of summer! As a marketer I don't see the value in marketing for a product that won't be available until a year later. Brand awareness is great, but you can definitely waste a lot of money getting that brand in front of the public and even if you're generating interest, you're hurting sales by making them wait...and possibly forget all about it.
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Myspace Layouts 9:09PM (5/31/2006)
as childish as it may sound, i'm actually looking forward to this movie
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Dylan 9:10PM (5/31/2006)
The preview I saw the other day really didn't look that good.
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.sara 9:50PM (5/31/2006)
At the Disney site under "View Ads" > "Broadcast" there's fun podcast about life-sized versions of "Lightning McQueen" and "Sally."
http://adisney.go.com/disneypictures/cars/main.html
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Gateway 10:37PM (5/31/2006)
On a picture I would tell that it it will be possible to look with the same interest as well as children look a cartoon film :))
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Eric 1:55AM (6/01/2006)
This movie just doesn't interest me, it seems to lack any spark. I love animated films, but this seems written around a marketing plan to sell Happy Meals.
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naugahyde 3:21AM (6/01/2006)
I'm taking my nephew to see this movie next week. He's 4, and I am 46, and I don't know which one of us is more geeked about it.
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VW-Guy 7:55AM (6/01/2006)
Oh yeah, I am DEFINITELY waiting to see this one! I've even got my young daughter all excited about it as well. I first saw the trailer about 1 1/2 years ago at The Incredibles and it looked like another Pixar home run - fun, cute, likeable, good story for both the kiddies and adults.
Obligatory VW content - check out the old aircooled van - I like it!
And Eric has a point - walk into any mega-store to see the marketing effort already in full swing. I can definitely see happy meals with these cars in it. Not that I mind one bit!
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Cameron 8:09AM (6/01/2006)
It looks interesting, but I refuse to support Disney.
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Adam 9:21AM (6/01/2006)
Just for kicks, follow the link on Autoweek's front page (>> ENTER THE CARS FREE STUFF GIVEAWAY >>) for a chance to win a free "Sony iPod". Apparently, this is an alliance of which I was previous unaware...
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Richard Warren 11:31AM (6/01/2006)
Well, I'm 58 and can't wait, this is the last Pixar flick and it's worth seeing just for that. I've seen all the trailers, it's cool.
Hey animated or not, Disney or not, it's about cars! Get it?
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Abby 1:53AM (8/19/2006)
I love cars and I think am gonna love this movie too ... hehe
As Richards puts it ...
Animated or not, Disney or not, it's about cars!
Teeeheee
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