Cars 2, the follow up to one of the most successful movies with an auto racing background in Hollywood history, begins its global box office run this Friday when star racer Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and his tow truck pal Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship picks up the pace from the original with added complications that includes going wheel to wheel with newcomer Finn McMissile (Michael Caine) and a high-tech coupe named Holley Shiftwell (Emily Mortimer) as the racers veer off track and get tangled up in international espionage.
Finn McMissile (voiced by Michael Caine)
The idea for the sequel came to director John Lasseter while traveling the world promoting the blockbuster 2006 original with the filmmaker wondering how Mater would do in the confusing driving conditions of foreign cultures.
The cast include voices from the sports world like Brent Musberger as Brent Mustangburger, Darrell Waltrip as Darrell Cartrip and Jeff Gordon as Jeff Gorvette.
“Cars” earned more than $450 million worldwide.
