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Yet another franchise that Disney keeps trying to squeeze more and more
money out of.



Cars: Lightning Racers Announced, Returning Cast Revealed
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Disney has announced its newest Cars animated series, which
serves a spin-off to Pixar's beloved blockbuster franchise.
After three years since the released of Cars on the Road,
Disney Television Animation and Pixar are once again
teaming up for Cars: Lightning Racers. The new show is
slated to make its debut sometime in 2027 on Disney Jr. and
Disney+.

"Building on Disney and Pixar's beloved Cars franchise,
Cars: Lightning Racers follows Lightning McQueen as he
gears up for all-new adventures in Radiator Springs
alongside his hilarious best friend Mater and new friends
thrill-seeking drag car Pipes and mud-loving monster truck
Miles," reads the synopsis.

Who are returning for Cars: Lightning Racers?
Just like Cars on the Road, Cars: Lightning Racers will also
feature the returning of the film franchise's original cast
including Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen, Larry the Cable
Guy as Mater, Tony Shalhoub as Luigi, Cheech Marin as Ramone,
Bob Peterson as Chick Hicks and John Ratzenberger as Mack.

The new show will also introduced new characters portrayed by
Leah Lewis (Elemental) as Pipes and Yuri Lowenthal (Marvel
Rivals video game) as Miles, with Emmy winner Sheryl Lee
Ralph (Abbott Elementary) as the voice of Ms. Blinker. It
hails from executive producers Travis Braun and Frank
Montagna. The creative team also includes story editor Dana
Starfield and supervising director Nathan Chew.

The animated franchise was created by John Lasseter. It
started with 2006's Cars movie which was followed by two more
sequels in 2011 and 2017,aas well as two spinoff films titled
Planesain 2013 and Planes: Fire & Rescue in 2014. Due to its
success, the Cars films had earned a combined worldwide gross
of more than $1.4 billion.



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