Boats (2023)

Boats is an upcoming 2023 American computer-animated musical sports comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Disney. It is a spin-off of the Cars franchise and is co-written and executively produced by Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios' then-chief creative officer John Lasseter, who directed all three Cars films. The film will star the voices of Sabrina Carpenter, Cyndi Lauper, Jordan Fisher, Raven-Symone, Chrissy Tiegen, Brenda Song, Janice Kawaye, Auli’i Cravalho, Olivia Colman, Rodrigo Santoro, Charo, and Selena Gomez. It will be the first Cars franchise movie to feature a female protagonist and as a musical. The songs in the movie are also inspired by various songs from other well known movie and Broadway musicals, respectively.

Cast

 * Sabrina Carpenter as Maya Sailskipper, an optimistic and friendly, though sometimes distracted, Florida-born glass-bottom boat who dreams of being a racing boat. She serves as the main protagonist of the film.
 * Cyndi Lauper as Captain Pauline, Maya's coach and a former warship who survived sinking in World War II.
 * Jordan Fisher as Tyson, a laid-back Native American sailboat from Virginia, who Maya has a crush on.
 * Kathleen Turner as Rose, a helpful forklift.
 * Raven-Symone as Abby, a fuel truck and Maya’s best friend.
 * Chrissy Tiegen as Connie, a forklift and Maya’s mechanic.
 * Demi Moore as Leni, a no-nonsense, but kind-hearted catamaran who is Maya's boss.
 * Janice Kawaye as Kiyomi, a Japanese speedboat and Pablo's girlfriend.
 * Auli'i Cravalho as Cherry Bomb, a Hawaiian-native American hydrofoil, 3-time winner of the Water World Boat Race, Maya's rival and the main antagonist of the film. This is the first Cars franchise movie to have a female villain.
 * Raini and Rico Rodriguez as Kate and Russell, Cherry Bomb's sidekicks, two smaller hydrofoils and the minor antagonists of the film.
 * Olivia Colman as Elizabeth, a British motor boat.
 * Rodrigo Santoro as Pablo, a Brazilian yacht who is in love with Kiyomi.
 * Brenda Song and Selena Gomez as Amber and Iris, two military jets.
 * Colin Cowherd as Colin Cowling, a blimp (who appeared in Planes).
 * Whoopi Goldberg as Tracy, a sassy forklift.
 * Charo as Esmeralda, a Spanish seaplane who convinces Maya that if a seaplane can put out fires, a forklift can make deliveries and a mail truck can plow the snow, then a glass bottom boat like her can race.
 * Brent Musburger as Brent Mustangburger, a 1964½ Ford Mustang (who appeared in Cars 2).
 * John Goodman as Mack, a tugboat.
 * David Spade as Julian, a cruise ship.
 * Additional voices as interviewers, tourists, residents, racers, etc.

Crew

 * Directed by Klay Hall
 * Screenplay by Jeffrey M. Howard
 * Story by John Lasseter, Klay Hall and Jeffrey M. Howard
 * Produced by Traci Balthazor-Flynn
 * Executively produced by John Lasseter
 * Edited by Jeremy Milton
 * Music by	 Lin Manuel-Miranda
 * Art by John Lasseter

Production

 * Theatrical release dates: June 19, 2023 (IPIC Theaters), June 21, 2023 (United States)
 * DVD and Blu-Ray release dates: July 4, 2023 (DVD), July 8, 2023 (Blu-Ray)
 * Running time: 90 minutes (1 hour and 30 minutes)
 * Country: United States
 * Language: English
 * Rated: PG
 * Production companies: Walt Disney Pictures and Walt  Disney Animation Studios
 * Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
 * Genre: Musical, Sports, Comedy, Family

Soundtrack

 * 1) “One Way or Another” - Blondie
 * 2) “Head Out of the Clouds and On the Water” - Sabrina Carpenter, Demi Moore and Company
 * 3) “Cherry Bomb” - Raini and Rico Rodriguez and Auli'i Cravalho
 * 4) “A Racer Like Them” - Sabrina Carpenter
 * 5) “Gotta Get On Movin’” - Menudo
 * 6) “California Sun” - Annette Funicello
 * 7) “Blame it on the Bossa Nova” - Annette Funicello
 * 8) “Ever Fallen In Love” - Pete Yorn
 * 9) “Macarena” - Los Del Rio
 * 10) “A Glass Bottom Boat Can Race!” - Charo and Company
 * 11) “Sailing With You” - Jordan Fisher and Sabrina Carpenter
 * 12) “Let’s Bounce” - Christy Carlson Romano
 * 13) “She'll Never Win!” - Auli'i Cravalho
 * 14) “The Girl from Ipanema” - Rodrigo Santoro
 * 15) “Ocean Love” - Eddi Reader
 * 16) “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” - The Police
 * 17) “Mexican Flyer” - Ken Woodman & His Piccadilly Brass
 * 18) “Proud to Win” - Peyton List and Company
 * 19) “In the Navy” - Village People
 * 20) “(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave” - Martha and the Vandellas