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Cars Academy is the fourth film in the Cars series, which will be released July 1, 2025.
Synopsis[]
- "While speed is what he had and needed, Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) starts a small town car with big dreams to race around a track, going at 180 miles per hour. McQueen adventures through perseverance and courage and races to the top of his class at Gearbox Malone's (voice of Robert Downey, Jr.) Racing Academy. In the next few years, McQueen faces the obstacle of defeating his rival (voice of Adam Driver) in the upcoming race."[2]
-Pixar official synopsis
Top Billed Cast[]
- Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen[3]
- Keith Ferguson as Young Lightning McQueen[4]
- Robert Downey, Jr. as Gearbox Malone[5]
- Adam Driver as Neon O'Connor[6]
- Denzel Washington as Sammy Sweller[7]
- Kal Penn as Chip Circuit[8]
- Jeremy Piven as Harv[9]
- Michael Keaton as Chick Hicks[10]
- Charlize Theron as Stella Radiator[11]
- Ray Magliozzi as Dusty and Rusty Rust-Eze[12]
- John Ratzenberger as Mack[13]
- Darrell Waltrip as Darrell Cartrip[14]
- Bob Costas as Bob Cutlass[15]
- Richard Petty as Strip "The King" Weathers[16]
- Kate McKinnon as Roseanne Merlot
- Patton Oswalt as Julius Flame
- Tom Magliozzi as Rusty Rust-Eze (archive recordings)
- Ray Magliozzi as Dusty Rust-Eze
- Michael Strahan as Michael Sedan
- Adam Alexander as Adam Alexandrift
- Darla K. Anderson as Lynda Weathers
- Kyle Petty as Cal Weathers
- Dale Earnhardt, Jr. as Dale Earnstart, Jr.
- Kyle Larson as Axile Larson
- Kevin Harvick as Kevin Carvick
- Joey Gase as Joey Race
- Jamie McMurray as Jamie McDerby
- Jeff Gordon as Jeff Gorvette
- Paul Newman as Doc Hudson (archive recordings)
- Chris Cooper as Smokey
Trivia[]
- This is the first prequel to the Cars franchise.
- This is Jon Stall's directorial debut for a feature film.
- There will be no short film preceding the film.
- This film is Rated PG by the MPAA for thematic elements.
- Harv is seen a animated character.
- The movie made over $209.8 million worldwide ($270 million domestically), making it the lowest grossing Cars movie and the first to be a box office bomb.
Soundtrack[]
The soundtrack will be composed by Michael Giacchino. It features songs by Brad Paisley and Tim McGraw and others.
Cars Academy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)[]
By Michael Giacchino
- Courage" by Tim McGraw - 3:53
- "Under The Hood" by Jason Mraz - 2:58
- "Dust of the Wind" by Brad Paisley - 3:12
- "Blurring Tracks (feat. Miranda Lambert)" by Phillip Phillips - 4:00
- "Win" by Soundgarden - 3:22
- "Smell Swell" by Coldplay (music & lyrics by Randy Newman) - 3:35
- Academy For Big Dreamers - 5:32
- Placement Test - 1:21
- Mr. William Revealed / The Ignition In Flames - 5:34
- Historical Landmark - 4:11
- Personal Tutor - 1:32
- Time Trial - 2:23
- You Are Speed - 2:35
- Right and Left - 1:14
- Harv - 1:12
- Train For What? - 1:32
- Greaser - 1:03
- I Am Speed - 2:45
- Docile Davies - 1:12
- Drive Into The Real World - 3:53
- Smell Swell Deodorizer - 3:01
- Number Ninety-Five / Rookie Division - 2:02
- CEO Replacement / Flaming McQueen - 2:02
- Georgia 500 - 3:17
- Final Farewell - 2:10
- The Ignition In Flames - 3:34
- Car Shop - 4:04
- Search For O'Connor / Left Turn - 3:53
- Rust-Eze Offer - 1:48
- Continuous Journey - 1:00
- All the Greats - 1:04
- One Thing - 0:52