Greg
Tingle interviews Mark Winterbottom at the Cars 2
movie premiere in Sydney, Australia
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Cars
2 Movie Premiere
The
Entertainment Quarter aka Fox Studios, Moore Park,
Sydney, saw in the Australian premiere of Cars 2 today.
The
Hoyts Plaza Theatre was abuzz with excitement and
reved up Cars fans.
The
weather outside was cold and rainy but the excitement
was fast and thrilling. The red carpet (actually black
to fit in with the theme), was a touch short of celebrities
and star power, but high on substance and fun for
kids of all ages.
There
was an interesting mix of celebs and well known folks
on hand headed up by Australia V8 Supercars driver
Mark 'Frosty' Winterbottom, champion runner Matt Shirvington,
Richard Wilkins (Channel 9), Angela Bischop (Network
10) and Mack Trucks Australia managing director, Bean
Bestwick ....who we later conducted an interesting
and rare video interview with.
It
needs to be said that 'Frosty' was so giving to the
kids and media on hand and went above and beyond the
call of duty. He was also good enough to grant Music
News Australia a video interview that both Cars fans
and motorsport followers will enjoy.
Ok,
now into the films storyline...
Star
racecar driver Lightning McQueen and the incomparable
tow truck Mater take their friendship to exciting
new places when they head abroad to compete in the
first-ever World Grand Prix to discover who has the
the world's fastest car.
The
road to the championship is filled with plenty of
bumps, detours and super funny surprises when Mater
gets dragged into an intriguing adventure of his own:
international espionage. Torn between assisting Lightning
McQueen in the prestigious race and towing the line
in a top-secret spy mission, Mater's wild journey
leads him on an explosive chase through the streets
of Japan and Europe, followed by his mates and watched
by the whole world. Adding to the fast-paced and wacky
fun is a colorful new all-car cast that includes secret
agents, menacing villains and international racing
competitors.
Down
To Business...
Cars
2 is a 2011 American computer-animated film produced
by Pixar Animation Studios, and it is the sequel to
the 2006 film, Cars. In the flick, racecar Lightning
McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) and tow truck Mater
(voiced by Larry the Cable Guy) head to Japan and
Europe to compete in the World Grand Prix. The film
is directed by John Lasseter, co-directed by Brad
Lewis, written by Ben Queen, and produced by Denise
Ream. Cars 2 is also the first movie John Lasseter
has directed since the release of the original Cars
in 2006. The film is being distributed by Walt Disney
Pictures and will be released in the United States
on June 24, 2011 and the United Kingdom on July 22,
2011. The movie will be presented in Disney Digital
3D and IMAX 3D, as well as traditional two-dimensional
and IMAX formats. The flick was first announced in
2008, along side Up, Newt, and Brave (previously known
as The Bear and the Bow), and it is the 12th animated
film to date by Pixar Animation Studios. The recipe
is a winner.
V8
Supercars Ford driver Mark 'Frosty' Winterbottom's
to star in Disney Pixar's Cars 2...
Ford
Performance Racing V8 Supercar driver Mark Winterbottom
will become the first ever Australian sportsman to
be cast in a Hollywood blockbuster movie when he voices
a character in the Disney Pixars Cars 2.
Winterbottom,
who's wife Renee recently gave birth to their first
child, character will be called ‘Frosty’
(after his real life nickname) and will have an Australian
themed aspect.
The
film will start showing in Australian cinemas on June
23 and the plot will see NASCAR-like character ‘Lighting
McQueen’ (voiced by megastar Owen Wilson) invited
to compete in a World Grand Prix to race against the
fastest cars in the world in Japan, Italy and the
U.K.
‘Frosty’
will be seen in the scene before the race where he
will be the Aussie representative and meets Lighting
McQueen.
Winterbottom
told the press: "It was an awesome opportunity
that comes along once in a lifetime and seeing the
character on the big screen for the first time will
be an amazing feeling".
"I’m
a huge fan of the original Cars, it is a movie I’ve
watched countless times and I just can't wait for
Cars 2".
Winterbottom
is also the official Cars Truck Tour Ambassador with
Mack The Transporter which will appear at some V8
Supercars events, Mack dealerships, shopping centres
and events and across Australia.
Cars
2 is big and newsworthy, be it for entertainment value,
smart marketing ideas and borrowing a few branding
and sponsorship concepts from ultra successful Hollywood
film franchise James Bond. It's a classy and impressive
effort that should leave both fans and critics very
happy with the end result. The finished product is
as good as the first Cars, if not more so. We're reved
up about this one and you should be too.
