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Apple TV+ are no strangers to producing high-quality comedy projects starring big-name actors, especially if those projects involve sport-based central narratives. With Ted Lasso one of the streamer's flagship shows, and many citing the Jason Sudeikis-led series as a core reason the streaming platform managed to stay afloat during a period of discontent, there's a new-look sports comedy in town ready to capture the hearts of subscribers: Owen Wilson’s feel-good series, Stick.

Following Wilson as former golf pro Pryce Cahill, whose career spiraled following a high-profile meltdown, Stick sees the man once on the edge of greatness looking to a troubled young protégé for redemption. Also starring Judy Greer of the MCU’s Ant-Man fame, Peter Dager, Yellowstone's Lilli Kay, Mariana Treviño, Marc Maron, Timothy Olyphant, and Sébastien Duncan, Stick seems to have all the components for success. However, prior to its arrival, the show was the early...

When Netflix released its “engagement report,” a chart that details the streaming giant’s top performing content from July to December 2024, on the film list, just past word-of-mouth sensations like “Carry-On” and “Rebel Ridge” and a couple of spots below heavily hyped sequel “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F,” the sixth most-watched thing on Netflix was “Sing: Thriller,” a short film set in Illumination’s “Sing” universe that features Michael Jackson’s beloved smash. This 10-minute “Sing” short performed better than animated features like DreamWorks’ “Trolls Band Together” and Netflix’s own original animated movies “That Christmas” and “Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie,” a “SpongeBob SquarePants” project licensed from Paramount. “Sing: Thriller” racked up a staggering 77,000,000 views.

The short, which features an odd ooze turning the animal denizens of the “Sing” universe into zombie-like creatures, captures the colorful, brightly choreographed charm of the “Sing” movies and distills that charm into an easily digestible,...

It's been almost 20 years since Cars raced into theaters everywhere, and while there have been two sequels in the years since, none have reached the same heights as the original. One of the universal bright spots in the Cars franchise has been Mater, voiced by famous comedian Larry the Cable Guy. Mater features in all three Cars movies, and even stars in the two spin-off TV shows Cars Toons and Cars on the Road. Iron Studios has honored Larry the Cable Guy's performance as the iconic tow truck of Radiator Springs by releasing a new 1/10 size figure of him which is now available for pre-order and retails for $449.99. It features his iconic towing hook, and is expected to fully launch between July and September later this year.

Plot: Taking place in between the events of Inside Out and Inside Out 2, it follows the studio inside Riley’s mind where dreams really do come true—every night, on time and on budget. Riley is growing up and when her memories need some extra processing, Joy and the rest of the Core Emotions send them to Dream Productions.

Review: Since the premiere of Disney+, the House of Mouse has mined all of their various properties for streaming adaptations, spin-offs, or tie-ins. Pixar, who are no stranger to creating quality short films, have offered a few projects that stretch the definition of what we would consider a series. The Toy Story spin-off Forky Asks a Question, Cars On the Road, and Up series Dug Days all had episodes that ran under ten minutes each, with the Monsters Inc. sequel series Monsters At Work reaching full half-hour installments but without...

Dream Productions, Pixar’s latest foray into the realm of Disney+ original series’, is perhaps its most experimental work in that space to date. Rather than standalone shorts or a more straightforward long-form sequel like Cars On The Road or Monsters At Work, this new series opts to take the “dreams as a film set” concept, the basis for one of the most memorable sequences in the original Inside Out, and expand it into its own narrative.

Given my love of both Inside Out movies and my personal passion for creative work in general and filmmaking specifically, this angle immediately intrigued me. And while the end result did frequently leave me wanting more, I thoroughly enjoyed it nonetheless.

What is Dream Productions about? Paula Persimmons and her dog, Mel, in Dream Productions

Taking place between the events of the original film and Inside Out 2, our story centers on Paula Persimmons,...

A new survey of D23 attendees may suggest Cars 4 is speeding down the freeway.

While the Cars franchise has continued on the small screen with the Disney+ original series Cars on the Road and more, the last big-screen venture for Lightning McQueen and the crew came in 2017's trilogy-completing third movie.

Did Disney Just Tease Cars 4 Happening? Read full article on The Direct.

The Inside Out spin-off series Dream Productions and the Pixar original Win or Lose have set premiere dates for Disney+. With the release of Disney+, the studio has looked to use the Pixar brand to create a wide variety of series to draw in viewers. These include Monsters at Work, a sequel series to Monsters Inc., and short series like Dug Days and Cars on the Road. Dream Productions and Win or Lose are set to see Pixar expanding their long-form TV offerings.

Dream Productions, a spin-off series to the popular Inside Out film franchise, will debut all four episodes together and premiere on Disney+ on December 11, 2024, as confirmed by Deadline. The series will take place between the events of Inside Out and Inside Out 2 and explore the studio's inner workings behind Rileys dreams, first glimpsed in Inside Out. Riley's Emotions are starting to send many of her memories to Dream Productions,...

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The Cars franchise has been a huge success for Pixar, but Cars 4 still hasn't materialized despite continued demand for another sequel. The first Cars movie follows talking race car Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson), who gets lost in a desert town on his way to a race and is forced to complete community service before he can leave. The cocky racer eventually falls in love with the small town and learns a little humility. While Cars wasn't critically acclaimed like other Pixar efforts, it was still a big success. Cars also boasted a great cast, including the legendary Paul Newman.

It's been years since the last movie, meaning anticipation for Cars 4 is high. 2017's Cars 3 was regarded as a positive shift for the franchise, an improvement on the second...

“Win or Lose,” Pixar’s first original, long-form series for Disney+, was previewed at 2022’s D23 and again last summer at the Annecy International Animation Festival in France. And then … crickets.

Well, at Friday night’s D23 presentation, we got the release date — December 6 — for “Win or Lose,” and they showed a new trailer, which you can watch below.

Pickles, huddle up! #WinOrLose, Pixar’s first ever original series, is available on December 6 on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/3m4x7lr5L3

— Pixar (@Pixar) August 10, 2024

The series, created by Carrie Hobson and Michael Yates — story artists who worked on “Toy Story 4” — centers around a middle school softball game. (Go Pickles!) Each episode is told from a different perspective – it could be one of the kids, it could be the umpire, it could be one of the kids’ parents like it was in the episode that was screened at Annecy last year.

When Disney+ was initially announced, audiences were interested in seeing what the streaming service would boast in terms of its content. While brands like Marvel and Star Wars have helped to round out the premium storytelling on the platform, Disney has also turned to its animation houses to help curate more series. Early into the launch of Disney+, the company announced multiple new shows that would land on the streaming service based on original and new animated characters.

These intellectual properties were wide-ranging, and some shows like Monsters at Work, Cars on the Road, Dug Days, Zootopia+, and Forky Asks a Question have already been released. But Disney's release schedule is still full of series that have been previously announced but have not yet been launched on Disney+. These shows are thus still in development, and some of them aren't even attached to a release date yet.

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Owen Wilson is set to star in a comedy series at Apple TV+ set in the world of professional golf, Variety has learned.

The untitled series hails from writer Jason Keller. Apple has given the series a 10-episode order. Per the official description, Wilson will star as Pryce Cahill, “an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago. After he gets fired from his job at an Indiana sporting goods store and his wife walks out on him, Pryce hedges his bets entirely on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom.”

Both Keller and Wilson also serve as executive producers on the series. Propagate Content’s Ben Silverman will also executive produce along with Howard T. Owens and Rodney Ferrell, Entertainment 360’s Guymon Casady, Piece of Work’s Lee Eisenberg and Natalie Sandy, and Chris Moynihan. Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris will direct.

This is the latest TV role for Wilson of late.

This material is based on data powered by IMDb, not The A.V. Club grades.Loki (2021)The mercurial villain Loki resumes his role as the God of Mischief in a new series that takes place after the events of “Avengers: Endgame.”Rating: 8.2/10Stars: Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Owen Wilson (Mobius), Sophia Di Martino,...

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Loki (2021)

The mercurial villain Loki resumes his role as the God of Mischief in a new series that takes place after the events of “Avengers: Endgame.”

Rating: 8.2/10

Stars: Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Owen Wilson (Mobius), Sophia Di Martino,...

Quick Links The Latest Cars 4 News Cars 4 is Unconfirmed Cars 4 Release Date Prediction Cars 4 Cast Cars 4 Story Details What Pixar's Recent And Upcoming Releases Mean For Cars 4 Despite the success and demand for the Cars franchise, Cars 4 has not been confirmed or announced by Disney or Pixar. News and updates on Cars 4 have been scarce, with no significant details emerging about a new installment. While there have been talks about the possibility of a new Cars movie, including ideas of reinventing the series, nothing concrete has been announced, and a release date before 2028-2029 seems unlikely at this point.

The Cars franchise has been a huge success for Pixar, but despite continual demand Cars 4 still hasn't materialized. Cars movie follows talking race car Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson), who gets lost in a desert town on his way to a race and is forced to complete community service before he can leave.

After years of silence, the upcoming Disney+ show Tiana receives a promising update with a lead writer and director and a release target of 2024. Tiana, based on the 2009 movie The Princess and the Frog, has experienced multiple delays and is now two years past its original release window. Tiana is highly anticipated due to its significance as Disney's first Black princess, but viewers have been left waiting while other Disney princess adaptations have been announced and released.

After announcing the project three years ago, Disney+ show Tiana finally received an update. Based on the 2009 animated movie The Princess and the Frog, Tiana was first announced at the end of 2020. Since then, the developments have stayed fairly quiet, with the last major update coming in 2021.

As per Variety, Tiana now has a promising update. The animated show has chosen a lead writer and director, Joyce Sherri (Midnight Mass), while the release...

Disney+ has provided a new avenue for many of Mouse House’s most iconic brands to expand their stories and deliver more content than was previously possible. Whether it be Star Wars, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or any other major brand, creating a new series for Disney+ can be an exciting new opportunity for story and character development. Pixar Animation has also jumped aboard the Disney+ train, as they have already developed a couple of original shows and short films for the streaming service.

The first full series that Pixar produced for Disney+ was Monsters at Work, which is a series that acts as a sequel to the original Monsters Inc. It follows Sully, Mike and a slew of new characters as Monsters Incorporated makes the transition from scare power to laugh power. The series was a fun follow-up to one of Pixar’s most beloved films, and it will...

Guillermo del Toro on the set of ‘Pinocchio’ (Photo Credit: Jason Schmidt/Netflix)

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, a recent winner of the Best Animated Film at the Critics Choice Awards, tops the list of the 50th Annual Annie Awards nominees. Del Toro’s gorgeous stop-motion fairy tale earned nine nominations, including a nomination in the Best Animated Feature category along with Turning Red, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, The Sea Beast, and Wendell & Wild.

“After two years of virtual awards, as much fun as they were, everyone is so eager to get back to a live, in-person event,” stated Frank Gladstone, the Annie Awards executive producer. “This is doubly true since this is the Annie Awards 50th year, our Golden Anniversary! We are returning to UCLA’s Royce Hall for an Annies with all the trimmings, and a few surprises. It is important for all of us to be together again,...

If your rugrats and/or you enjoy a visit to Zootopia, it’s time to make unlike Flash-the-sloth and quickly sign up for Disney+.

Zootopia+, a series of shorts spun off of the Oscar-winning animated film, begins streaming this Wednesday, Nov. 9 on Disney+. Returning viewers to the titular mammal metropolis, the half-dozen shorts promise to dive deeper into the lives of some of the film’s most intriguing residents, including Fru Fru, the fashion-forward arctic shrew… Zpd dispatcher Clawhauser, the sweet-toothed cheetah… and Flash, the smiling sloth who’s full of surprises.

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The Sanderson sisters are poised to brew more mayhem in Hocus Pocus 2. Here’s how you can easily conjure the witchy sequel for weekend streaming.

Hocus Pocus 2 makes its Disney+ debut on Friday, Sept. 30, and reunites the original 1993 movie’s stars — Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy — as Winifred, Sarah and Mary Sanderson.

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“Atlantis: The Lost Empire” producer Don Hahn had an anecdote about the ethos that drove that 2001 animated Disney film’s production. If other Disney animated films, the ones concerned with princesses and magic kingdoms, represent the Fantasyland area of a Disney theme park, the one you reach after passing through the castle, then he wanted “Atlantis” to be the Adventureland movie. This would be one where you turn left.

For “Strange World,” Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 61st (!) feature, they have decided to turn left again. “It’s funny, every time I walk down Main Street, I turn left,” said “Strange World” producer Ron Conli.

“Strange World” is the story of the Clades, led by the rugged adventurer Jaeger Clade (Dennis Quaid). After Jaeger goes missing on an expedition, his son Searcher (Jake Gyllenaal) grows up, maintaining the family name in a different way: he farms a powerful crop that has...

When it comes to a release schedule, Disney+ is anything but consistent. Their myriad content under the Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar banners have experimented with different release schedules. Pixar's latest short-form series for Disney+, "Cars on the Road," released every episode at once. Meanwhile, most Marvel Cinematic Universe series follow a weekly release format.

In the case of the newest "Star Wars" series, "Andor," the 12-episode first season is getting a three-episode premiere on Disney+. This release format is not an accident. Those early episodes serve as something of a prologue to the series, with its slow burn and methodic pacing leading to an exciting third episode that makes it well worth watching beyond the first two episodes. 

Director Toby Haynes and writer Tony Gilroy have crafted a three-episode premiere that shows promise for a series that doesn't want to start with guns blazing or a giant action set piece.

The "Cars" universe has taken us all on a journey. With each new installment in the franchise, we learn more about this wacky, wild alternate reality the titular automobiles call home. The creatives involved have no problem further stirring the pot by adding more head-scratching things into their world-building. Sometimes this means pulling in stuff we're familiar with from our reality. And sometimes, it's especially otherworldly.

"Cars on the Road" -- the new animated series that just dropped on Disney+ -- takes Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) and his best friend Mater (voice of Larry the Cable Guy) across the country to meet up with Mater's Sister. Each episode involves a brand new adventure in a brand new place, which has provided director Steve Purcell and the creative team with plenty of fun when it comes to tackling how to go about each episode. 

"We wanted to send them...

Dancing With the Stars is showing off some very fancy footwork in its 31st season, foxtrotting away from its longtime ABC home to exclusively stream on Disney+. Here’s how you can avoid missing a single step.

Dancing With the Stars makes its Disney+ debut on Monday, Sept. 19 at 8/7c. As first confirmed by TVLine, Season 31 of the reality competition will feature no commercials for the entirety of its run.

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Disney stamped release dates Thursday on some of its biggest announcements from out of its D23 convention, most notably shifting “Haunted Mansion” from the spring of next year to now open in a prime summer 2023 slot on August 11, 2023, while also dating “Mufasa: The Lion King” for July 5, 2024.

Other dates were Taika Waititi’s “Next Goal Wins” for April 21, 2023, Pixar’s “Elio” for March 1, 2024, and Disney’s “Snow White” for March 22, 2024. Disney’s animated “Wish,” which was previously set for just 2023, will open Nov. 22, 2023.

The move also coincides with the removal of the “Star Wars” feature “Rogue Squadron” from the release slate, Patty Jenkins’ spinoff film that was originally meant to open December 2023.

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Some of the previously announced release dates out of D23 included “Inside Out 2” on June 14, 2024 and some other untitled Marvel and Disney...

This fall, Disney+ will host its third annual “Hallowstream” celebration, which will include fan-favorite Halloween movies on Disney+ like “Hocus Pocus,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” “Halloweentown,” “Muppets Haunted Mansion,” and “Zombies 3.” More creepy classics include “Twitches,” “Just Beyond” and “Frankenweenie.” Shocking shorts include “Growing Fangs,” “Zombies: Addison’s Moonstone Mystery,” “Trick or Treat” and “Toy Story of Terror!”

There are also eerie episodes of “WandaVision,” “Glee,” “Even Stevens,” “grown-ish,” “Kim Possible,” “Cars on the Road” and Marvel Studios’ “What If…?” to watch for shorter scary experiences. Brand new Halloween releases on Disney+ will include the frightfully anticipated “Hocus Pocus 2” and Marvel Studios’ special “Werewolf by Night.” Special sing-along editions of beloved films include “The Nightmare Before Christmas Sing-Along” and “Into the Woods Sing-Along.” Frightful favorite films and tv shows available for viewing now include “Zombies 3,” Lego Star Wars Terrifying Tales,” “The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror I-xxxii,” “Once Upon a Time,...

Charlie Hunnam is looking to start his life anew as he chases redemption in Bombay in the official trailer for the Apple TV+ series “Shantaram,” which dropped Wednesday.

Based on the novel by Gregory David Roberts, the series stars Hunnam as a character named Lin Ford, who is “looking to get lost in vibrant and chaotic 1980s Bombay,” per a logline.

“Alone in an unfamiliar city, Lin struggles to avoid the trouble he’s running from in this new place. After falling for an enigmatic and intriguing woman named Karla, Lin must choose between freedom or love and the complications that come with it,” states a release from Apple TV+.

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Pixar’s “Cars” have circled back around.

“Cars on the Road,” a connection of interlocking shorts that just premiered on Disney+ as part of the Disney+ Day festivities, follows Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) and Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) as they embark on a cross-country road trip for Mater’s sister’s wedding. Along the way they check into a haunted house, join the circus and cross paths with bigfoot. The shorts are incredibly charming and fit perfectly within the already-established “Cars” universe.

TheWrap spoke with Steve Purcell, who wrote every episode and directed three of the nine shorts and Brian Fee, who directed three of the shorts (and directed the very underrated “Cars 3”). Purcell and Fee told us about reusing characters from the “Cars” movies, creating stop-motion animation in CGI and how a surf guitar helped soften a ghostly visitation.

Where did the idea for “Cars on the Road” come from?...

Walt Disney Animation Chief Creative Officer Jennifer Lee regularly returned to the centennial of the Walt Disney Company during the studio’s massive panel devoted to the features they have coming up over the next several years. Innovation was the name of the game. With three years passing since the last time audiences were ensconced in Hall D23 both Walt Disney Animation and Pixar touted a desire to change with the times. Pixar’s Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter said, if anything, the pandemic forced the studio to ask “what’s our purpose” and based on the footage for both studios, there’s a desire to make that purpose great storytelling and A-list actors voicing iconic characters.

Unlike 2019, which had “Frozen 2” as the centerpiece of the event, complete with a musical performance and a clip, this year touched on several different shows with little footage. The big surprise was an appearance by Amy Poehler,...

For the first time since 2019, the Anaheim Convention Center will host the D23 Expo, Disney’s celebration of everything that falls under the banner of the House of Mouse. With a convention floor full of panels, memorabilia, autograph opportunities, and news about Disney’s various amusement parks and cruise lines, there is a ton to be excited about over the three-day gathering. For us here at JoBlo.com, we are most excited to learn what Disney has in store from their flagship subsidiaries, Lucasfilm, Marvel Studios, and 20th Century Studios.

This year, we will be in attendance at the D23 Expo with a front-row seat for all the reveals in store and what will certainly be built to exceed with Disney revealed at both Star Wars Celebration and San Diego Comic-Con over the summer.

Here are the burning questions that we want to be answered at this year’s D23 Expo:...

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In Pixar’s new animated short-form series, “Cars on the Road” (currently streaming on Disney+), creator/director and animator Steve Purcell puts Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) on a cross-country trek full of cinematic nostalgia. The stops include homages to the stop-motion dinosaurs of Ray Harryhausen, the Overlook Hotel from “The Shining,” and retro sci-fi movies.

“We wanted to send them on a road trip [to the wedding of Mater’s sister], and make it so that each place they stop was its own mini-adventure,” Purcell told IndieWire. “And that afforded us a lot of opportunity to create all these different, interesting locations, each with its own sensibility, style of music.”

Producer Marc Sondheimer added that in spite of the series’ short-form nature, it still contains 65 minutes of content. And it’s tied together in episodic form. “The launch of Disney+ afforded us a different form factor to tell these stories in...

The Venn diagram of fans of K-pop legends BTS, Disney+ subscribers and very happy people is now a perfect circle. Because Disney has kicked off Disney+ Day by releasing the group’s concert film “BTS Permission to Dance on Stage – LA” on the streaming service — and you can watch it right now.

Featuring footage filmed at the group’s Los Angeles performances Nov. 27-28 and Dec. 1-2, 2021 during the group’s “Permission to Dance on Stage” concert events, the film features band members Rm, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook performing hits like “Dynamite,” “Butter” and “Permission to Dance.” It’s produced by Hybe and directed by Sam Wrench and Junsoo Park.

The “Permission to Dance on Stage” tour features runs of performances in Seoul, South Korea, Los Angeles, and finally Las Vegas. The tour set records in South Korea and achieved rare milestones in the United States,...

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It’s the day that Disney devotees have been waiting for. The second annual Disney+ Day returns this Thursday ahead of the D23 Expo — and there’s a ton in store for superfans of Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars and all things from the House of the Mouse, including a rare deal for new subscribers.

The annual celebration includes exclusive Disney+ content and releases for subscribers, such as the streaming premieres of Thor: Love and Thunder and Pinocchio; new series and originals such Cars on the Road, Tierra Incógnita, Brie Larson’s hybrid docuseries Growing Up and National Geographic’s Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory; behind-the-scenes content such as Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder, Dancing with the Stars: The Pros’ Most Memorable Dances and Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi’s Return; and a new original short film, Remembering, by Emmy-winning director Elijah Allan-Blitz.

In the past, Disney+ Day has landed in November, but this year it’s hitting this week – right before the D23 Expo gets underway in Anaheim, California (across the street from Disneyland). Thursday, September 8, to be exact.

While the D23 Expo will undoubtedly be full of announcements relating to Disney’s direct-to-consumer platform, Disney+ Day is more a celebration of the streamer as it stands now, with each of the major subdivisions of the company debuting new content. From documentaries to blockbuster movies, Disney+ Day has something for everyone.

And if you’re still confused, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

What is Disney+ Day exactly?

It’s just a day where Disney drops a bunch of stuff on their direct-to-consumer streaming platform. It usually coincides (roughly) with the anniversary of Disney+’s launch but this year it’s a few months early, happening on September 8, 2022. This is...

Plot: Follows Lightning McQueen and his best friend Mater as they head east from Radiator Springs on a cross-country road trip to meet up with Mater’s sister. Along the way, every stop is its own adventure, with outrageous roadside attractions and colorful new characters.

Review: Cars in the ultimate black sheep in the Pixar catalog. A passion project for writer/director John Lasseter, the Cars trilogy of films are the lowest-rated Pixar films according to Rotten Tomatoes. They also happen to be mediocre performers at the box office compared to the rest of Pixar’s output, but the franchise is easily one of the top grossing properties thanks to the instantly marketable toys and merchandising associated with it. After three films, two spin-off movies, and a series of short films, Cars makes its Disney+ debut with Cars on the Road. While Cars on the Road consists of episodes that run ten minutes or less,...

"Cars on the Road" is Pixar's new CG animated TV series starring Owen Wilson as 'Lightning McQueen', Larry the Cable Guy as 'Mater' and Cheech Marin as 'Ramone', premiering September 8, 2022 on Disney+:

"...' Lightning McQueen' and his best friend 'Mater' on a cross-country road trip across the United States, journey eastward to attend a wedding for Mater’s sister.

"The series is set in a world filled with anthropomorphic talking cars and other vehicles, set in new locations with new characters, additionally featuring returns of the already established characters from the 'Cars' movie franchise..."

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Disney+ decided to celebrate Lightning McQueen Day (9/5 – the racing car’s number) by getting Cars fans teased for this week’s premiere of the original series, Cars on the Road. The series will be the first major story centered around McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) and his best friend Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) since 2017’s Cars 3. The nine-episode show will follow McQueen and Mater on a cross-country road trip east of Radiator Springs that they take in order to attend Mater’s sister’s wedding.

Mater feels the need, the need for speed, in a sneak peek at Disney+‘s upcoming Cars on the Road spinoff series.

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Premiering on Disney+ Day aka this Thursday, Sept. 8, Cars on the Road follows Lightning McQueen (again voiced by Owen Wilson) and his best friend Mater...

This month Disney will be hosting Disney+ Day, which means the streamer’s list of new releases for September 2022 is more jam-packed than usual.

Keeping with tradition, however, the biggest release this month is of the Marvel of Star Wars variety, with Star Wars taking its turn after Marvel did with She-Hulk in August. Prequel series Andor is set to premiere on Wednesday, Sept. 21 with three episodes. Starring Diego Luga as the titular rogue, Andor will take place in the time before Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Disney has big plans for this property, with an uncommonly large 12-episode order set to run throughout the fall.

Some other big Disney franchises stake their claims with month with Pixar’s Cars on the Road and The Simpsons short “Welcome to the Club” both arriving on Sept. 8. Also premiering that day is the Robert Zemeckis film Pinocchio. Later on, Disney+ will...

September is looking to be one of the best months of the year for Disney+ with several new original blockbusters premiering on the service, exciting new series, new episodes of hit shows, and the return of Disney+ Day. Get ready to return to a galaxy far, far away as Diego Luna reprises his iconic Rogue One role in the highly anticipated new series Andor which is finally set to premiere on Disney+ this September. Disney+ Day will be bringing the mouse house's latest live-action remake, Pinocchio, directed by legendary filmmaker Robert Zemeckis and starring Academy Award Winner Tom Hanks. Disney+ Day will also bring fans the streaming debut of Marvel Studios' latest blockbuster hit Thor: Love and Thunder, so if you're in the mood for a rewatch you know where to go. Pixar's Cars will also be making a splash on said day with the new short-form series Cars on the Road,...

September is quite the month over at Disney+. The Disney streaming giant is the perfect place to spend the early months of back-to-school season, with something for the entire family. If you’re a Marvel fan, no doubt you’ll continue to watch the adventures of Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) in “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.” For fans of “Rogue One,” ready to venture to a galaxy far, far away, there’s new spin-off series “Andor.” Then Halloween comes early with the premiere of the long-awaited sequel, “Hocus Pocus 2,” starring Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker.

With plenty more on the docket, we here at IndieWire are laying out everything coming to Disney+ this month. But among the many titles (and after plenty of hit-and-miss Disney+ franchise extensions), “Star Wars” still looms large. Originally announced at the D23 fan convention back in 2019, audiences will finally get to see...

"Cars on the Road" is a new CG animated TV series streaming series starring Owen Wilson as 'Lightning McQueen', Larry the Cable Guy as 'Mater' and Cheech Marin as 'Ramone' , produced by Pixar, streaming September 8, 2022 on Disney+:

"...' Lightning McQueen' and his best friend 'Mater' on a cross-country road trip across the United States, journey eastward to attend a wedding for Mater’s sister.

"The series is set in a world filled with anthropomorphic talking cars and other vehicles, set in new locations with new characters, additionally featuring returns of the already established characters from the 'Cars' movie franchise..."

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Disney/Marvel’s Thor: Love and Thunder is coming to Disney+ on September 8. It’s one of several titles premiering on the streaming service on Disney+ Day.

Directed by Taika Waititi and starring Chris Hemsworth, Christian Bale, Natalie Portman and Tessa Thompson, the blockbuster film earned over 700 million worldwide, making it one of the top highest-grossing movies of 2022 so far.

Other titles heading to Disney+ on September 8 are Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder, Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi’s Return, Remembering, Dancing with the Stars: The Pros’ Most Memorable Dances, Tierra Incógnita, the Frozen and Frozen 2 Sing-Alongs, and Welcome to the Club, a new short from The Simpsons. Descriptions follow below.

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder

Taika Waititi, Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, and Tessa Thompson share the secrets behind the creation of Thor: Love and Thunder, through in-depth interviews with cast and crew,...

“Thor: Love and Thunder” is heading to Disney+ Sept. 8.

The movie will hit the streaming service as part of Disney+ Day, a day the streamer is using to celebrate its programming. On Monday, Disney+ announced several additional debuts for Sept. 8, including “Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder,” “Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi’s Return,” “Remembering,” “Dancing with the Stars: The Pros’ Most Memorable Dances,” “Tierra Incógnita,” the “Frozen” and “Frozen 2” sing-alongs and “Welcome to the Club.”

The new programming will join the previously announced premiere of “Pinocchi,” a new episode of “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law,” “Cars on the Road,” “Growing Up” and ““Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory,

There will also be special screenings, of what, we don’t yet know, at select AMC Theatres between Sept. 8-19.

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Here are the details about the special programming coming Sept.

“Lightyear” has landed … on VOD and Disney+.

The latest Pixar adventure imagines the movie that Andy watched in 1995 that inspired his love of the Buzz Lightyear character. “Lightyear” is a rip-roaring ride, with this version of Buzz (now voiced by Chris Evans), attempting to rescue a community of colonists from a hostile planet, after their ship crash lands and their fuel cell is damaged. Combining hard sci-fi with the kind of emotionality you expect from a Pixar movie, it might have been overlooked in theaters but can find a loving audience at home.

Of course, as with any Pixar movie, “Lightyear” went through some major changes along the way to its final version. Here are some of the versions of “Lightyear” that you’ll never see, with commentary from co-writer/director Angus MacLane and producer Gayln Susman. As Susman said at one point during our conversation, “Trust me, you saw...

Disney and Pixar have debuted a new trailer for the original series ‘Cars on the Road.’

The Disney+ Original series follows Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) and his best friend Mater (voice of Larry the Cable Guy) as they head east from Radiator Springs on a cross-country road trip to meet up with Mater’s sister.

“The series is a romp across the country with Lightning McQueen and Mater,” says director Steve Purcell. “Like any real road trip, every day is a new mini-adventure with unexpected twists and turns.”

Produced by Marc Sondheimer, the series’ episodes are directed by Steve Purcell, Bobby Podesta and Brian Fee. Composer Jake Monaco created the score for all nine episodes.

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In celebration of Disney+ Day, Disney and Pixar’s Original series will debut exclusively on the streaming service 8 Sept 2022.

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"Cars on the Road" is a new CG animated TV series streaming series starring Owen Wilson as 'Lightning McQueen', Larry the Cable Guy as 'Mater' and Cheech Marin as 'Ramone' , produced by Pixar, streaming September 8, 2022 on Disney+:

"...' Lightning McQueen' and his best friend 'Mater' on a cross-country road trip across the United States, journey eastward to attend a wedding for Mater’s sister.

"The series is set in a world filled with anthropomorphic talking cars and other vehicles, set in new locations with new characters, additionally featuring returns of the already established characters from the 'Cars' movie franchise..."

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Country superstar Luke Bryan and NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning will host the 56th Annual CMA Awards on November 9.

The Country Music Association and ABC puts on the award show yearly in celebration of the country music genre, and this year’s ceremony will be held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Bryan returns after taking on hosting duties for the first time at the 2021 awards, while Manning will host for the first time. But is no stranger to being in front of the camera. He previously hosted the 2017 ESPYs and currently shares commentary duties with his brother Eli on an alternate “Manningcast” version of ESPN’s Monday Night Football programming, and also hosts “Peyton’s Places” for ESPN.

“Being a part of such a historical night that honors my peers and country music is such a privilege,” Bryan said in a statement. “When I was asked if Peyton...

The most essential element of any road trip is facing an epic obstacle — not lost on the creators of “Cars on the Road,” the Pixar spinoff that finds Lightning McQueen and Mater finding heaps of trouble on a long journey away from Radiator Springs.

The new series drops Thursday, Sept. 8, Disney+ announced Monday, the same day it released the show’s first-look trailer.

In it, Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and best friend Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) are enjoying a quiet life in Radiator Springs when it’s revealed that the rusty tow-truck has a sister who’s getting married soon. These being cars, a road trip ensues.

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The nine-episode series is a “romp across the country with Lightning McQueen and Mater,” Disney+ says, a romp that apparently includes a run-in with rival gangs of...

Pixar‘s “Cars” franchise may not be the most critically beloved of the animation studio’s films. However, all three movies did very well at the box office, so much so that Disney made the “Planes” spinoff movies and other “Cars” shorts. Now, Pixar looks to continue the adventures of Lightning McQueen in Mater in a new show for Disney+, “Cars On The Road.”

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The upcoming series sees Owen Wilson and Larry The Cable Guy return to voice McQueen and Mater, respectively.

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"I'm guessing this is the beginning of something great." Disney has unveiled the official trailer for a new Pixar series streaming soon on Disney+ called Cars on the Road, another spin-off based on the always-popular-with-kids Cars franchise. "Nine new episodes. One epic road trip." This will be available to watch on Disney+ Day, September 8th, in just another month from now. "The series is a romp across the country with Lightning McQueen and Mater," says director Steve Purcell. "Like any real road trip, every day is a new mini-adventure with unexpected twists and turns." Lightning ends up on crazy fun a road trip with his best friend Mater when he reveals that his sister is getting married. They meet all kinds of strange vehicles along the way, including dinosaur cars, monster trucks, circus cars, and ghost cars. Featuring the voices of Owen Wilson and Larry the Cable Guy. It looks...