Disney’s CEO Bob Iger let slip during an earnings report that Cars 2 has been pushed from a June 24th, 2011 release to sometime the following December. Logically, this would seem to additionally indicate that Brenda Chapman’s film The Bear and the Bow, previously scheduled for that holiday season, will be similarly postponed. And unless Disney decides to try that film in the spring, it would seem that Newt, Gary Rydstrom’s feature directorial debut previously set for June 2012, will also be delayed.
It’s unclear why Cars 2 is being delayed, whether it’s some sort of corporate/financial maneuvering or if the film simply doesn’t look like it’ll be ready on time. Whatever the case, it’s a shame that we’ll be waiting longer than anticipated for new Pixar films.
Cars 2 is being directed by Brad Lewis, producer of Ratatouille. The film moves the action to several other countries as Lightning McQueen participates in the Race of Champions while accompanied by the first movie’s cast. Meanwhile, Mater finds himself involved in a Hitchockian case of mistaken identities and international intrigue.
