{"id":263,"date":"2006-02-14T08:18:00","date_gmt":"2006-02-14T08:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/pixar-at-the-wondercon"},"modified":"2006-02-14T08:18:00","modified_gmt":"2006-02-14T08:18:00","slug":"pixar-at-the-wondercon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/pixar-at-the-wondercon\/","title":{"rendered":"PIXAR at the WonderCon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.animated-news.com\/archives\/00004541.html\">Animated News<\/a> points to descriptions of the two <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carsthemovie.com\">Cars<\/a> clips shown at this year&#8217;s WonderCon from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iesb.net\/events\/021206c.php\"><span class=\"caps\">IESB<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They say this about the plot first&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In Cars , which took 5 years to make, we have one Lightning McQueen, and his story. It&#8217;s his rookie season, like Michael Jordan \u2013 everything is about speed for the young upstart. A total egomaniac, he gets separated from his racing crew and finds himself lost in Radiator Springs, wherein he gets trapped by jealous cars. He needs help to make it to the Piston Cup, the championship race, only he can&#8217;t find any.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And this is what they say about the first clip&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Here, McQueen is trying to get out of Radiator Springs, but no one wants to help him. Rather, they&#8217;d like to keep him there, especially Luigi, the Fiat, who only follows European racing and is thus unimpressed with McQueen and his need to get to the Piston Cup. Meanwhile, a couple, two sedans, comes along, and, although lost, the \u201cman\u201d won&#8217;t ask for directions. They pass by a hotel, which offers a free \u201cLincoln Continental breakfast,\u201d and the Casa della Tires, owned by Luigi and featuring the Leaning Tower of Tires. The \u201cman\u201d gets hit by an old car, leaving the bumper sticker, \u201cNice Butte \u2013 Radiator Springs.\u201d In all, it was a clever clip, one that shows promise for an excellent feature film.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iesb.net\/events\/021206c.php\"><span class=\"caps\">IESB<\/span><\/a> to read more about how the film was a technical achievement as well as read about the second clip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tmnf_excerpt\"><p>Animated News points to descriptions of the two Cars clips shown at this year&#8217;s WonderCon from IESB. They say this about the plot first&#8230; &#8220;In Cars , which took 5 years to make, we have one Lightning McQueen, and his story. 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