{"id":3158,"date":"2010-11-17T23:09:24","date_gmt":"2010-11-17T23:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/cars-2-casting-announcements"},"modified":"2010-11-17T23:09:24","modified_gmt":"2010-11-17T23:09:24","slug":"cars-2-casting-announcements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/cars-2-casting-announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"Cars 2 Casting Announcements!"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>In the latest Cars 2<\/em> trailer<\/a>, Lightning McQueen and Mater meet a whole slew of new characters— I’m betting you’re wondering who’s who.<\/p>\n

Luckily for us, Empire Online was able to confirm<\/a> the names and voices behind each of the major additions to the sequel’s cast. I’ve compiled a list below, including links to high-res pictures and the actor’s IMD<\/span>b profile:<\/p>\n

• Finn McMissile<\/a> (Michael Caine<\/a>) — Super spy car<\/p>\n

• Holley Shiftwell<\/a> (Emily Mortimer<\/a>) — Spy-in-training<\/p>\n

• Siddeley<\/a> (Jason Isaacs<\/a>) — Spy jet<\/p>\n

• Grem<\/a> (Joe Mantegna<\/a>) — Orange henchman, AMC<\/span> Gremlin model<\/p>\n

• Acer <\/a>(Peter Jacobson<\/a>) — Green henchman, AMC<\/span> Pacer model<\/p>\n

• Professor Z<\/a> (Thomas Kretschmann<\/a>) — Looks pretty villainous to me<\/p>\n

Missed this week’s Cars<\/em> extravaganza? No worries! We’ve got the new trailer<\/a>, teaser poster<\/a> and six new images<\/a> available on the blog right now.<\/p>\n

What do you think about the latest additions to cast of Cars 2?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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