Aw, man! I was afraid this was going to happen! Now we are never going to get a better voice actor for Doc than him! NO! NO! AHHHHHHH! NO!
Sigh. Dang it. 
=( I had a bad feeling this was going to happen…he was a brilliant actor, though, and I hope he’s in a better place. RIP, Paul Newman!
RIP Paul. I’ll always remember you for great movies like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting, and even your famous salad dressings which are still my favourite.
This year just keeps getting worse 
“Sometimes nothin’ is a cool hand.”
And sometimes it isn’t.
He was one hell of an actor. He was also tough as nails, yet one of the most genuinely nice and selfless guys out there. Requiescat in Pace.
Awww, my boyfriend broke the news to me while driving home.
Rest in peace, Paul Newman.
I bet his family is having a riot of a time dealing with their grief.
Someone over at Beatlelinks (the other forum I’m at) posted this in our Paul Newman thread there, so I just thought I’d share it:
Versus Batman (at Beatlelinks):
RIP Paul, I wasnt that familiar with you until Cars came, but you brought so much to Doc’s character & I heart you for it.
RIP Paul Newman. I’m a bit sad that he won’t be in Cars 2, now. He did such a great job with that character…
I knew this was going to happen sooner or later but still it sad to hear about his death. He was a great actor. Even thought I only seen two of his movies: Off course, Cars and The Towering Inferno.
This is such a shame this has happened to such a great man!
May he Rest in Peace!
I just watched Cars on TV yesterday and was wondering whether Mr Newman would return as Doc Hudson for the sequel. I guess now we’ll never know…I only knew him from Cars and those salad dressing bottles, but I’m now intrigued to watch his older classics like the Westerns and dramas.
Rest in peace, Mr Newman. Your presence will be sorely missed.
Last night I went out with a friend, and I came back and found Newman’s Own Lemonade sitting in our fridge.
Rock on, A113. Way to put things in perspective!
And lennonluvr9, thanks for sharing that.
R.I.P Paul Newman. You will not be forgotten.
Haystack
Not only did we loose a great actor, but a pretty decent race car driver and car owner. His charitable work is phenomenal, with around US$250,000,000 donated through his line of food products. His Hole-in-the-Wall camps inspired the Victory Junction Gang Camp that Kyle Petty started for his late son Adam, with help from Richard Petty.
Boy this year just keeps getting worse in terms of tragic deaths … first Heath Ledger, then Geroge Carlin, then Bernie Mac, and now Paul Newman.
I hope he’s finally out of pain and in Heaven with Heath, George, and Berniwe now. I praay for his family and friends.
PixarPixie: Yeah, I’m pretty sad about their deaths, too, but we must move on. Death is nature, and if we are just going to moan about it all day and not move on because it would somehow ‘disrespect’ the deceased, well, it’s just unproductive unless if it’s really disrespectful (like going against Newman’s final will of disallowing any from taking his place as ‘Doc,’ for example 
).
You know what I’ve heard? That Doc has even more appearance in this movie than the last one! They can’t fix it now! Paul Newman better have gotten his lines recorded before he died or Cars 2 wll NOT be as good as I wanted it to be.
The story is still in development so anything could easily be changed at this point. And no, Paul Newman didn’t record any dialogue for Cars 2, John Lasseter and Brad Lewis are considering an impersonator for the sake of story. It’s still a long wait 'til 2011. Calm down. 
Rest in Peace. Paul Newman.
Man, it may be soooo late to be saying something on this, but lately, I’ve been venturing into the Paul Newman film vault (even if it is just clips on YouTube) and now I wanna watch Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and others. Man, why did he have to go!?
Oh, and about my old post, boy did I overreact! I can get so emotional! Heck, I remember that when I heard about the sequel, I had to scream it to anyone who’d care to listen. And I think I remember crying when I heard that Paul Newman had cancer. All just because he wouldn’t return as Doc. I’ve grown a lot since then, so now I know better. Man, I just wish I could take those early posts back.
He was a great actor, and the perfect voice for Doc Hudson