The teaser trailer for the upcoming movie Cars 3 that Pixar just released today feels more like a campaign ad that fights against texting and driving rather than a preview of a fluffy children's movie about a racing car.
About Cars 1 and 2
The very first Cars movie was released in 2006, and it followed a hot-shot race car named Lightning McQueen who learns what the true meaning of life and friendship is when he winds up alone in the desolate town of Radiator Springs.
The sequel, Cars 2, which followed in 2011, took this group of strong knit friends to Paris for the Grand Prix. Things got a little astray after one of McQueen's close friends, Mater, gets caught up in a very sticky situation with some international espionage, but they all got together and in the end eventually save the day.
People are concerned with the trailer
The reviews of the past Cars movie is a way to demonstrate that Cars, much like other Pixar series, was a light-hearted and cute story about a car and his other friends and their adventures. This is also why the teaser trailer for Cars 3 is so jaw-dropping.
There are no smiling faces painted on the hoods of race cars or even bright colors dancing around the screen as people cheer. There are no funny one liners or cheerful depositions whatsoever. Instead, the only thing on screen is a series of cars racing around a track before it went almost monochromatic, as a car flips through the air, with no sound except the ringing of ears and some heavy breathing.
Release date and further details
With all things said, hopefully, fans of the movie can get more information in the next trailer, maybe and a bit of a happier re-introduction of McQueen's character after being away for more than five years. Cars 3, which will see Owen Wilson reprise his role as the voice of Lightning McQueen, will be released in theaters on June 16, 2017.
