With just one week left untilCars 3hits theaters nationwide, Disney Pixar has released a final trailer, set to The Eagles' classic 1975 song “Take It to the Limit.” The trailer features more scenes with the iconicLightning McQueen(Owen Wilson) reaching the end of his career, with newcomers like Jackson Storm (Armie Hammer) speeding past him at every turn, along with more footage of that big Lightning crash we’ve seen in earlier trailers. This final trailer also features new footage of Lightning’s longtime friend Sally (Bonnie Hunt), who tells Lightning that he shouldn’t be afraid of failure.
This new trailer fromDisneyalso hints that Lightning will go back to his roots, with a visit to the old track run by the iconic Hudson Hornet (Paul Newman). We also see footage of a race where Lightning comes across the finish line far behind a crop of new racers, along with a scene featuringJackson Stormtelling Lightning McQueen that he shouldn’t worry, because he “had a good run,” before speeding past him. We also see more footage of Lightning in training with his new trainer Cruz Ramirez, with a beach racing scene that may or may not be an homage to the beach running scene inRocky III.
Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young race technician, Cruz Ramirez (voice ofCristela Alonzo), with her own plan to win, plus inspiration from the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet and a few unexpected turns. Proving that #95 isn’t through yet will test the heart of a champion on Piston Cup Racing’s biggest stage! The voice cast for this sequel is bigger than ever, bringing back some franchise favorites while also bringing new voice actors into the fold.
Reprising their roles fromCarsandCars 2are Larry the Cable Guy as Mater, Tony Shalhoub as Luigi, Guido Quaroni as Guido, Cheech Marin as Ramone, Katherine Helmond as Lizzie, Paul Dooley as Sarge, Jennifer Lewis as Flo and Richard Petty as The King. New additions to theCars 3 voice castinclude Kerry Washington as racing analyst Natalie Certain, Nathan Fillion as Sterling, who runs the Rust-Eze Racing Center and Lea Delaria as Miss Fritter, a demolition derby legend. The voice cast also includes a number of realNASCARstars such as Jeff Gordon, Chase Elliot, Ryan Blaney, Daniel Suarez, Bubba Wallace, Darrell Waltrip, Shannon Spake, Howard Augustine “Humpy” Wheeler Jr., Jeff Gordon, Kyle Petty, Mike Joy and Ray Evernham.
Brian Fee makes his directorial debut withCars 3, after serving as a storyboard artist on bothCarsandCars 2. The director is working from a script by Kiel Murray, Bob Peterson and Mike Rich, with Brian Fee, Ben Queen, Eyal Podell and Jonathan E. Stewart all receiving story credit.Cars 3will have plenty of competition when it hits theaters on July 24, 2025. It will go up against the Tupac Shakur biopicAll Eyez On Me, the R-rated Sony comedyRough Nightand Entertainment Studios' shark thriller47 Meters Down. Take a look at the final trailer forCars 3below.
