Actor/Racing Enthusiast Paul Newman Discusses Cars

The brainchild of Pixar's John Lasseter (Toy Story, A Bug's Life), Cars is the story of a hotshot race car named Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) who finds himself in the sleepy town of Radiator Springs while on his way to one of the biggest races of the season. Stuck in Radiator Springs for a while, Lightning McQueen is befriended by the town's odd collection of citizens - including a 51' Hudson Hornet called 'Doc Hudson' (Paul Newman) - who teach the young upstart there are more important things in life than racing.

According to Lasseter, casting Newman in the car-related comedy was a natural choice. "We called Paul Newman because he was one of the greatest actors ever, but also [because of] his love of cars and his love of auto racing," said Lasseter. "I thought he could lend a lot to the character of Doc Hudson. It was far more than that. When we talked to him and he said yes and we were finally working with him, he got so invested in this film." Read On...

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Box Office Report - June 2-4
Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston proved to be too tempting a combination to pass up as the anti-romantic comedy, The Break-Up, scored huge with audiences during its opening weekend. The Break-Up booted the final X-Men movie, X-Men: The Last Stand, out of first place and did so in a fashion that surprised just about everyone. Variety is reporting The Break-Up scored the largest opening for a romantic comedy released in the summer and the third biggest opening - following only Hitch and 50 First Dates - of a romantic comedy since we started keeping records (although personally I don't see The Break-Up as a romantic comedy).

Top 10 Films for the Weekend Ending 06/04/06:
1) The Break-Up - $39,172,785
2) X-Men: The Last Stand - $34,017,247
3) Over the Hedge - $20,647,284
4) The Da Vinci Code - $18,610,187
5) Mission Impossible 3 - $4,684,544
6) Poseidon - $3,492,361
7) RV - $3,204,449
8) See No Evil - $2,041,172
9) An Inconvenient Truth - $1,356,387
10) Just My Luck - $854,653
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