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PAUL NEWMAN WILL VOICE THE MAIN CHARACTER IN THE NEW PIXAR CGI ANIMATED FILM, "CARS"

Screen legend and racing enthusiast, PAUL NEWMAN will voice the main character in the new PIXAR CGI animated film entitled “CARS.”

Newman joins the cast that features Bonnie Hunt, Owen Wilson, Dan Whitney and NASCAR vet Richard Petty.

Director JOHN LASSETER (Toy Story & A Bug's Life) is expected to helm the pic, which coincidentally will be the last of the films to fall under the current distribution arrangement between Pixar and Disney.

"Paul Newman is an acting and racing legend," Lasseter said in Variety. "He is one of the greatest actors of all time, and his love and close association with automobiles makes him the perfect choice for our film."

Described as a high-octane adventure comedy, “Cars” features a wide assortment of autos as characters - who get their kicks on Route 66. The film is being readied for a 2005 holiday release.

What a perfect choice for the voice of the lead character (Petty, too) .. as a big racing fan and Pixar fan .. this sounds really good to me!

source: <A HREF="http://www.themoviebox.net/">The MovieBox.Net</A>