Title: Cars 2 Reviewed by: JM Willis Directed by: Brad Lewis Starring: Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy and Michael Caine Running time: 106 minutes, Rated G, Available on standard DVD Lightning McQueen and his best bud Mader are back in the sequel to the Pixar blockbuster Cars. McQueen takes his friends from Radiator Springs with him to the World Grand Prix to determine the world’s fastest car and try out a new earth friendly fuel called Allinol. Mader however gets mistaken for a spy, and unwittingly becomes involved in international espionage. Personally, I didn’t see the need to make a sequel to Cars, since I didn’t think the original…

As usual, this Movie News Cheat Sheet is packed with text, but this week, much of that text is geared towards describing the slew of brand new stills that dropped over the past seven days. Not only did we get seven new images from John Carter, but a bunch from The Dark Knight Rises and Prometheus, too. In casting news, word just got out that Gary Oldman turned down the part of The Colonel in Akira and, in rather off-beat casting news, the industry is shocked to learn that a casting associate on Super 8 as well as a number of other child actor-heavy productions is a registered sex offender….

How about some pretty pictures to take back to the office for this short and sweet work week? Bane and Batman make an official showing on the cover of the upcoming edition of Empire magazine while Marvel gives its Avengers the spotlight in two massive character banners. Over in the casting department, The Walking Dead‘s Jon Bernthal is going big screen for Ric Roman Waugh’s Snitch and there’s a good shot that Hugo‘s Asa Butterfield could lead the adaptation of Ender’s Game. There’s also some casting drama surrounding Tyler Perry’s latest, courtesy of the recently married and recently discovered Kim Kardashian’s role in The Marriage Counselor. Lionsgate gives Hunger Games…

“Toy Story” is probably one of the most beloved animated films of all time, and so I’m sure there are some people out there who would, if they could, have an entire closet of clothes dedicated to Woody and the gang. Now, thanks to Bossini, that dream can come true. Bossini, a fashion line based in Hong Kong-based, has debuted an entire line of clothing featuring the “Toy Story” characters, as reported by The Huffington Post. Some items from the line include a poncho with a cartoony rope pattern, a Jessie-style hat, and a graphic-designed “Little Green Man” dress. There’s clothing options for women, men, and children, so there’s something…

Disney/Pixar’s John Lasseter received a coveted star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Tuesday, which coincided with the release of “Cars 2″ on DVD and Blu-ray. Present at the event were Owen Wilson, Emily Mortimer, Brad Paisley, Bonnie Hunt, Cheech Marin, John Ratzenberger, Patton Oswalt, Randy Newman and Don Rickles, all of whom are associated with Pixar either by contributing their voices (Wilson, Mortimer, Hunt, Marin, Ratzenberger, Oswalt and Rickles) or their musical talents (Paisley, Newman). Lasseter is a two-time Oscar-winning director and creatively oversees all Disney and Pixar films and associated projects. Lasseter’s directorial debut was in 1995 with Pixar’s first feature film, “Toy Story.” He also directed “A…

Everyone knew this was going to happen, right? With the success of “The Lion King,” it was bound to happen. Disney has just released news that more of their classic animated films will be re-released to theaters in 2012 and 2013. “Beauty and the Beast” will premiere January 13, 2012; Disney/Pixar’s “Finding Nemo” will premiere September 14, 2012; Disney/Pixar’s “Monster’s Inc.” will premiere January 18, 2013, with the prequel, “Monsters University,” premiering in Disney Digital 3D June 21, 2013; and “The Little Mermaid” premieres September 13, 2013. “Great stories and great characters are timeless, and at Disney we’re fortunate to have a treasure trove of both,” said President of Walt…

There are many people who create seriously awesome fan work for Pixar movies, but here’s something that’s simultaneously awesome and terribly sad. Pixar’s Lee Unkrich tweeted this twitpic of a fan poster for an idea for a sequel to the film “Up.” The poster, called “Down” (seen below), shows characters Dug, Kevin and Russell sad, mourning the loss of Carl Fredericksen. I think you get the idea. Unkrich tweeted along with the picture, “And you thought ‘Up’ made you cry…” Actually, I wondered if they were going to show Carl’s funeral at the end of “Up” anyway, since they showed the montage of the time he spent with his wife,…

Happy Sunday, Shockya.com readers! Yes, another weekend has come to an end, but we’ve got quite the list of movie news to send you back to work with. The biggest of the bunch is certainly all of the updates pouring out of Disney’s D23 Expo. The event revealed details on a number of projects including The Muppets, The Avengers, Monsters University and so much more. We’ve also got some extensive casting news from some non-Disney productions like the G.I. Joe sequel as well as Steven Soderbergh’s Magic Mike. There are even some inspirational stories in the mix this week; not only did Tom Hanks step up and make amends for…

2014 is going to see a lot of Disney. According to Box Office Mojo, Disney will have three movies coming out between May 16 and June 27, 2014 . Two of them are untitled Marvel movies, more than likely a sequel to either “Captain America” or “Thor”. Of course, there’s also plenty of other characters Marvel might be choosing to adapt; in any case, it’s only expected that there would be some Marvel movies coming out. The big story is that there’s an untitled Disney/Pixar film that will be released May 30, 2014. According to Spill, rumors are circling that say that the movie might be a Pete Docter-directed film…

Pixar seems to be on a roll with sequels now. During last week’s “BBC Breakfast,” Pixar head John Lasseter was asked about Tom Hanks’ assertions that a “Toy Story 4″ was in the works. Hanks, who was on “BBC Breakfast” last month, claimed that Pixar has given the go-ahead to a “Toy Story 4″ idea. He also said t again on HLN’s “Showbiz Tonight,” saying, “I understand it’s happening, and if it is, I hope they’ll hire me.” Lasseter said in response to questions about another “Toy Story” film, “I found [Hanks' comments] interesting too…Yeah, it’s really interesting! We haven’t announced anything yet.” The way in which he said it–and…