ComingSoon.net has your exclusive first look at Cars 2 concept art that was created to help design the look of the film before the set was built in the computer. With all-new characters, comedy, heart and an action-packed tale of international espionage, DisneyPixar’s Cars 2 hits the track on June 24, 2011, and will be presented in Disney Digital 3D and IMAX 3D in select theaters.
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LE VROOM Pixar reimagines Paris’ iconic Eiffel Tower in DisneyPixar’s Cars 2. While the real Eiffel Tower was built in 1889, artists from Pixar Animation Studios began “CARifying” it in June 2009. Concept art showcases the “CARified” elementsthe arches at its base take the form of wheels topped by car grill facades; the Tower’s top sports a modified spark plug and car antenna.
THE ROYAL TREATMENT Pixar reimagines London’s New House of Parliament and Big Ben in DisneyPixar’s Cars 2. Concept art created in July 2010 showcases the “CARified” elements. Big Ben is transformed into Big Bentley, with spark plug towers, car grill arches and classic Bentley hood ornaments. The rest of the Parliament has car grills and headlights built into the façade with spark plugs on the spires.
THAT’S AMORE Pixar reimagines the signature casinos of the European Riviera in DisneyPixar’s Cars 2 with the fictional Porto Corsa Casino in Italy. Concept art created in July 2010 showcases the “CARified” elements instead of lion statues on the building corners, Pixar artists created car statuary details.