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Australian V8 Supercar Driver Mark \u2018Frosty\u2019 Winterbottom to voice a race car in Disney.Pixars \u201cCARS 2\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The highly anticipated Disney.Pixar\u2019s Cars 2 will race into cinemas June 23, 2010, but for Australian audiences this will include a character cameo role of \u2018Frosty\u2019 voiced by V8 Supercar driver Mark \u2018Frosty\u2019 Winterbottom.\u00a0 The \u2018Frosty\u2019 character will be decked out in Australian colours and marks the first time in Australia that a sporting hero has been given a voice role.<\/p>\n The story of Cars 2 sees Lighting McQueen invited to compete in the World Grand Prix to race against the fastest cars in the world in three fantastic locations: Japan, Italy and the U.K.\u00a0<\/p>\n It\u2019s at the launch party event that our character \u2018Frosty\u2019 will meet up with Lighting McQueen as the Australian representative for the big race.<\/p>\n As the leading Ford driver, Mark will be preparing to race at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne this weekend.\u00a0 Albeit the race is a non-championship round, the heat will be on to win at the acclaimed Formula 1 event.\u00a0 Mark currently sits in second position after completing 4 races in the championship series.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are very excited to have the opportunity to showcase a local racing legend like Mark Winterbottom in \u2018Cars 2\u2019, which will really bring the story to life for Australian audiences\u201d, said John Cracknell, Managing Director, The Walt Disney Company Australia and New Zealand.\u00a0 \u201cCars 2 will be this summer\u2019s most highly anticipated family film, and we are looking forward to continuing the great Disney-Pixar storytelling with a distinctly Australian accent\u201d.<\/p>\n “It was an awesome\u00a0opportunity that comes along once in a lifetime and\u00a0seeing the character on the big screen for the first time will be an amazing feeling.\u00a0 I\u2019m a huge fan of the original Cars, it is a movie I\u2019ve watched countless times and I just can’t wait for\u00a0Cars 2,\u201d said Mark Winterbottom, V8 Supercar driver.<\/p>\n Cars 2 marks Disney.Pixar\u2019s 12th<\/sup> feature-length animated film and will be released as Pixar Animation Studios celebrates its 25th<\/sup> Anniversary year.<\/p>\n ABOUT THE MOVIE:<\/p>\n Star racecar Lightning McQueen (voice by Owen Wilson) and the incomparable tow truck Mater (voice of Larry the Cable Guy) take their friendship to exciting new places in \u201cCars 2\u201d when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world\u2019s fastest car.\u00a0 But the road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours and hilarious surprises when Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.\u00a0 Torn between assisting Lightning McQueen in the high-profile race and towing the line in a top-secret spy mission, Mater\u2019s action-packed journey leads him on an explosive chase through the streets of Japan and Europe, trailed by his friends and watched by the whole world.\u00a0 Adding to the fast-paced fun is a colourful new all-car cast that includes secret agents, menacing villains and international racing competitors.<\/p>\n Mark Winterbottom is also the official CARS Truck Tour Ambassador with Mack The Transporter.\u00a0 Mack The Transporter will be appearing at selected V8 Supercar events, Mack dealerships, shopping centres, events and festivals across Australia as part of the Disney-Pixar CARS Truck Tour. Go to www.disney.com.au\/cars<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Australian V8 Supercar Driver Mark \u2018Frosty\u2019 Winterbottom to voice a race car in Disney.Pixars \u201cCARS 2\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 The highly anticipated Disney.Pixar\u2019s Cars 2 will race into cinemas June 23, 2010, but for Australian audiences this will include a character cameo role of \u2018Frosty\u2019 voiced by V8 Supercar driver Mark \u2018Frosty\u2019 Winterbottom.\u00a0 The \u2018Frosty\u2019 character will be<\/p>\n