Look out for Frosty in Cars 2

Frosty to revoice a character called Frosty in Cars 2

The highly anticipated Disney.Pixar’s Cars 2 will race into cinemas June 23, 2010, but for Australian audiences this will include a character cameo role of ‘Frosty’ voiced by V8 Supercar driver Mark ‘Frosty’ Winterbottom. The ‘Frosty’ 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.

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.

It’s at the launch party event that our character ‘Frosty’ will meet up with Lighting McQueen as the Australian representative for the big race.

As the leading Ford driver, Mark will be preparing to race at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne this weekend. Albeit the race is a non-championship round, the heat will be on to win at the acclaimed Formula 1 event. Mark currently sits in second position after completing 4 races in the championship series.

“We are very excited to have the opportunity to showcase a local racing legend like Mark Winterbottom in ‘Cars 2’, which will really bring the story to life for Australian audiences”, said John Cracknell, Managing Director, The Walt Disney Company Australia and New Zealand. “Cars 2 will be this summer’s most highly anticipated family film, and we are looking forward to continuing the great Disney-Pixar storytelling with a distinctly Australian accent”.

"It was an awesome opportunity that comes along once in a lifetime and seeing the character on the big screen for the first time will be an amazing feeling. I’m a huge fan of the original Cars, it is a movie I’ve watched countless times and I just can't wait for Cars 2,” said Mark Winterbottom, V8 Supercar driver.

Cars 2 marks Disney.Pixar’s 12th feature-length animated film and will be released as Pixar Animation Studios celebrates its 25th Anniversary year.

ABOUT THE MOVIE......

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 “Cars 2” when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world’s fastest car. 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. Torn between assisting Lightning McQueen in the high-profile race and towing the line in a top-secret spy mission, Mater’s 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. Adding to the fast-paced fun is a colourful new all-car cast that includes secret agents, menacing villains and international racing competitors.

Mark Winterbottom is also the official CARS Truck Tour Ambassador with Mack The Transporter. 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 for more information.