Robert Winfree and Mark Radulich review the latest Pixar sequel, Cars 3! Cars 3 is a 2017 American 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the eighteenth Pixar feature film and the third installment in the Cars film franchise, following Cars 2 (2011). It is directed by Brian Fee, a storyboard artist on Cars (2006) and Cars 2, and stars the voices of Owen Wilson, Cristela Alonzo, Armie Hammer, Bonnie Hunt, Larry the Cable Guy, Nathan Fillion, Kerry Washington and Lea DeLaria. The film was released on June 16, 2017. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the animation, voice actors, Randy Newman's musical score, subject matter, and many labeled it as an improvement over the predecessor, Cars 2.