Boats (2023)

Boats is an upcoming 2023 American computer-animated musical sports comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Disney. It is a spin-off of the Cars franchise and is co-written and executively produced by Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios' then-chief creative officer John Lasseter, who directed all three Cars films. The film will star the voices of Sabrina Carpenter, Cyndi Lauper, Jordan Fisher, Raven-Symone, Anneliese van der Pol, Brenda Song, Olivia Ong, Auli’i Cravalho, Judi Dench, Thomaz Costa, Charo, and Selena Gomez. It will be the first Cars franchise movie to feature a female protagonist and as a musical. The songs in the movie are also inspired by various songs from other well known movie and Broadway musicals, respectively.
== Cast ==
* Sabrina Carpenter as Maya Sailskipper, an optimistic and friendly, though sometimes distracted, Florida-born glass-bottom boat who dreams of being a racing boat. She serves as the main protagonist of the film. 
* Cyndi Lauper as Captain Pauline, Maya's coach and a former warship who survived sinking in World War II.
* Jordan Fisher as Tyson, a laid-back Native American sailboat from Virginia, who Maya has a crush on.
* Kathleen Turner as Rose, a helpful forklift.
* Raven-Symone as Abby, a fuel truck and Maya’s best friend.
* Anneliese van der Pol as Connie, a forklift and Maya’s mechanic.
* Demi Moore as Leni, a no-nonsense, but kind-hearted catamaran who is Maya's boss.
* Olivia Ong as Debbie, a Singaporean speedboat who's got a crush on Pablo.
* Auli'i Cravalho as Cherry Bomb, a Hawaiian-native American hydrofoil, 3-time winner of the Water World Boat Race, Maya's rival and the main antagonist of the film. This is the first Cars franchise movie to have a female villain.
* Raini and Rico Rodriguez as Kate and Russell, Cherry Bomb's sidekicks, two smaller hydrofoils and the minor antagonists of the film.
* Judi Dench as Elizabeth, a British motor boat.
* Thomaz Costa as Pablo, a Brazilian yacht and Debbie's boyfriend.
* Brenda Song and Selena Gomez as Amber and Iris, two military jets.
* Colin Cowherd as Colin Cowling, a blimp (who appeared in Planes).
* Whoopi Goldberg as Tracy, a sassy forklift.
* Charo as Esmeralda, a Spanish seaplane who convinces Maya that if a seaplane can put out fires, a forklift can make deliveries and a mail truck can plow the snow, then a glass bottom boat like her can race.
* Brent Musburger as Brent Mustangburger, a 1964½ Ford Mustang (who appeared in Cars 2).
* John Goodman as Mack, a tugboat.
* David Spade as Julian, a cruise ship.
* Additional voices as interviewers, tourists, residents, racers, etc.
== Crew ==
* Directed by Klay Hall
* Screenplay by Jeffrey M. Howard
* Story by John Lasseter, Klay Hall and Jeffrey M. Howard
* Produced by Traci Balthazor-Flynn
* Executively produced by John Lasseter
* Edited by Jeremy Milton
* Music by	 Lin Manuel-Miranda
* Art by John Lasseter
== Production ==
* Theatrical release dates: June 19, 2023 (IPIC Theaters), June 21, 2023 (United States)
* DVD and Blu-Ray release dates: July 4, 2023 (DVD), July 8, 2023 (Blu-Ray)
* Running time: 90 minutes (1 hour and 30 minutes)
* Country: United States
* Language: English
* Rated: PG
* Production companies: Walt Disney Pictures and Walt  Disney Animation Studios
* Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
* Genre: Musical, Sports, Comedy, Family
== Soundtrack ==
# “One Way or Another” - Blondie
# “Head Out of the Clouds and On the Water” - Sabrina Carpenter, Demi Moore and Company
# “Cherry Bomb” - Raini and Rico Rodriguez and Auli'i Cravalho
# “A Racer Like Them” - Sabrina Carpenter
# “Gotta Get On Movin’” - Menudo
# “California Sun” - Annette Funicello
# “Blame it on the Bossa Nova” - Annette Funicello
# “Ever Fallen In Love” - Pete Yorn
# “Macarena” - Los Del Rio
# “A Glass Bottom Boat Can Race!” - Charo and Company
# “Sailing With You” - Jordan Fisher and Sabrina Carpenter
# “Let’s Bounce” - Christy Carlson Romano
# “She'll Never Win!” - Auli'i Cravalho
# “Lovefool” - Olivia Ong
# “Ocean Love” - Eddi Reader
# “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” - The Police
# “Mexican Flyer” - Ken Woodman & His Piccadilly Brass
# “Proud to Win” - Peyton List and Company
# “In the Navy” - Village People
# “Love Is Like A Heat Wave” - The Supremes