Cars 2 is a 2011 American 3D computer-animated spy action-adventure comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures . It is a sequel to 2006's Cars and the second film in the Cars franchise. In the film, race car Lightning McQueen and tow truck Mater head to Japan and Europe to compete in the World Grand Prix, but Mater accidentally becomes sidetracked with international espionage. In the film's ensemble voice cast, Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Tony Shalhoub, Guido Quaroni, Bonnie Hunt, and John Ratzenberger reprise their roles from the first film. Paul Newman, who voiced Doc Hudson in the previous film, died in September 2008, so his character was written out of the film, while George Carlin, who previously voiced Fillmore, died during the same year , so his role was passed to Lloyd Sherr. The returning cast is joined by Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer , John Turturro, Eddie Izzard, and Thomas Kretschmann, who voice the new characters introduced in this film. It was directed by John Lasseter, written by Ben Queen, and produced by Denise Ream . Cars 2 was released in the United States on June 24, 2011. The film was presented in Disney Digital 3D and IMAX 3D, as well as traditional two-dimensional and IMAX formats. The film was first announced in 2008, alongside Up, and Brave , and it is the 12th animated film from the studio. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $562 million worldwide. A sequel , Cars 3, was released on June 16, 2017. Use in antiquity upright=1.2| View of the Acropolis of Pergamon in the background, as seen from Via Tecta at the entrance to the Asclepeion . upright=1.2|Acropolis of Assos The word acropolis literally means in Greek " upper city," and though associated primarily with the Greek cities Athens , Argos (with Larissa), Thebes (with Cadmea ), and Corinth (with its Acrocorinth), may be applied generically to all such citadels, including Rome, Carthage, Jerusalem, Celtic Bratislava, many in Asia Minor, or even Castle Rock in Edinburgh. An example in Ireland is the Rock of Cashel . Acropolis is also the term used by archaeologists and historians for the urban Castro culture settlements located in Northwestern Iberian hilltops. The most famous example is the Acropolis of Athens , which, by reason of its historical associations and the several famous buildings erected upon it (most notably the Parthenon ), is known without qualification as the Acropolis. The Acropolis of Athens achieved its form in the fifth century BC and is currently an archeological site . Although originating in the mainland of Greece, use of the acropolis model quickly spread to Greek colonies such as the Dorian Lato on Crete during the Archaic Period Metaphorical use in modern times Because of its classical Hellenistic style, the ruins of Mission San Juan Capistrano's Great Stone Church in California, United States has been called the "American Acropolis".
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