Cars 2: New clips from Pixar and John Lasseter talks

The more I hear about Cars 2 the more I’m liking it. It promises to improve upon its predecessor’s box office score and deliver a bunch of new merchandise sales as well. So Disney stock owners should be happy at least.

As we get closer to June 24th, Pixar is releasing a bunch of new promo spots. Here are two of my favorites:

Jeff Gorvette (Gordon) and Lewis Hamilton Cameos

Eric Goldman of IGN spoke with John Lasseter that covers some really interesting territory. Lasseter talks about why he feels having ‘dark’ moments in the film is important, how he managed to juggle so many responsibilities (hint: he delegates), and his thoughts about returning to the world of Cars.

Read the whole thing.