FANDOM spoke to the team behind Cars 3 recently  including producer Kevin Reher, director Brian Fee and Lightning McQueen voice actor Owen Wilson  about life beyond the second sequel of one of Pixars most successful animated franchises. And with Lightning McQueen tackling ageing in the series third instalment, and battling a younger, newer breed of competitor, we wondered where the story could go from where Cars 3 leaves off. Producer Kevin Reher told us hed like to see a film focused on the exploits of newly introduced character Miss Fritter, a school bus-turned-demolition derby racer. Id like a whole movie about Miss Fritter, says Cars 3 producer Kevin Reher. Shes my favourite character. Just because Lea DeLaria was one of my castings and she was just great and shes just a crazy, nutty [with these] Maleficent horns. I just think shes the funniest character in the movie. With Reher also suggesting that Cars 3 isnt the last well see of Lightning McQueen, does this mean we could see McQueen move on from challenging for the Piston Cup to forge a whole new career in the demolition derby? As Lightning McQueen moves aside to let protg Cruz Ramirez take centre stage, it appears that McQueen is about to hang up his driving gloves to take on a trainers role in any future films. In this way, hed be following in the footsteps of his own mentor, Doc Hudson. But Owen Wilson hints that McQueens racing days might not be done yet. I feel like they left it a little bit ambiguous there at the end, he says. Like: Does this mean youre done racing? and hes like: No, Ill never be done racing. Sometimes a player becomes a player-coach so maybe hes going to go that route. He could feasibly, then, juggle competing in the demolition derby with training upcoming starlet Cruz. And Wilson, for his part, says hed love to come back for a fourth film: I love playing the character and being a part of the Pixar family. Cars 3 is out now.

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The latest eagerly awaited project from Disney and Pixar is Coco  a story about a boy who longs to become a musician who is magically transported to the folkloric Land of the Dead. Both Disney and Pixar have a history of bringing adorable animal sidekicks to the screen  notably Kevin, the giant bird in Up and Dug the dog from the same film, as well as Sven the reindeer in Frozen and Maximus the horse from Tangled. Were going to go out on a limb and bet that the moth-eaten mongrel you see in the trailer will fall into the same camp  and become a much-loved scene-stealing sidekick. In the trailer, we see the films hero, Miguel, watching a video of his favourite singer, Ernesto de la Cruz, and hanging onto his words. Inspirational words like: Never underestimate the power of music. When he comes across a guitar that seems to have belonged to his idol, he appears to be transported to a colourful, magical land populated by skeletons. Luckily, his faithful doggy companion has been taken along for the ride too Heres the films official synopsis from Disney: Despite his familys baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel (voice of newcomer Anthony Gonzalez) dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz (voice of Benjamin Bratt). Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector (voice of Gael Garca Bernal), and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history. Coco is directed by Toy Story 3 helmer Lee Unkrich, alongside co-director Adrian Molina who was a story artist on Monsters University. Coco opens in the US on November 22 and the UK on December 1, 2017.

 'Coco' Trailer - Pixar Goes to the Land of the Dead

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With the 20th Edition of NBA 2K coming out this year we decided to quiz the makers on their own game. See if you can do better than they did…it wouldn’t be hard.

NBA 2K Series Quiz

Before pro-contracts, sponsorship deals or even college basketball, the thing you need more than anything to make it big in the NBA is a great nickname, because how else will anyone know you’re good? Unsurprisingly then, the NBA is now littered with some pretty out there player nicknames (with many NBA legends having more than one), so this quiz isn’t as easy as you might think. In fact, NBA players themselves struggled to get some.

Check out the video above to see whether you’ve got what it takes to beat an NBA player…at er, well, our, own game.

NBA Nicknames Quiz

Check out the official trailer for Pixar's newest adventure, Coco. From the official description:Despite his familys baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.

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It's a Turkey Day throwdown with the newest Movie Fights, where three fighters enter the ring to debate which Pixar character would be the best Thanksgiving guest. Without spoiling it, the impassioned debate revolves around rodent-kind versus an all-American toy. Plus, the panelists tackle what Pixar sequel reigns supreme, which Disney villain is the best (and baddest), and which Star Wars film is left lacking. The panelists for this round is El Rey Nation's Vanessa Gritton, film critic Scott Mantz, and Fandom's own Eric Goldman.

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The Pokmon Trading Card Game has been going strong for nearly 20 years now, with today's kids just as interested in training Pokmon as their parents were two decades ago. So we decided to put young families to the test by quizzing them on the names and types of Pokmon included in the recent Sun & Moon expansion. Watch the video above to take the quiz along with them!Find three Pokmon Trading Card Game cards inside specially marked boxes of General Mills cereal in stores now.

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What is Minionese? Its the fictional language spoken by the cute little yellow Minion critters in the Despicable Me animated franchise. It sounds like gibberish  and it is to a large extent but its also a living, breathing language. Kind of. One that director and voice actor Pierre Coffin made up as he went along. Its a mixture of various languages including French, Spanish, English and more  with a large dose of nonsense added in.Its very difficult to master though, as Steve Carell who plays villain-turned-good-guy Gru in the series and who had to speak Minionese in the latest instalment, attests.One of our directors does most of the minion voices and I had to actually do a little bit of Minionese in this movie and its really hard. Its a very specific language. I wasnt very good at it.FANDOM put Carell and his co-star Kristen Wiig, who plays Grus wife Lucy in the film, through their paces with a movie quiz  in Minionese.The challenge? Identify the famous lines from each of their movies translated into Minionese. See how they did in the video above.Despicable Me 3 continues the story of Gru, Lucy, their adorable daughters  Margo, Edith and Agnes  and the Minions.After he is fired from the Anti-Villain League for failing to take down the latest bad guy to threaten humanity, Gru finds himself in the midst of a major identity crisis. But when a mysterious stranger shows up to inform Gru that he has a long-lost twin brothera brother who desperately wishes to follow in his twins despicable footstepsone former super-villain will rediscover just how good it feels to be bad.Despicable Me 3 is out in the UK and US on June 30.

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On this week's new episode of The Week in Fandom, we'll take a look at the little-too-dark trailer for Pixar's Cars 3, and give you an update on the Deadpool 2 director drama.There's a big Pokemon GO Thanksgiving event that you won't want to miss -- that's if you can tear yourself away from Pokemon Sun and Moon.And we've got all of your gift giving needs taken care of with Fandom's Holiday Buyer's Guides for Movies, Games, and TV.Watch this week's episode of The Week in Fandom now...

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Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young race technician, Cruz Ramirez, with her own plan to win, plus inspiration from the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet and a few unexpected turns. Proving that #95 isnt through yet will test the heart of a champion on Piston Cup Racings biggest stage!Cars 3 hits theaters in June.

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FANDOM recently pitted Cars 3 star Owen Wilson against Pixar honchos Kevin Reher and Brian Fee  who produced and directed Cars 3 respectively  in a Cars quiz. And he failed spectacularly, despite cheating. Questions covered the entire three-film franchise, but not even Pixar stalwarts Reher and Fee could get them all. The quiz is required viewing. Check out the hilarious head-to-head in the video above. Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast cars, the legendary Lighting McQueen finds himself pushed out of the sport that he loves. Hoping to get back in the game, he turns to Cruz Ramirez, an eager young technician who has her own plans for winning. With inspiration from the Fabulous Hudson Hornet and a few unexpected turns, No. 95 prepares to compete on Piston Cup Racing's biggest stage.

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