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QuothTheRaven713 t1_jdwmaef wrote

For why Mater was the main character, the reason is because when John Lasseter went on a tour around the world he'd keep finding himself wondering what Mater would do in that situation.

As for the spy angle, no idea.

EDIT: Spy angle came from Lasetter loving the genre.

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ChrisCinema t1_jdwn3mt wrote

The spy angle came from Lasseter’s love of the genre. In an interview with IGN, he states he grew up with The Man from UNCLE.

Michael Caine’s casting is a clear reference to the Harry Palmer movies from the 1960s.

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CasuallyCarrots OP t1_jdwnw8h wrote

Man thanks for that article, I hadn't seen it, and gives some insight.

Poor guy, missed directing some of his older franchise and comes back to direct Cars 2, netting the lowest feature film ratings out of all of Pixar's work.

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CasuallyCarrots OP t1_jdwn9s7 wrote

Did not know about the tour angle, very interesting. I blanked out a lot of Cars 2, but yeah now I remember the 'Mater stumbles adapting to other cultures' angle for most of the new locations.

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