When we first meet him, Lightning McQueen is a self-centred hot-shot race car who acts like the great manufacturer paved the very roads for him.
His passion for racing blinds him to his ego issues. However, through his friendship with Mater and his romance with Sally, McQueen develops and shows us his capacity for kindness and empathy. He’s a car that’s not only speed incarnate, but a good friend and true leader for Team Rust-eze. Ka-chow!
Lightning McQueen is voiced by Owen Wilson, the “invisible A-lister” according to the Telegraph, who you’ll find everywhere and needs no introduction. He’s been a household name since the Shanghai Noon, which he followed up with Zoolander and Shanghai Knights.
However, the highlights of Wilson’s career outside of Cars are probably the critically acclaimed The Royal Tenenbaums, The Budapest Hotel and the more recent hit series Loki . He’s an Oscar nominee for his screen-writing of The Royal Tenenbaums and a winner/nominee of countless other awards.
Even if you don’t recognise Owen Wilson from any of his films, you’ll probably have seen his, “Wow!” meme in circulation.