SorcererMickey
January 28th, 2005, 02:46
Newman teams with Disney, Pixar for Rolex 24
At an age when most people think about slowing down, film legend Paul Newman, who celebrated his 80th birthday yesterday [Wed], will battle for honours in the Rolex 24 next weekend in a car sponsored by Disney and Pixar – following the announcement that Disney will be sponsoring Newman's machine for a second straight year.
The Academy Award-winning actor, who voices the character of a 1951 Hudson Hornet named Doc Hudson in the summer 2006 Disney/Pixar release Cars, will be joined by Sebastien Bourdais, Cristiano da Matta and Michael Brockman for the event, the first major race of the American motorsport season.
"We all like to push the envelope,” Newman said. “I just hope the old bones can motor along Fed Ex and not Delayed Delivery! Fortunately, I'll be with a champion bunch of shoes and good race car courtesy of John Lasseter of Pixar and Disney."
John Lasseter, director of Cars and himself an Oscar winner for Toy Story and A Bugs Life, said he was looking forward to cheering Newman and the #79 car on in at Daytona next weekend.
"When Paul races next week at Daytona, I'll be there cheering him on along with a few others from the Cars production team,” he said. “It's been a thrill working with him on our movie, and getting a chance to discuss our mutual love of cars. Moviegoers are going to love hearing Paul's amazing performance as Doc Hudson in Cars, and we're really honoured to have him in our cast."
Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, was also delighted by the announcement.
"This is the second year that Disney and Pixar are sponsoring Paul's car at Daytona, and we're proud to be associated with this great actor and car enthusiast,” he said. “Cars is shaping up to be another spectacular movie from John and the Pixar animation team, and a worthy successor to our Oscar nominated hit, The Incredibles.
“We'll be rooting for Paul to win at Daytona, and eager for audiences to hear his memorable performance in the film next summer."
Source: http://www.crash.net/uk/en/news_view.asp?cid=26&nid=104710
At an age when most people think about slowing down, film legend Paul Newman, who celebrated his 80th birthday yesterday [Wed], will battle for honours in the Rolex 24 next weekend in a car sponsored by Disney and Pixar – following the announcement that Disney will be sponsoring Newman's machine for a second straight year.
The Academy Award-winning actor, who voices the character of a 1951 Hudson Hornet named Doc Hudson in the summer 2006 Disney/Pixar release Cars, will be joined by Sebastien Bourdais, Cristiano da Matta and Michael Brockman for the event, the first major race of the American motorsport season.
"We all like to push the envelope,” Newman said. “I just hope the old bones can motor along Fed Ex and not Delayed Delivery! Fortunately, I'll be with a champion bunch of shoes and good race car courtesy of John Lasseter of Pixar and Disney."
John Lasseter, director of Cars and himself an Oscar winner for Toy Story and A Bugs Life, said he was looking forward to cheering Newman and the #79 car on in at Daytona next weekend.
"When Paul races next week at Daytona, I'll be there cheering him on along with a few others from the Cars production team,” he said. “It's been a thrill working with him on our movie, and getting a chance to discuss our mutual love of cars. Moviegoers are going to love hearing Paul's amazing performance as Doc Hudson in Cars, and we're really honoured to have him in our cast."
Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, was also delighted by the announcement.
"This is the second year that Disney and Pixar are sponsoring Paul's car at Daytona, and we're proud to be associated with this great actor and car enthusiast,” he said. “Cars is shaping up to be another spectacular movie from John and the Pixar animation team, and a worthy successor to our Oscar nominated hit, The Incredibles.
“We'll be rooting for Paul to win at Daytona, and eager for audiences to hear his memorable performance in the film next summer."
Source: http://www.crash.net/uk/en/news_view.asp?cid=26&nid=104710