Pixar Expands on 'Cars' Franchise with 'Planes'

What's next? Boats?

Disney is about to have a monopoly in the animated transportation industry. The Mouse House's Pixar Studios has announced it will expand on the world of Cars with an upcoming film that focuses on Lightning McQueen's high-flying cousins, Planes.

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Walt Disney Studios announced today that it will be releasing its first Cars spin-off, a direct-to-DVD feature set for Spring 2013 that will be all about airplanes.

According to an official release for the upcoming project, the film will follow a plucky underdog plane named Dusty.

Dusty is "a small town dreamer who longs to enter the most epic around-the-world air race ... despite his fear of heights.  With the help and support of a fleet of new and hilarious characters, Dusty wings his way into the biggest challenge of his life."

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The image above is actually from this summer's Cars 2, but it's likely a good preview of what the characters in Planes are going to look like.

While kids everywhere are probably squealing at the idea of taking off with Pixar, I'm just wondering about all the possibilities this brings up. I mean, we could have movies for Boats, Submarines, Space Ships, etc. I'm just waiting for Tanks.

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