Lasseter and his wife are represented as Citroëns in love. Jessup’s concept art (inspired by research photos) and the finished frame, Mr. He invited us to his house for dinner, and he gave us walking directions that said, ‘Walk across the Pont des Arts bridge, stop in the middle, turn, kiss, continue on.’ And so we did it.” In Mr. “It started with this friend of ours who’s an animator in Paris. “That is our favorite spot in the world, right in the center of the Pont des Arts,” he said. Lasseter included as a gift to his wife, Nancy. The scenes in Paris provided several opportunities to show off that city’s beauty, including this shot, which Mr. We used kawaii style, that cute graphic-design style that is popular in Japan.” “They all had car gags, which made it more complicated. “We worked closely for months with a Japanese translator who would help make sure we were being accurate,” he said. But the variety proved to be a challenge to the art department, as Mr. Besides the return of Lightning McQueen on the front of the stage, you’ll see new Cars 2 characters, the Finn McMissile as secret agents car. All the favorites are back Mater, Sally, Flo, Sheriff, and more Cars 2 has brought some new characters into the film. Jessup said, winding up with around 300 in all. Walt Disney has released Cars 2 Characters names, images and descriptions. “We went all out on the number of signs,” Mr. For a scene involving a great deal of electronic billboards the filmmakers created a hybrid of the Ginza, Shibuya and Shinjuku districts of the city. One leg of the World Grand Prix is set in Tokyo, providing a lively design backdrop. Lasseter also said he wanted to ensure that the city’s overcast skies had a prominent effect on the lighting. Jessup said the design was meant to look as if cars built their environment, but they said the designers took care not to make the “car-ification” too bold and risk losing the connection to Big Ben.