Things arent looking so good for Lightning McQueen. An announcers voice blares over the sequence: McQueen is fading. he shouts, just as the cars crimson bumper zooms into frame. From this moment, everything will change, the trailers closing titles tease. Lightning McQueen, hes awesome. Weve got some great new characters, some great racing in it. Its a very emotional story. Its really a special story. Its very emotional and his relationship with Doc Hudson, and his memory of Doc Hudson....

As such, its touching in a pleasingly formulaic, pass-the-torch way. UPROXXs Mike Ryan finds similarities betweenCars 3andRocky III. These movies do have a lot of the same beats. Cars 3hits theaters Friday. Check out a selection reviews below. The pairs bonding sessions and obligatory just dream it! life lessons are hardly revelatory, or even especially engaging. Why do all the doors have handles if they dont have hands? Are their hearts under the hood, or is that where the brains are?...

Sterling, as youll see whenCars 3arrives in theaters this June, is a charmer. Hes a marketing genius who buys the once-simple Rust-Eze Racing Center and transforms it into a state-of-the-art training facility. Hes not being interesting, hes beinginterested. Credit: Pixar/Disney Hes not, Hey there, Im great, which is not charming. Hes Hey there,youregreat. And I think for that reason we designed Sterling to be kind of timeless. We looked at a lot of European cars from the 60s....

STOP READING NOW IF YOU HAVEN’T SEENCARS 3! YOU’RE ONLY HURTING YOURSELF AND SPOILING YOUR SENSE OF WONDER. Whether it’s with a fourth film, a follow-up short (a.k.a. Everett Collection theToy Storymodel) or a medium yet to be determined, this race is likely far from over. “He’s not quitting racing. He can still race, and it’s up to him. It’s his choice. He’s just, right at this moment, really excited to help Cruz Ramirez....

Kerry Washington, Nathan Fillion, and Lea DeLaria are starting their engines. First up is Washington as Natalie Certain, a top-notch statistical analyst whos all about the numbers. She is a super-smarty-pants statistician, theScandalstar toldPeople, which first revealed the casting news. Credit: Disney/Pixar She reminds me of a statistical analyst on cable news or SportsCenter. She knows everything there is to know about the ins and outs of statistics when it comes to racing....

Late-night TV shakeup alert: Carson Daly is stepping down from hosting NBCsLast Callafter 17 years. Hard to believe its been so long 2,000 episodes. Its time to move on to something new and let someone else have access to this incredible platform. Credit: Stacie McChesney/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images My 20s was about finding a good job, Daly said. My 30s was about taking on as many of them as I could....

Read on for the rest of the fun-filled, animated line-up. Only Benson wants less scares, and more holiday spirit in the tales. Steven Universe(8:30 p.m.) Three Gems and a Baby: Its Story For Steven Time again! Credit: Cartoon Network The holiday marathon starts withThe Powerpuff Girlson Thursday, Dec. 1 at 5 p.m. ET on Cartoon web link. Cartoon Network

EW can exclusively announce the merch Cartoon web link will be selling at this years convention. Cartoon Networks newest program,OK K.O.! Check out Cartoon Networks SDCC-exclusive items below. Credit: Cartoon Network San Diego Comic-Con takes place from July 19-23. Cartoon Network Cartoon Network Cartoon Network Cartoon Network Cartoon Network Cartoon Network Cartoon Network Cartoon Network Cartoon Network

On one hand, Rob Reiners comedy-romance-adventure feels as fresh now as it did then. The sword fights are still spectacular, the love story is still sweet, and the jokes still land. Even though it pokes at well-worn fairytale tropes, it does so with love. Everett Collection On the surface,The Princess Brideseems like your classic fairytale. Cary Elwes, to talk about the films enduring legacy. Its something that everybody can enjoy....

I thought he was an okay Batman, Casey said. As far as…No, he was great. Hes a hero, so he had something to channel and work with there. But hes not going to do that movie [The Batman], I dont think. However, when the hosts mentioned this was breaking news, the actor added, Is that breaking news? Because I was just kind of making that up. Ive done the two movies....

“It’s really thebestway to wake up,” he says. “I can’t think of a better way.” I wasn’t able to take that in and appreciate what was good about that moment. This just feels a bit calmer and better and deeper and nicer." It’s just really great to get to share all of this with him," says Affleck. Sometimes you learn bad habits. Sometimes you grow cynical and detached. I now feel a bit steadier on my feet," he says....

6 on theNew York TimesMiddle Grade Paperback best-seller list. Tumble & Bluehits shelves in August 2017. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How did you reach this design for the cover? Can you walk us through the parts of your process that we see in the video? Which steps are the crucial ones not to skip? Our process starts with a dialogue with the team to understand what is expected. We then work on some sketches, which is the most important step in the process....

What was your criteria for each story and how involved are you in that part of the process? CASSANDRA CLARE:I was quite involved in the process. Initially, we used this model for the Bane Chronicles as a matter of practicality. Credit: Simon & Schuster Audio Which of the narrators sounded just the way you imagined the character in your head? Sam was one of our most unexpected hits. We wouldnt have thought hed bring such Simon-ness to the role, but he totally did....