The studio has hired Akiva Goldsman to oversee the re-boot as producer.

According to CHUD, Guillermo Del Toro is set to oversee a new branch of Disney animation specifically designed for "Spooky and creepy" animated movies: http://chud.com/articles/articles/20753/1/GUILLERMO-DEL-TORO-DOES-DISNEY/Page1.html

That sounds too good to be true.

Roger Corman to receive honorary Oscar.

About fekkin' time!

Good Christ, you mean I'm actually going to have a reason to watch the freakin' show this year?

No. As part of the 'how the Hell do we get people to watch this thing' redesign, the honorary Oscars will from henceforth be given out at a seperate event. I'd expect a 20-second montage presented by Jessica Alba or Megan Fox, like they do with the sci-tech awards.

In other news, I guess every other movie ever made must already be out on Blu-Ray.

The story sees Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson), his pit team and new pit boss Mater head around the world for the Race of Champions, to take place in five different countries and involve the champions of different disciplines like Formula One and rally driving. First up is a race in Tokyo, starting at Mount Fuji and heading downtown; then there's a German race through the Black Forest; then "Porto Corsa" in Italy, which is based partly on the Monte Carlo Grand Prix; then a 24-hour race around Paris (so somewhat like Le Mans then) and finally a thrilling climax in London, approaching Buckingham Palace (where the guards appear to be Land Rovers).

But all this racing is not the only focus. Mater, who we know from the series of cartoon shorts Mater's Tall Tales (more on that in our blog in a minute) is prone to exaggeration, gets involved in a "Hitchcockian" case of mistaken identity, saves the life of a British secret agent called Finn McMissile (who looks a heck of a lot like an Aston Martin) and becomes embroiled in a huge spy thriller. Only no-one believes him. That too comes to a head at Buckingham Palace.

Along the way there are towtruck-abroad pictures to be taken at the Oktoberfest in Germany (where Mater wears "Materhosen") and harassing the aforementioned Palace Guards.

Really, that plot sounds terrible. Could they turn it around? Yeah, the Pixar magic lives strong; I've seen it in movies since Cars.

But I skipped Cars in theaters and I'll skip this too. I did see Cars eventually and while it wasn't awful, it didn't feel special like most other Pixar films do. In fact, it honestly felt ham-fisted and trite at times.