Unused recordings of Paul Newman allowed Doc Hudson to appear in Cars 3, mentoring Lightning McQueen in a nostalgic and respectful manner. Doc Hudson's role in the Cars universe had to be changed ...

Boy-friendly 'Cars' franchise now has a role model for little girls. Lightning is deeply affected when he learns that teaching McQueen was the best thing in Doc’s life, says Cars 3 director ...

Doc Hudson with Lightning McQueen in "Cars." Disney/Pixar While it's nostalgic to see a tribute to the late Paul Newman who died in 2008, his appearances in the movie become overshadowed by one ...

We know Lightning McQueen will eventually transcend his role as a champion racer and follow the path of the vintage Hudson Hornet race car from the original "Cars," Doc Hudson -- a character who ...

The late Oscar-winning icon and a longtime auto-racing enthusiast played the character of Doc Hudson, the wise, gravelly voiced mentor to hotshot rookie racer Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson), in ...

In "Cars 3," Lightning McQueen's mind is strong, but his flesh is weak. ... Doc Hudson, who passed away prior to the events of 2011's "Cars 2," along with the actor who voiced him, ...

Lightning McQueen, the star of the movies (you could argue that Mater was the star of Cars 2), however, is a little harder to pin down when it comes to a specific car he is based on.

"Cars 3" looks like it could have a story structure similar to that of the original, with McQueen needing to learn a different approach to racing in order to beat his opponent at the end.In this ...

Earlier in the franchise, McQueen deals with the death of his mentor, three-time Piston Cup Champion Doc Hudson (Paul Newman). These two details make it clear that the rules of “Cars” dictate that ...

With the help of Hudson and an insane race crew, McQueen truly took off, winning four Piston Cups under the tutelage of the wise blue racer. Essentially, he’s not even in the GOAT conversation without ...

Apart from the inherent issues of being an anthropomorphized car in a children's movie voiced by Owen Wilson, Lightning McQueen is not based on any one production car. Following with his character ...