Michael Schumacher will be making a new kind of debut during the Monaco Grand prix weekend after 15 years of his Formula one debut. Schumi’s voice will be heard in a new animation movie CARS from Pixar, where he plays a cameo role as himself. The legends of the silver screen and world of motorsport like Paul Newman, Richard Petty, Mario Andretti, Darrell Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt Jr join Schumacher in the cast of CARS.
Schumacher’s first acting experience behind a microphone in his own words.
“When I first heard about this project, I was obviously hesitating as I am not at all good in acting or pretending I am somebody else, and as I have never done anything like this before. But on the other side, the story was so nice and the whole setting seemed so appealing.”
“So we thought: okay, why not try, let’s just go and try it. It was quite difficult doing this, but at the same time it was a lot of fun as it was a totally new experience. And trying new things is always worth it.”
“We had to stop several times, especially when I did the languages other than German and English, but in the end I hope it will come across well and the people will like it. For sure, it was a very interesting and funny thing to do.”.
Disney is on track to unwrap Pixar’s CARS on may 26th at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina with first ever multi-screen digital cinema premiere.#