'Cars 3' Adds Kerry Washington, Nathan Fillion, Lea DeLaria

Cars 3 is gearing up with a starry voice cast.

The Pixar threequel has added Kerry Washington, Nathan Fillion and Lea DeLaria. The trio join Owen Wilson reprising his starring role as world champion racer Lightning McQueen, who is blindsided by a new generation of racers and struggling to get back on track.

“We’re introducing some fun and really appealing characters in Cars 3,” said director Brian Fee, “so we really wanted to find the right voices to help us breathe life into them. We hit a homerun with this group; I couldn’t be happier.”

Washington voices Natalie Certain, a highly-respected analyst who excels in her ability to evaluate a racer’s statistics, but she could be underestimating the importance of determination. Fillion voices Sterling, a brilliant and dapper businesscar who runs one of the most successful elite training facilities in the country, but is also driven to ensure all of his investments pay off. DeLaria voices Miss Fritter, a local legend whose formidable school-bus size is intimidating, but it’s her smoke stacks of doom, razor-sharp stop sign and crazy collection of her victims’ license plates that usually steers her opponents in the other direction.

Three-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton also voices Hamilton, a fully loaded, built-in voice command assistant.

They join Cristela Alonzo as unconventional trainer Cruz Ramirez and Armie Hammer as sleek next-gen racer Jackson Storm. The cast also includes Larry the Cable Guy, Bonnie Hunt, Lloyd Sherr, Tony Shalhoub and Bob Costas.

Disney releases Cars 3 on June 16, 2017.