Metro
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| Director(s) | Steve Loter[1] Sunil Hall (co-director)[1] |
| Starring | Jermaine Fowler[1] |
| Composer(s) | Raphael Saadiq[1] |
| Language | English |
| Theatrical Release | 2021 (cancelled)
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| Company | DisneyToon Studios
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Metro, sometimes stylized as METRO, was a planned Cars spinoff about railroad trains that was to be set in New York City.
It is unknown if Metro will ever be revisited to continue development and eventually release the film.
Production
There is very little notes about Metro's storyline besides a basis, but there is news on the production of the film. Metro was originally set to release in 2021, with Steve Loter getting about four years to work on, before the project was cancelled,[2] just a year before Cars on the Road.
Storyboards
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"Metro and the City"
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Untitled
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"Boxcar Drop"
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"Dream"
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"Metro"
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"The 07 Line"
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"Brooklyn"
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"Chase"
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"Fumes Painting"
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"Grand Central"
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"Jersey Boys"
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"Metro"
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"Metro Poster"
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"Metro Poster"
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"Metro Roughs"
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"Metro Roughs"
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"Metro Roughs"
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'Metro and Eddy"
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"Metro and the City"
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"NY Crailyard"
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"Poster"
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"Shadows"
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"Station"
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"Streets"
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"Subway Station"
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"Train Bar"
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"Train Bar"
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"Train Bar"
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"Train Bar"
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"Tron Beat"
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"Underground"
Known Credits
Cast
- Jermaine Fowler as Lead Voice[1]
- Unknown as Fumes[3]
Music
Art Director
- Ryan Carlson[1]
Trivia
- Metro was one of the many planned Cars spin-offs in development along with the Planes films, an untitled movie about Boats, a steam train related film and an untitled Trucks film too.
- There were plans for another Trains related film by DisneyToon Studios that would have nothing to do with the Cars franchise, but would keep a similar art style according to concept art by John Pomeroy.[5]
- Metro director Steve Loter said that Metro was in production for around 4 years.[1]
- With the release of Metro, there would've been a Cars Cinematic Universe according to Steve Loter.[citation needed]
- According to Loter, the story of Metro would have been "cross between a specific Walter Hill film from the 70's and a specific Scorsese film from the 80's.[6]
- The trains in the storyboards resemble models from BLW, ALCO, Lima, Roanoke Shops, EMD, GE, DRG and other Locomotive Works.
- The trains in the storyboard are from railroads which include the Pacific Flyer Railroad, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York), Amtrak, New Haven, CSX, Norfolk Southern, New Jersey Transit, and other railroads.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Steve Loter on Twitter: "I can’t talk too much about it, but I can tell you some fun facts. I..." / Twitter" / Twitter
- ↑ Steve Loter on Twitter: "I think 2021?" / Twitter
- ↑ Pixar's Cars News And Updates on Twitter: "Even more concept art from 'METRO'. (2/5)" / Twitter
- ↑ Steve Loter on Twitter: "as well as cover of Stevie Wonder’s Living In The City as the en..." / Twitter
- ↑ Disney TV Animation News on Twitter: "DisneyToon Studios turned 30th Years this ..." / Twitter
- ↑ Steve Loter on Twitter: "Story wise it was a cross between a specific Walter Hill film fro..." / Twitter
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