UPDATE: Hello to Jason Isaacs, Emily Mortimer, Joe Mantegna, Peter Jacobson and Thomas Kretschmann. They're all in the cast too.

"Finn McMissile, British Intelligence."

IT'S MICHAEL CAINE!

That's pretty much the reaction of everyone when they see the new teaser trailer for Cars 2. Yes, The Caine will be in Pixar's animated sequel, playing a missile-toting, handbrake-skidding secret agent. He's a car, of course.

Now that doesn't sound much like the original Cars, does it? That's because it isn't. Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and Mater (Larry the Cable) head to Tokyo for the world's first World Gran Prix. And promptly enter a world of international espionage.

"What about Radiator Springs?" some children with shiny lunchboxes will cry. Screw Radiator Springs! I hated the first Cars, so thank God they're driving in a completely different direction. Pixar's 12th feature length film promises "secret agents, menacing villains and international racing". So it's basically Speed Racer. Which might not be a bad thing...

Cars 2 is revving up next year on Friday 22nd July. Read on for the trailer. And then sign our petition for Larry the Cable Guy to stop voicing imaginary pick-up trucks and start fixing my Virgin Media box.