Planes is a 2013 American
3D computer-animated sports comedy film produced by
DisneyToon Studios and released by
Walt Disney Pictures. It is a spin-off of
Pixar's
Cars franchise and the first film in a planned
Planes trilogy. Despite not being produced by Pixar, the film was co-written and executive produced by Pixar and
Walt Disney Animation Studios' chief creative officer
John Lasseter, who directed the
Cars films. The film stars the voices of
Dane Cook,
Stacy Keach,
Priyanka Chopra,
Brad Garrett,
Teri Hatcher,
Danny Mann,
Cedric the Entertainer,
Julia Louis-Dreyfus,
Roger Craig Smith,
John Cleese,
Carlos Alazraqui,
Val Kilmer, and
Anthony Edwards.