Which Pixar director made Cars 3 his feature-film directing debut?

Brian Fee made his feature-film directing debut with Pixar’s Cars 3.

Fee had worked at Pixar for many years before directing the film. He served as a storyboard artist on earlier Pixar productions, including Cars, Ratatouille, and WALL-E. His experience with visual storytelling helped him move from story development into directing.

Cars 3 follows Lightning McQueen after a new generation of technologically advanced racers begins to dominate the sport. Fee directed the film from a screenplay by Kiel Murray, Bob Peterson, and Mike Rich. The story emphasizes aging, adaptation, training, and the transfer of experience between generations.

Cars 3 was released in 2017. It returned to the racing-focused tone of the first film after Cars 2 had expanded into a spy adventure. Brian Fee later became attached to other animation projects, but Cars 3 remains the feature that marked his directing debut.