With Teen Hollywood, Jeff Bridges partakes in an extended interview regarding his role in the computer animated mockumentary Surf’s Up. Meanwhile, IESB.net and Getty Images showcase photos taken from the blue carpet of the film’s Los Angeles premiere.

Pixar Planet via Upcoming Pixar notices that the official website of THQ features a demo for the Ratatouille video game. Concurrently, Disney/Pixar and Intel have teamed to launch a promotional website for Ratatouille, TheBestIngredients.com. The online domain includes a sweepstakes, wallpapers, a game and special offers on Intel and Toshiba products.

TV Shows on DVD has the revised DVD cover for Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends – The Complete Season 2, as the artwork now centers on the character Cheese. With 13 episodes, the two-disc set will hit stores on September 11th.

Follow this link to view BCI’s complete press release for The Best Of Bravestarr.

Reg Seeton of UGO recently flew to Hawaii to chat with the voice stars of Sony Pictures Animation’s Surf’s Up. Actors engaged in the conversation included Shia LaBeouf, Jon Heder, Jeff Bridges, and Mario Cantone, speaking particularly on the look of the film as well as why they joined the project’s cast.

Nickelodeon is looking to the youth community Neopets.com for a brand-new series of shorts to air between the network’s longer-form programs, records Animation Magazine. Also appearing at Neovision, Neopets.com’s broadband video player, the “mini-shows” will have their television debut on June 23.

Cartoon Brew points out that Brackney Hills Knitting has received a licensing agreement with Classic Media regarding Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends and Dudley Do-Right knitted products. Thus, the company is already offering two blankets: one featuring Boris and Natasha and the other one starring Mr. Peabody and Sherman. In the meantime, Brackney Hills hopes […]

JV Pixar News notices that Disney Interactive Studios has unleashed the trailer for the video game adaptation of Disney/Pixar’s Ratatouille. The game is scheduled to be released June 26th.

The official website for Casper’s Scare School is now available to visit. At this time, the site contains a music video, synopsis, slide show and song selection. Featuring the voices of Jim Belushi, Bob Saget and Devon Werkheiser, Casper’s Scare School will enter stores on August 21st.

Carl Barks, master of comic book storytelling and creator of Uncle Scrooge, is being spotlighted in a June 4 auction in Los Angeles. Diverse works are being offered, including a final painting of the Disney ducks with an estimated value of as much as $200,000. More modestly-valued pieces will also be available. Public previews will […]

In the “Disneyland” album at Flickr, three photos of a model for the main character in Disney/Pixar’s WALL-E as showcased. Likewise, a poster for the film is on display. Thanks to “Kinoo” at the Animated News & Views Forum for the heads up on the images.

Upcoming Pixar has collected a nice assortment of headlines regarding this summer’s Disney/Pixar entry, Ratatouille. For instance, the site links to the “Hollywood Movies” section of About.com, where an interview with the film’s star Patton Oswalt waits. Concurrently, the “Main Attraction” for this week’s Disney Insider carries some noteworthy Ratatouille tidbits. In addition, MovieWeb has […]

Coming Soon has posted the winners for the 8th Annual Golden Trailer Awards. The honors were provided yesterday evening at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, in a ceremony hosted by Susie Essman. Among the winners, animation-related honorees included The Simpsons Movie (Best Animated/Family) and Bee Movie (Most Original).

Having heard rumors of a sequel to Cars, Blue Sky Disney now points to MiceAge, whose sources claim that Cars 2 is scheduled for 2009. The word was published by MiceAge as the Editor’s Daily Note for Wednesday, May 30. Nonetheless, one should certainly take the speculation with a grain of salt, since no official […]