Based on the groundbreaking revelation that surfing was actually invented by penguins. In the film, a documentary crew will take audiences behind the scenes and onto the waves during the most competitive, heartbreaking and dangerous display of surfing known to man, the Penguin World Surfing Championship.
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July 6, 2007: C'mon Hollywood #129:
... No more penguin movies!
by Sturdy
You gotta love Hollywood’s copycat personality. If there’s even a moderate chance of repeating the success of an original, you can all but guarantee...
June 6, 2007: INT: Brannon/Buck:
If
you watch a lot of animated films, then I can guarantee you've seen
the work of this SURF'S
UP filmmaking trio before. There's co-director Ash Brannon, who...
June 8, 2007: INT: Labeouf/Heder:
Riding
hot off the heels of two smash hits (DISTURBIA and BLADES OF GLORY),
Shia LaBeouf and Jon Heder are two of the most recognizable young
stars in...
June 5, 2007: INT: Jeff Bridges:
As
I'm sure any schmoe out there will probably agree, THE BIG
LEBOWSKI's The Dude is one of the greatest characters ever put to
screen. This is due almost entirely to the...
June 7, 2007: Review: Surf's Up:
PLOT:
This is
the true story of Code Maverick, an underdog penguin who's eager to
prove himself by taking first place at the "Penguin World
Surfing...
March 26, 2007: INT: LaBoeuf/Bridges:
I’ve
been a huge fan of Jeff Bridges since I was a kid.
This is partly due to the classic film THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
alongside an all-star cast. What
I’ve always...
March 21, 2007: INT: Zooey Deschanel:
Over
the past few years, it seems
America
has a new sweetheart. Nope,
I’m not talking about Julia Roberts or Sandra Bullock.
This...
March 9, 2007: Shia says no Indy:
Just a day after Variety reported that Shia LaBeouf is in final negotiations to join INDIANA JONES IV as the titular sexagenarian adventurer's surprisingly young son, the former Even Steven-er is downplaying the report as nothing but a rumor. " Look, those...
January 4, 2007: Surf's Up site up:
Don't gorge yourself too much on HAPPY FEET because, in just a few months time. we'll be faced with another CG penguin romp in the form of SURF'S UP , a movie that separates itself by being an animated mockumentary. Going on the premise that penguins invented...
September 28, 2006: Surf's Up trailer:
I saw an extended trailer for Sony's animated mockumentary (that's right, animated mockumentary) SURF'S UP at Comic Con earlier this year and was pretty impressed with what I saw. The trailer that recently premiered over at Apple is basically a...
July 25, 2006: CON: Sony Animation:
SONY
ANIMATION PANEL:
Thursday
was apparently animation day at The Con and I was there for every
hot, sweaty second of it (or maybe that was just me?). Sony, Warner...
