The dvd of Surf’s Up will be released in America on the 9th of October. As a bonus feature there will be a new adventure of the animated short The Chubbchubbs! that is called: ’The Chubbchubbs save Xmas‘.
 
Other extra features are: 

* THE CHUBBCHUBBS — The original Oscar-winning animated short
* “Not A Drop of Real Water” — Three-part doc that takes viewers behind-the-scenes of the movie and its technical achievements
* Music Video — Lauryn Hill “Lose Myself”
* Arnold’s Zurfinary — Arnold gives a kids-eye view of surf terminology
* CREATE YOUR OWN SURFBOARD game
* LAVA SURF game
* WHALE HOPPING game
* Filmmaker commentary* THE CHUBBCHUBBS! — The original Oscar-winning animated short

The Chubbchubbs is a short film by Eric Armstrong for Imageworks and Sony Pictures. In 2003 it won the oscar for best animated short. Click ‘read more’ to watch The Chubbchubbs.

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Sean Penn and Iggy Pop will be working on the English version of Persepolis, the animation movie about Satrapi, a little girl growing up during the Iranian Revolution. Penn will speak in the voice of Satrapi’s father and Pop will lend his voice to her rebellious and political active uncle. De voices of Gena Rowlands, Cathérine Deneuve and her daughter Chiara Mastroianni were already known. The English version of this movie will be released in October this year.