Jeff Bridges Joins Sony's CGI 'Surf's Up'
[Friday, July 29th, 2005]
Jeff Bridges is to lead a cast that includes Shia LaBeouf and Zooey Deschanel for Sony Pictures Animation's upcoming CGI Surf's Up, says Variety.The feature, helmed by animators Ash Brannon and Chris Buck, is an animated feature that goes behind the scenes in the world of competitive penguin surfing. The film profiles up-and-coming surf penguin Cody Maverick (LaBeouf) as he enters his first pro competition.
Bridges will voice the character of "the Geek," a washed-up, overweight and cantankerous King Penguin who becomes young Cody's mentor. Deschanel will play Lani, the penguin lifeguard of Pen Gu Island's South Beach.
James Woods, Jane Krakowski, Jon Heder, Mario Cantone, Brian Benben and Michael McKean have also been cast. The movie is due out in the summer of 2007.
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