Pixar Production Designer Harley Jessup talks about the making of the upcoming Cars 2 Movie and Video Game in this exclusive video interview including working with Director John Lasseter and Avalanche Software on the Video Game.

Johnny Depp in 3D helped Walt Disney Studios earn the top ranking at the box office this weekend. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides brought in over $90.1 million at 4,155 locations. The fourth film in the franchise saw nearly half of its box office booty come from more expensive 3D screenings. Pirates opened at a record 2,747 3D-enabled locations. Depp talks about the new movie at the Disneyland world premiere in the video below.

DISNEYLAND -- In what promises to be the 3D event of the season, Disney and XPAND 3D gave a lucky group of fans a first look at one of the summer’s biggest blockbusters. The companies collaborated to show the World Premiere of Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides at Disneyland. The stars all came out for the big event, including Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz and Ian McShane, as well as Bruckheimer and director Rob Marshall. The black carpet event, which cost $1,000 per ticket, raised money for the Boys & Girls Club of America in eye-popping active 3D by way of XPAND 3D’s new Infinity Large Screen System. Just in time for the new movie, gamers have LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean games across all platforms to play with.

Just as the NBA Playoffs kick into high gear, NBA Digital and Playdom have launched NBA Dynasty, a new social game on Facebook that allows NBA fans to create and manage their ultimate dream team by choosing from more than 9,000 player seasons from 1946 to present. Throughout the year, NBA Dynasty will provide fans with the opportunity to compete in games against NBA stars, NBA championship teams, and head-to-head with their friends for the all-time best record. Former NBA All-Star Brent Barry, who’s in the new game, talks about dunking and video games in this exclusive video interview.

Disney Interactive Studios is developing Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension is for Wii, Nintendo DS and PlayStation 3. Based on the #1 animated TV series among Tweens 9-14 for the past three years, “Phineas and Ferb,” the new video game is inspired by the upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie. Fans can play as their favorite characters including Phineas, Ferb and Agent P as they journey through new dimensions filled with action-packed platforming, in a quest to battle the evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz. The game and movie will be available this summer.

With an Oscar nomination and a global box office haul topping $400 million dollars, The Walt Disney Studios blockbuster animated feature TANGLED is coming home. The computer-animated movie that takes a modern twist on the famous hair-raising fable Rapunzel debuts as the ultimate 4-Disc Disney Blu-ray Combo Pack (3D Blu-ray + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy in a single package) on March 29, 2011. As the 50th full-length animated feature in The Walt Disney Studios’ celebrated library and the first animated feature film to ever debut day-and-date on Disney Blu-ray 3D, TANGLED’s uniquely packaged home entertainment release ensures that viewers of all ages can enjoy this film on a variety of superior, hi-def media platforms while diving further into the history and quirky details behind the making of this film via amusing and informative bonus features. Gamers can also explore this world more thoroughly with Disney Interactive Studios’ TANGLED: The Video Game. Both the movie and the game feature the voice of Zachary Levi as Flynn Rider, from NBC’s hit, “Chuck.”

PORT CANAVERAL, Florida -- While Disney Interactive Studios readies new games based on hit franchises like Pixar’s Cars 2, Disney Imagineers are doing more than just building the next generation of theme park attractions. Imagineers worked with game creators to build a pair of Magic PlayFloors aboard the new $900 million Disney Dream cruise ship, which delivers a unique multiplayer experience for kids with 10 games featuring popular Disney characters.