There’s hundreds of new toys in Toy Story 3, and in this featurette below, we meet some of the actors who have stepped into their animated shoes. The film is in theaters this Friday!

Toy Story 3 madness is in full swing. With 8 days to go, the crew at Chris Cross Media have created a live-action re-enactment of the opening minutes of the first Toy Story film. Enjoy:

Also, here’s some soundbites from Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich:

Three new Toy Story 3 teasers have arrived online, and they feature Ken, who appears to be a real scene stealer. They’re Ken’s Dating Tips.

Communication is Key

Know Yourself, Be Yourself

Play Hard to Get

If you didn’t have enough reason to be excited about Toy Story 3 (arriving on June 18th), the addition of Day & Night to the front of the screening should take care of that. It’s Teddy Newton’s crafty new short, that layers two sets of animation upon eachother, but it looks like he’s made it work. Here’s 2-minute behind-the-scenes featurette that includes some clips from the production.

Poor Ken. He’s an accessory – a girl’s play thing. In this new promo piece titled Groovin’ with Ken!, which is cut like a 1950′s government film, we learn more about this injection-molded boy toy, and peer into his plastic psyche. Just 2 1/2 weeks to go until Toy Story 3 is in theaters!

We’re less than a month away from the release of Toy Story 3, which opens on June 18th. Here’s a series of interviews with director Lee Unkrich and producer Darla Anderson, in which they answer questions from the fans.

Here’s a 3-minute behind-the-scenes featurette that opens up the plot of Toy Story 3 just a little more. The focus is also on Michael Keaton, who voices Ken, Barbie’s “accessory.” The film is in theaters on June 18th.