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“The Smurfs” – Synopsis | Star Cast | Stills | Trailers | Songs

17Mar2011 Filed under: Movies Author: maddy

The Smurfs, also known as The Smurfs Movie, is an upcoming live-action/CGI-animated family film directed by Raja Gosnell, written by J. David Stem and David N. Weiss, and stars Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Hank Azaria and Sofía Vergara, with the voices of Jonathan Winters, Katy Perry, Jeff Foxworthy, Paul Reubens, Alan Cumming, and George Lopez. Produced by Jordan Kerner, the film will be distributed by Columbia Pictures.

It will be the first CGI/live-action hybrid film in The Smurfs franchise. After five years of negotiations, Kerner bought the rights in 2002 and was in development with Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies until Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation obtained the film rights in 2008. Filming began on March 26, 2010 in New York. After having the release date pushed back twice, it is currently scheduled to be released on August 3, 2011.

Cast & Crew

Release Date
August 3, 2011

Language
English

Genre
Animated family film

Director
Raja Gosnell

Producer
Jordan Kerner

Star Cast

Neil Patrick Harris
Jayma Mays
Sofia Vergara
Jonathan Winters
Katy Perry
Hank Azaria
Alan Cumming

Music By
John Powell

Distributed by
Columbia Pictures

Cinematography
Natarajan
Subramaniam

Studio
Sony Pictures Animation
The Kerner Entertainment Company

Written by
J. David Stem and David N. Weiss

Distributed by
Columbia Pictures

Synopsis
Set in the Middle Ages, the evil wizard Gargamel (Hank Azaria) and his cat, Azrael, discover the Smurfs’ village and chase them into some woods. The Smurfs get scattered and Clumsy Smurf (voiced by Anton Yelchin) wanders into a “forbidden” grotto and some of the other Smurfs follow. But Papa Smurf just warns about the grotto, where all Smurfs should never go into this little cave. Since it’s also a blue moon, a magical portal within the grotto transports them into present-day Central Park in New York, by the magic ring where Gargamel wearing it’s powers.[3] They take shelter with a married couple (Neil Patrick Harris and Jayma Mays) and try to find a way back to their village before Gargamel finds them.

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