We've seen the very early basic designs for the CGI (and possibly 3-D) Smurfs movie, and today there's news that Sony has snatched up the film rights, and they plan to make it just like last year's Alvin and the Chipmunks movie — with live-action actors alongside the animated blue guys (and gal). Variety continues:
[Producer Jordan] Kerner said the genesis of the current project began during a holiday conversation with Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman-CEO Michael Lynton, who grew up with Les Schtroumpfs in the Netherlands. "He relished them as I do and suggested that it should be a live-action/CG film," he said. "(Studio topper) Amy (Pascal) felt equally that there was potentially a series of films in the making."
"The Smurfs are one of the best-known franchises, and among the most beloved collection of characters in the world," Columbia co-president Doug Belgrad said. "We're very excited to introduce a new generation to Papa Smurf, Smurfette and the other smurftastic Smurfs in all of their 'three-apple-tall' glory."
I don't know about you, but I might just pretend this isn't happening, until it does. In the meantime, the Smurfs' official website is actually really cute and informative, and there's a fun section devoted to the Smurfs' 50th anniversary — which is October 23 of this year!
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3.1 Phillip Lim
Les Nereides
That Alvin & The Chipmunks movie was disastrous.
Can't Gargamel whipped up a quick magic potion to end CGI or at the very least send Azrael to destroy all CGI-capable equipment!?!
1My brother is gonna have nightmares. He was traumatized as a kid...forced to dress up like a smurf for halloween (along with the rest of the family). At the age of 14.
2blue,
was he also forced to "sing" that "lalalalalala" theme song? LMAO
3This is just wrong. The Smurfs should only be portrayed in their original animated form! Preferably, they should just be left in the golden days where they belong. I'm afraid the new movie will have potty humor, dated jokes, and "extreme attitude," like most of the other crap they're making these days.
4After old tv shows (Dukes of hazaard, Charlie's angels and Starsky and Hutch) comic books, they are digging into our childhood tv memories (Transformers, GI Joe)... Are My Little Pony and Care Bears live-action extravanganza are on the work?
5At some point I think we are going to "play along with the Snorks".
6I'm not liking this much.
7This is very depressing, what's next, Strawberry Shortcake or Rainbow Brite?
8Yes, The Smurfs will INDEED be in steroscopic 3D - in other words - "Comin' At Ya!!"
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9I hate computer animation especially when it involves something from my childhood. No thank you.
10I am crying silently in the corner.
11Tiabia-All I remember (I was 9 at the time) was how PISSED he was. We were going to a party at my elementary school, and my mom made him go. So not only did he have to wear a lame costume, he also had to go to my school where other kids he knew were going to be.
He hates Halloween.
12my boyfriend ruined the smurfs for me, he broke down how the smurfs are a communist regime complete with papa smurfs red hat. well it was that and the robot chicken episode where the smurfs reenacted the movie seven, i dont think i should watch this, it might give me nightmares
13does anyone remember when they used to say the smurfs were EVIL! jajajajaj i'm having 1980s flashbacks. Speculations rose when the plush dolls came out! jajajajajajaj
14tiabia and blue... hilarious
15I'm so mad...they're going to kill the Smurfs.
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