Smurfs
Short description
After the sorcerers Razamel and Gargamel kidnap Papa Smurf, Smurfette leads a group of Smurfs into the human world to rescue him. Along with new allies, the group must understand their true destiny to prevent the destruction of the universe. This animated musical fantasy is based on the creations of Peyo.
Directed by Chris Miller, this project follows his previous work on Shrek the Third and Puss in Boots. The film was produced by Ryan Harris, Jay Brown, and Rihanna, with a screenplay by Pam Brady. The voice cast features Rihanna as Smurfette, James Corden as No Name, Nick Offerman as Ken, JP Karliak as Gargamel and Razamel, Dan Levy as Joel, and Amy Sedaris as Jaunty. The production involved a crew of 69 and a cast of 33.
Produced in Belgium and the United States with a budget of 58 million USD, the film earned 124 million USD at the worldwide box office. It received a mixed to negative reception from viewers and critics. On TMDB, the film has a rating of 5.7/10 from 290 votes, while it holds a lower score of 2.3/10 on IMDb based on 46 votes. Film critics gave the movie a rating of 4/10 from 101 reviews, which is slightly higher than the audience score on IMDb but lower than the one on TMDB.
What's left behind the scenes
- Of all the actors who previously voiced the Smurfs, only Jimmy Kimmel participated in this project. As in the 2013 animated film 'The Smurfs 2', he voiced the passive-aggressive Smurf.
- As was the case with the Smurfs films produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, some of the Smurfs were created specifically for this project.
- For the first time since the 1980s, Azrael, the cat of the evil wizard Gargamel, was not voiced by Frank Welker. This is the first project in the Smurfs franchise in which Welker did not participate at all.
- According to Peyo (real name – Pierre Culliford), the Belgian artist who created the Smurfs, they always wear headgear. In previous projects of the franchise, if a Smurf briefly removed their headgear, they were always shown in a way that prevented their head from being seen. In this cartoon, the Smurfs are shown without headgear.
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