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The Smurfs 2
Teaser poster
Directed byRaja Gosnell
Screenplay byJ. David Stem
David N. Weiss
Karey Kirkpatrick[1]
Jay Scherick
David Ronn
Produced byJordan Kerner
StarringHank Azaria
Neil Patrick Harris
Jayma Mays
Sofía Vergara
CinematographyPhil Meheux
Edited bySabrina Plisco
Music byJohn Powell
Production
companies
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • July 31, 2013 (2013-07-31)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Smurfs 2 is an upcoming 2013 American 3D family comedy film and a sequel to the 2011 film The Smurfs. Based on The Smurfs comic book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo, it will be the second film in the The Smurfs trilogy, produced by Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film is being directed again by Raja Gosnell, with all the main cast returning. New cast includes Christina Ricci and J. B. Smoove as members of the Naughties, and Brendan Gleeson as Patrick Winslow's stepfather. The film is set for release on July 31, 2013.[1] The third film is scheduled to be released on July 24, 2015.

Way back before Papa Smurf found Smurfette, she was intentionally created by Gargamel and that's what brings the plot to her, because she can turn them (the Naughties)into real Smurfs.

Plot

Gargamel creates Hackus and Vexy, a couple of evil Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties, to harness the magical Smurf essence. When he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants and that only Smurfette can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and takes her to Paris, France where the Naughties teach her to become one of them. There, with the help of the Smurf essence, Gargamel hopes to use the Eiffel Tower as an energy-generating antenna to finally return home.[2] It is up to Papa Smurf, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to the human world and seek help from Patrick and Grace Winslow and their son Blue[1] to set things right back in place. Or not.

Cast

Live action actors

Voice actors

Production

On August 9, 2011, Sony Pictures Animation announced a sequel to be released on August 2, 2013, which was later rescheduled to July 31, 2013 (two years and two days after the release of its predecessor).[4] Director Raja Gosnell[1] and producer Jordan Kerner will return.[5] Katy Perry confirmed at the 2012 Kids' Choice Awards that she will reprise her role as Smurfette. Sony began working on the sequel in early 2011 with writers J. David Stem, David N. Weiss, Jay Scherick and David Ronn. By early August 2011, the first draft of the script was completed.[6] Filming will take place in Montreal, Canada.[7] On April 26, 2012, Sony announced that the film has gone into production.[1]

Sequel

On May 10, 2012, just 2 weeks after announcement of production of The Smurfs 2, it was reported that Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation are already developing a script for The Smurfs 3 with writers Karey Kirkpatrick and Chris Poche.[8]

The Smurfs 3 is set for release on July 24, 2015.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Production Begins on The Smurfs 2". ComingSoon.net. April 26, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Breznican, Anthony (September 19, 2012). "FIRST LOOK: Gray gloom for the villainous little Naughties from 'Smurfs 2' -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  3. ^ "Nancy Plays Herself in 'Smurfs 2' Set Visit". ETonline. October 19, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  4. ^ Goldberg, Matt (March 29, 2012). "New Release Dates for THE SMURFS 2, THE SAMARITAN and the Farrelly/Wessler Star-Packed Comedy Anthology". Collider.com. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  5. ^ Lussier, Germain (August 9, 2011). "'Smurfs' Sequel Gets 2013 Release Date". /Film. Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Kit, Borys (August 17, 2011). "'The Smurfs' Writers Returning for Sequel (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on August 19, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Vlessing, Etan (November 15, 2011). "Sony Pictures' 'Smurfs 2,' 'Houdini' and 'Singularity' to Shoot in Montreal". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 28, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Sneider, Jeff (May 10, 2012). "Sony already smurfing 'Smurfs 3'". Variety. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  9. ^ "The Smurfs 3". Box Office Mojo. May 11, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
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