Sony’s revamping the Smurfs movie franchise with a new all-animated film titled Get Smurfy. The CG animated family-friendly film will feature the voices of Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson, and Mandy Patinkin, and will be directed by animated movie veteran Kelly Asbury (Shrek 2, Gnomeo & Juliet).
Per Sony Pictures Animation’s official announcement, Lovato’s been tapped to voice Smurfette, Rainn Wilson will tackle the role of the evil Gargamel, and Mandy Patinkin is taking on Papa Smurf.
“The continued popularity of the Smurfs is unmistakeable, and this new outing will return them to the fully-animated world that launched them,” said Asbury.
“We felt it was important to take a very different approach with this origin story. It returns to the roots of Peyo’s creation in this CG animated adventure. I hope it will delight not only fans but audiences worldwide. We couldn’t be more excited with the talented new cast we’re starting to assemble for our Smurfy reboot!” added producer Jordan Kerner.
Get Smurfy will open in theaters on March 31, 2017.
The Plot: Get Smurfy finds Smurfette and her brothers trekking through the uncharted Enchanted Forest to try and discover a fabled Smurfs village before their nemesis, the evil wizard Gargamel, does. Along the way, some of the mysteries of the little blue creatures’ origins are brought to light: do Smurfs come in any other colors? are their mushroom houses organic? And… why are there 99 boys and only one girl???
