Despite being smurfing terrible, THE SMURFS managed to spawn over $560 million at the box office so news of a sequel is no surprise. Production has officially begun on the live action/CGI sequel with Christina Ricci joining the cast. The MONSTER actress will voice Vexy, an evil version of Katy Perry’s Smurfette.
The film will see The Smurfs venture to France in order to save Smurfette from the clutches of villain Gargamel. The plot synopsis paints the picture of a blue turd, but I’ll let you be the judge:
In this sequel to the hybrid live action/animated family blockbuster comedy THE SMURFS, the evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants — and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs — Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world’s greatest sorcerer. It’s up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her! Will Smurfette, who has always felt different from the other Smurfs, find a new connection with the Naughties Vexy and Hackus – or will the Smurfs convince her that their love for her is True Blue?
THE SMURFS 2 will reach cinemas in Summer 2013 and stars Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Hank Azaria and the voices of Katy Perry, Alan Cumming and Fred Armisen.
Source: Coming Soon
Dan Bullock
Apr 26, 2012 at 8:58 pm
Whenever I think of the Smurfs now, I think of Donnie Darko and that epic speech of his about the Smurf World.
“What’s the point in living…”