It will no doubt be a film that’s mostly for younger viewers, but it could be that there’s just enough charm in here to ensure that parents and adults in general also find something to enjoy.
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‘Smurf’s official Twitter handle released the poster and wrote, “Check out the official teaser poster for SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE and come back tomorrow to watch the teaser trailer!” It all leads to “the discovery of the biggest secret in Smurf history” even though over 30 years of animated, live action, TV and big screen antics have uncovered quite a bit so far.
Jordan Kerner is producing the new film, which is being directed by Kelly Asbury, whose previous directorial credits include Shrek 2 and Gnomeo & Juliet.
Smurfs: The Lost Village is fully animated, and is already promising to relate more closely to Peyo’s original vision than the last two live-action films.
Following 2011’s The Smurfs, which grossed $563.7 million worldwide, and 2013’s The Smurfs 2, which took in $347.5 million worldwide, Sony Pictures is preparing to release a third movie about the little blue creatures, called Smurfs: The Lost Village, on April 7, 2017. “It is a radically different take on the Smurfs and their imaginary world, fully computer animated, and much closer to the tone and style that creator Peyo initially envisioned”. Rainn Wilson has a unique way of portraying wacky, comical characters, who are self-important, yet deeply insecure and flawed – that’s Gargamel in a nutshell. Jack McBrayer can channel the fumbling nervousness needed to play Clumsy Smurf.
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KA: Many things inspired the type of movie we wanted to make. SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE has nothing to do with those other films.
