Smurfs – The Lost Village is an upcoming 2017 American 3D computer-animated adventure-comedy film. Let’s see some amazing facts and trivia about it!
1.It is produced by Sony Pictures Animation and animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks
2. The plot: Smurfette attempts to find her purpose in the village. When she encounters a creature similar to her in the Forbidden Forest who drops a mysterious map, she sets off with her best friends Brainy, Clumsy, and Hefty to find the Lost Village before the evil wizard, Gargamel, does.
3. On May 10, 2012, just two weeks after they announced production of The Smurfs 2, Sony Pictures Animation and Columbia Pictures were already developing a script for The Smurfs 3 with scribes Karey Kirkpatrick and Chris Poche.
4. Hank Azaria, who played Gargamel in the first two films, revealed that the third film “might actually deal with the genuine origin of how all these characters ran into each other way back when.”
5. Unlike the first two live action/computer-animated hybrid films, the third film will be entirely computer-animated and won’t be a sequel.
6. In March 2014, it was revealed that Kelly Asbury was hired to direct the film.
7. Exploring the origins of the Smurfs, the comedy-adventure will feature a new take on the characters, with designs and environments more closely following the artwork created by Peyo.
8. The film is produced by Jordan Kerner and co-produced by Mary Ellen Bauder, while Asbury was confirmed to direct.
9. On June 14, 2015, Sony Pictures Animation revealed Get Smurfy as the title of the film, along with a first look at the film.It was later retitled Smurfs: The Lost Village
10. On January 16, 2015, Mandy Patinkin was added to the cast of the animated adventure film to voice Papa Smurf, who was previously voiced by Jonathan Winters in the live-action/CGI films.
11. On June 14, 2015, Demi Lovato was revealed as the voice of Smurfette, and Rainn Wilson as Gargamel.
12. In October 2016, it was confirmed that Christopher Lennertz will be composing the score for the film.
13. In December 2016, it was reported that singer Meghan Trainor had recorded a song for the film titled “I’m a Lady”, which was released as a single.
14. The film was initially set for release on August 14, 2015, but on May 1, 2014, the reboot film’s release date was pushed back to August 5, 2016. In March 2015, the release date was again pushed back to March 31, 2017. In March 2016, the release date was pushed back to April 7, 2017.
15. On September 21, 2016, the teaser trailer was released
16. John Goodman was originally considered to voice Papa Smurf.
17. The original voice of Smurfette was played by American singer Katy Perry.
18. Gordon Ramsey’s first role in a movie not as himself or with his likeness.
19. The Smurfberries in this film changed once again. In the 980s Smurfs Cartoon, they were red, in the Live Action Smurfs Films, they were blue, and in this film, they’re purple.
20. Joe Manganiello voices Hefty Smurf in this movie. His wife Sofía Vergara appears in Smurfs (2011).
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