Clare Henney: The Smurfs Movie

12:00 PM | | Posted by Clare Henney

I am so excited about this one! I was a fan of the cartoon when I was a little girl and I was very happy to find out that there was going to be a movie version that had animation mixed with real-life characters. I think this is going to be a fun movie to watch, especially if it’s in 3D.

It stars Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother, Doogie Howser, MD) along with a star-studded cast voicing the animated characters, led by Katy Perry as Smurfette.

According to IMDB, in this movie the Smurfs are chased out of their village and the magical world and end up in New York and they are trying to find their way home as the evil wizard Gargamel tracks them down.  

Apart from the previously mentioned members of the cast, the movie also features the voices of SNL actors Kenan Thompson, BJ Novak and Fred Armisen. Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader host Jeff Foxworthy gives his voice to one of the Smurfs, along with George Lopez, Alan Cumming and Wolfgang Puck (yes, THE Wolfgang Puck). Sofia Vergara is in the movie as well, along with Jayma Mays from Glee.

The movie will be shown in August 2011 in the US. Hmmm, I wonder when this will be shown here in the Philippines? Can’t wait!