The Smurfs 2 Information

The Smurfs 2 is an upcoming 2013 American 3D family comedy film and a sequel to the 2011 film The Smurfs. Based on The Smurfs comic book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo, it will be the second film in the The Smurfs trilogy, produced by Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film is being directed again by Raja Gosnell, with all the main cast returning. New cast includes Christina Ricci and J. B. Smoove as members of the Naughties, and Brendan Gleeson as Patrick Winslow's stepfather. The film is set for release on July 31, 2013. The third is scheduled to be released on July 24, 2015.

Plot

Gargamel creates Hackus and Vexy, a couple of evil Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties, to harness the magical Smurf essence. When he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants and that only Smurfette can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and takes her to Paris, France where the Naughties teach her to become one of them. There, with the help of the Smurf essence, Gargamel hopes to use the Eiffel Tower as an energy-generating antenna to finally return home. It is up to Papa Smurf, Brainy, Gutsy, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to the human world and seek help from Patrick and Grace Winslow and their son Blue.

Cast

Live action actors

• Hank Azaria as Gargamel
• Neil Patrick Harris as Patrick Winslow
• Jayma Mays as Grace Winslow
• Sofía Vergara as Odile Anjelou
• Brendan Gleeson as Victor Doyle, Patrick's stepfather
• Nancy O'Dell as herself, a television interviewer

Voice actors

• Jonathan Winters as Papa Smurf
• Katy Perry as Smurfette
• Fred Armisen as Brainy Smurf
• Alan Cumming as Gutsy Smurf
• Anton Yelchin as Clumsy Smurf
• George Lopez as Grouchy Smurf
• John Oliver as Vanity Smurf
• Christina Ricci as Vexy, a smart and mischievous Smurf-like "Naughty"
• J. B. Smoove as Hackus, a funny and physical, Smurf-like "Naughty"

Production

On August 9, 2011, Sony Pictures Animation announced a sequel to be released on August 2, 2013, which was later rescheduled to July 31, 2013 (two years and two days after the release of its predecessor). Director Raja Gosnell and producer Jordan Kerner will return. Katy Perry confirmed at the 2012 Kids' Choice Awards that she will reprise her role as Smurfette. Sony began working on the sequel in early 2011 with writers J. David Stem, David N. Weiss, Jay Scherick and David Ronn. By early August 2011, the first draft of the script was completed. Filming will take place in Montreal, Canada. On April 26, 2012, Sony announced that the film has gone into production.

Sequel

On May 10, 2012, just 2 weeks after announcement of production of The Smurfs 2, it was reported that Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation are already developing a script for The Smurfs 3 with writers Karey Kirkpatrick and Chris Poche.

The Smurfs 3 is set for release on July 24, 2015.