The Smurfs | |
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Created by | Peyo |
Original work | Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs (1965) |
Owners | Sony Pictures Animation (Sony Pictures) (The Smurfs, The Smurfs 2, The Lost Village) Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Animation (The Smurfs Movie) |
Years | 1965–present |
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The Smurfs have appeared in five feature-length films and two short films loosely based on The Smurfs comic book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo and the 1980s animated TV series it spawned. They theatrically debuted in a 1965 animated feature film that was followed by a 1976 animated film titled The Smurfs and the Magic Flute. Twenty-eight to thirty years after The Magic Flute was released in the United States, a 2011 feature film and a 2013 sequel were produced by Sony Pictures Animation and released by Columbia Pictures. Live-action roles include Hank Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris, and Jayma Mays, while the voice-over roles include Anton Yelchin, Jonathan Winters, Katy Perry, and George Lopez. A fully animated reboot titled Smurfs: The Lost Village was released through Sony in April 2017. An animated musical film titled The Smurfs Movie produced by Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies will release in July 2025.