Smurfs: The Lost Village

Smurfs: The Lost Village
Smurfs: The Lost Village
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kelly Asbury
Written by	Stacey Harman; Pamela Ribon;
Based on	The Smurfs; by Peyo
Produced by	Jordan Kerner; Mary Ellen Bauder Andrews;
Starring	Demi Lovato; Rainn Wilson; Joe Manganiello; Jack McBrayer; Danny Pudi; Michelle Rodriguez; Ellie Kemper; Ariel Winter; Jake Johnson; Meghan Trainor; Mandy Patinkin; Julia Roberts;
Narrated by	Mandy Patinkin
Edited by	Bret Marnell
Music by	Christopher Lennertz
Production; companies	Columbia Pictures; Kerner Entertainment Company; Sony Pictures Animation;
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates	April 5, 2017 (Belgium); April 7, 2017 (United States);
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$60 million
Box office	$197.2 million

Smurfs: The Lost Village is a 2017 American animated fantasy adventure comedy film based on The Smurfs comic series by Peyo.^[1]^[7] A reboot to Sony Pictures Animation's previous live-action animated films and the third and final installment in Sony's Smurfs film series, the film was directed by Kelly Asbury and written by Stacey Harman and Pamela Ribon,^[1] and stars the voices of Demi Lovato in her feature film debut, Rainn Wilson, Joe Manganiello, Jack McBrayer, Danny Pudi, Michelle Rodriguez, Ellie Kemper, Ariel Winter, Jake Johnson, Meghan Trainor, Mandy Patinkin, and Julia Roberts. In the film, a mysterious map prompts Smurfette, Brainy, Clumsy, and Hefty to find a lost village before Gargamel does.^[1] The film introduced the female Smurfs, who appeared in the franchise the following year.

Smurfs: The Lost Village was released in Belgium on April 5, 2017, and in the United States on April 7, by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film received mixed reviews from critics, although some considered it an improvement over the previous two films,^[8] and was not as successful as its two predecessors, grossing over $197 million worldwide against a $60 million budget, but still a commercial success. It is dedicated to Jonathan Winters, the voice actor of both Grandpa Smurf from the 1980s animated series and Papa Smurf from the original movie series who died in 2013, Anton Yelchin, the voice actor of Clumsy Smurf in the live-action movies, and Nine Culliford,^[9] the wife of Peyo, who both died in 2016.

Smurfs: The Lost Village was the last Smurfs film to be distributed and produced by Sony Pictures, as Paramount Pictures (through Paramount Animation) and Nickelodeon Movies acquired rights to future films based on the brand in February 2022, with Sony still retaining the rights to their Smurfs films. A computer-animated Smurfs series inspired by The Lost Village premiered in April 2021, while another Smurfs film, simply titled Smurfs, is scheduled to be released by Paramount on July 18, 2025 and is detached from the Sony Smurfs films.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Milligan, Mercedes (January 18, 2017). "Sony Pictures Animation Reveals Slate through 2018". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
^ "Christopher Lennertz to score Smurfs: The Lost Village". filmmusicreporter.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
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^ "Critics Mixed On 'Smurfs: The Lost Village' - SFGate". www.sfgate.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
^ Murphy, Jackson (March 29, 2017). "Interview: Director Kelly Asbury on "Smurfs: The Lost Village"". Animation Scoop. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

[AMSPASlate2018-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Milligan, Mercedes (January 18, 2017). "Sony Pictures Animation Reveals Slate through 2018". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2017.

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[8] "Critics Mixed On 'Smurfs: The Lost Village' - SFGate". www.sfgate.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

[ASInterviewAsbury-9] Murphy, Jackson (March 29, 2017). "Interview: Director Kelly Asbury on "Smurfs: The Lost Village"". Animation Scoop. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

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