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CAST AND CREW

Director

Colin Brady

The Smurfs

Release Date: Unspecified Release - Wide Release
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Film Genre: Animation
Country: United States

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Best known in the United States for the long-running Hanna-Barbera cartoon, the Smurfs were created in 1958 by Belgian cartoonist Pierre Culliford, known throughout the world as Peyo. The Smurfs, originally called "Les Schtroumpfs" in French, were created for a Belgian series of comic books, first as minor characters. The villagers, known for their blue skin and small statures, spawned a line of statuettes, games, toys, theme parks and a hit TV series, which ran as part of NBC's Saturday-morning lineup from 1981-90.

MOVIE NEWS ITEMS

2008-06-09
Variety reports that Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation are bringing the project to the bigscreen. David Stem and David Weiss are in negotiations to pen the screenplay.

2005-07-18
Variety reports that Paramount Pictures has acquired the project for producer Jordan Kerner and Nickelodeon Movies - Producers have conceived the project as a trilogy and are aiming to release the first film in 2008 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of The Smurfs. The studio has hired Herb Ratner to script.