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savafan · 07-20-2005, 08:57 PM

http://www.news24.com/News24/AnanziA...740159,00.html

Los Angeles - The classic blue cartoon characters the smurfs are poised to make a comeback in a new three-dimensional Hollywood movie marking their 50th birthday, the industry press said on Tuesday.

Paramount Pictures has acquired the rights to the tribe of small, blue-tinted characters created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo and propelled to worldwide fame in the early 1980s through a hit US television series.

The top Tinseltown studio is planning a 3-D computer-generated animated Smurf feature film that will form part of a trilogy of Smurf movies, the first of which is slated for release in 2008, Daily Variety said.

The release of the first film, to be produced for Paramount by Jordan Kerner and Nickelodeon Movies, will coincide with the 50th anniversary of the birth of The Smurfs.

The Smurfs were conceived in 1958 by Peyo, whose real name was Pierre Culliford, but popularised by an NBC series that was launched in 1981 and ran for 256 episodes.

Screenwriter Herb Ratner has been tapped to write the script for the movie, the storyline of which is being kept under wraps, Variety said.

KronoRed · 07-20-2005, 09:52 PM

The smurfs are communists

Just sayin

savafan · 07-20-2005, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KronoRed

The smurfs are communists

Just sayin

My mom actually told me when I was younger that the smurfs were evil spirits of dead babies and that it was a bad show for me to watch.

REDREAD · 07-20-2005, 11:06 PM

I hope they cast someone hot enough to be worthy of playing Smurfette.

Falls City Beer · 07-20-2005, 11:14 PM

As long as they're all killed, I'm there.

jmcclain19 · 07-21-2005, 04:48 AM

Sounds like a great live action movie.

I found a few early shots from the making of it

TeamCasey · 07-21-2005, 06:10 AM

The smurfs can't be 50 years old!

zombie-a-go-go · 07-21-2005, 08:08 AM

I named a cat Azrael.

Yeah, I really don't care.

RedFanAlways1966 · 07-21-2005, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TeamCasey

The smurfs can't be 50 years old!

That is what I thought too! It seemed like they came about around 1980.

07-20-2005, 08:57 PM	#1
savafan Maple SERP Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 17,485	Smurfs return to the big screen http://www.news24.com/News24/AnanziA...740159,00.html Los Angeles - The classic blue cartoon characters the smurfs are poised to make a comeback in a new three-dimensional Hollywood movie marking their 50th birthday, the industry press said on Tuesday. Paramount Pictures has acquired the rights to the tribe of small, blue-tinted characters created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo and propelled to worldwide fame in the early 1980s through a hit US television series. The top Tinseltown studio is planning a 3-D computer-generated animated Smurf feature film that will form part of a trilogy of Smurf movies, the first of which is slated for release in 2008, Daily Variety said. The release of the first film, to be produced for Paramount by Jordan Kerner and Nickelodeon Movies, will coincide with the 50th anniversary of the birth of The Smurfs. The Smurfs were conceived in 1958 by Peyo, whose real name was Pierre Culliford, but popularised by an NBC series that was launched in 1981 and ran for 256 episodes. Screenwriter Herb Ratner has been tapped to write the script for the movie, the storyline of which is being kept under wraps, Variety said. __________________ This is the Cal Ripkin Jr. of typos. If you ask me to join your fantasy baseball league and I select Legolas in the first round, don't be angry at me. It's not my fault I've read up on the players and you haven't.

07-20-2005, 09:52 PM	#2
KronoRed The Lineups stink. Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: West N. Carolina Posts: 55,342	Re: Smurfs return to the big screen The smurfs are communists Just sayin __________________ Go Gators!

07-20-2005, 11:06 PM	#4
REDREAD Where's my chair? Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 19,781	Re: Smurfs return to the big screen I hope they cast someone hot enough to be worthy of playing Smurfette. __________________ Thank you Walt and Bob for going for it in 2012 AND 2013! Nov. 13, 2007: One of the greatest days in Reds history: John Allen gets the boot!

07-20-2005, 11:14 PM	#5
Falls City Beer Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 24,098	Re: Smurfs return to the big screen As long as they're all killed, I'm there.

07-21-2005, 04:48 AM	#6
jmcclain19 Smells Like Teen Spirit Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Phoenix Posts: 6,486	Re: Smurfs return to the big screen Sounds like a great live action movie. I found a few early shots from the making of it

07-21-2005, 06:10 AM	#7
TeamCasey Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: TeamBoone's Attic Posts: 12,317	Re: Smurfs return to the big screen The smurfs can't be 50 years old!

07-21-2005, 08:08 AM	#8
zombie-a-go-go Mod Law Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Miskatonic University Posts: 4,302	Re: Smurfs return to the big screen I named a cat Azrael. Yeah, I really don't care. __________________ "It's easier to give up. I'm not a very vocal player. I lead by example. I take the attitude that I've got to go out and do it. Because of who I am, I've got to give everything I've got to come back." -Ken Griffey Jr.

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