Thursday, August 4, 2011 5:07PM - By Damon Houx
This weekend James Franco and Andy Serkis hope to defeat Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds for the top slot at the box office. If Bateman and Reynolds look familiar it’s because they’ve both top-lined movies earlier this summer. And they star in The Change Up with Olivia Wilde, who just appeared in Cowboys and Aliens. Emma Stone seems the champ of the summer, with two starring roles in Crazy, Stupid, Love and The Help, along with a cameo in Friends with Benefits, all opening within a month of each other. It’s the end of the movie summer, even if the real summer has a couple of weeks left.
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Monday, August 1, 2011 10:49AM - By Laura Aguirre
Cowboys and Aliens and – Smurfs! This weekend the unthinkable happened. Cowboys and Aliens tied with The Smurfs. Unfortunately, both new releases are off to a rather disappointing start, with a debut of $36.2 million. Captain America: The First Avenger followed the top films with $24.9 million, and Harry Potter came in at No. 4 with $21.9 million. Warner Brother’s new romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love. came in fifth, grossing $19. 3 million. It was a hard weekend for new releases, check out the complete numbers…
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 12:54PM - By Damon Houx
As with all Liveaction/CGI animation hybrids, the human component is just as important as the animation. The humans are usually used as an anchor. And for Raja Gosnell’s The Smurfs, he’s got a good roster of talent to bring the little blue guys to the big screen. We got a chance to talk to stars Jayma Mays and Hank Azaria about their work on the film, and it’s a fun, playful chat. Check it out…
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Monday, July 25, 2011 1:00PM - By Damon Houx
It takes a lot of work to make a live-action, animation hybrid, and though making a film about The Smurfs might seem like child’s play, it involves a number of very difficult technical challenges. But both producer Jordan Kerner and director Raja Gosnell, this is not their first go-around with famous kids projects, or complicated kids movies. We talked about the film, and how much they learned from James Cameron‘s Avatar in the making of The Smurfs. Check it out…
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Friday, March 11, 2011 9:07AM - By Krystal Clark
A new trailer has been released for the animated Columbia Pictures release, The Smurfs. The film is based on the popular cartoon series of the same name and will feature a mix of live action and animated elements. The trailer, much like the film isn’t what you’d expect. But don’t take our word for it, see for yourself. Check it out…
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Friday, December 17, 2010 3:41PM - By Krystal Clark
Where the hell are we? Or in the words of The Smurfs, “Where the smurf are we?” The lovable blue creatures from the woods are lost in the big city in the latest poster released for the 3D film. Columbia Pictures has unveiled the one sheet that’s set against the backdrop of New York City and it features Smurfette! Check out the big picture below…
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010 4:22PM - By Krystal Clark
Earlier today, we brought you the first official image from the live action, CGI adaptation of The Smurfs and now a teaser trailer has just been released! The film stars Neil Patrick Harris who also introduces the footage that officially premiered on Yahoo Movies. In typical Smurfs fashion it’s short, sweet, and really blue. Take a look…
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010 8:44AM - By Krystal Clark
Over the past few months we’ve seen a couple behind the scenes photos from the set of The Smurfs but nothing official. Our only legit exposure was a black and white scan of a poster highlighting a character named “Smurfy.” Over at USA Today, they recently ran a photo that features three of the title characters against the backdrop of New York City where the film’s set.
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Friday, April 30, 2010 6:26PM - By Krystal Clark
The first on set photos of Hank Azaria in costume as The Smurfs villain Gargamel have surfaced online. He’s one of the few main characters that will be live action, while the famous blue creatures will be CGI. Along with Azaria, the film’s cast includes Neil Patrick Harris, Sofia Vegara, George Lopez, and Anton Yelchin. Check out Gargamel in all of his stunted, warlock-looking glory…
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