The central conceit of “The Smurfs 2” is that the wicked wizard Gargamel (Hank Azaria) is desperate to capture the secret essence of Smurfs. But Sony Pictures already has found the magic formula that ...

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“Smurfs: The Lost Village,” the third theatrical feature centering on tiny blue humanoid forest creatures beloved by small children, has enough bright colors and slapstick humor to enchant its target ...

You remember the Smurfs: Blue skin, white caps and three apples high. Wanton berry junkies. A 1980s pop phenomenon. The adorable masters of the Saturday morning cartooniverse are back, the ...

The Smurfs, from left, Brainy, Jokey, Smurfette, Papa Smurf and Hefty, are back in action in the animated adventure 'Smurfs: The Lost Village.' (Sony Pictures Animation / Columbia Pictures) When the ...

It takes a village of Smurfs to add up to one personality, but in their third film the blue mascots of cute wisely shed live action. If you go with your family to see “Smurfs: The Lost Village” (and ...

Right down to the brute functionality of its title, “The Smurfs 2” may be the platonic ideal of a major studio sequel — no markedly better or worse than the first and with just enough difference to ...

Rihanna will star as Smurfette in the untitled animated “Smurfs” film, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies said Thursday at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. Appearing on stage, the singer and ...

If you’ve caught even the slightest glimpse of the marketing for the new Smurfs movie, you know exactly what it’s banking on: Rihanna. As the voice of Smurfette—and a producer on the project—the ...

When “Smurfs” was announced, I admit my initial reaction wasn’t very Smurfy. The plot would involve the beloved blue cartoon creatures, originally created by Peyo, being sucked into a major city in ...