“The Smurfs” are coming to life in a new live-action/animated movie.
Shrek 2 and Shrek the Third writers David Stem and David Weiss are set to pen the screenplay after bosses at Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures bought the rights to the classic kids cartoon franchise.
The Smurfs first appeared in 1958, when they were created by Belgian cartoonist Pierre Culliford.
They later starred in a U.S.-made Hannah Barbera cartoon, which ran from 1981 to 1990.
Columbia co-president Doug Belgrad dells industry publication Variety, “The Smurfs are one of the best-known franchises, and among the most beloved collection of characters in the world.
“We’re very excited to introduce a new generation to (characters) Papa Smurf, Smurfette and the other Smurftastic Smurfs in all their glory.” Link
The one thing I am noticing about all the new movies is that there’s a lot of digging up from past… I agree that nostalgia will get people to fill seats, but so will some original ideas once in a while. Where are all the scriptwriters and movie producers which actually create new characters, new worlds and new story lines?
