‘The Smurfs’ (2011) – Trailer, Cast, and Plot Details

Are you ready for the return of the weird blue creatures that add ‘smurf’ to everything they say? Ready or not, The Smurfs are back.

Neil Patrick Harris leads a cast that includes Jayma Mays, Hank Azaria, Sofia Vergara, Tim Gunn, Jonathan Winters, Katy Perry, and Alan Cumming. Fred Armisen, Anton Yelchin, Kenan Thompson, Jeff Foxworthy, John Oliver, Paul Reubens, BJ Novak, and George Lopez also star.

Directed by Raja Gosnell, the PG-13 comedy opens in theaters on July 29, 2011.

Neil Patrick Harris in The Smurfs
Neil Patrick Harris in ‘The Smurfs’ (Photo © Columbia Pictures)

Official Synopsis: The Smurfs make their first 3D trip to the big screen in Columbia Pictures’/Sony Pictures Animation’s hybrid live-action and animated family comedy, The Smurfs. When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the Smurfs out of their village, they’re forced through a portal, out of their world and into ours, landing in the middle of New York’s Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.