In February 2022, it was reported that LAFIG Belgium and IMPS (now known as Peyo Company), the owners of the Smurfs brand, had agreed to a partnership with Paramount Animation to produce multiple animated Smurfs films, with the first project being a musical. Brady was attached to write the screenplay, with production set to begin later that year. By June 2022, Miller had been hired to direct the film, and by April 2023, Rihanna had joined the film as a voice actor and producer, along with writing and recording original songs. Animation services were provided by Cinesite.
Smurfs is scheduled to be released in the United States on July 18, 2025, by Paramount Pictures.
Premise
When Papa Smurf is mysteriously taken by evil wizards, Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette leads the Smurfs on a mission into the real world to save him. With the help of new friends, the Smurfs must discover what defines their destiny to save the universe.[1]
In February 2022, it was reported that LAFIG Belgium and IMPS (now known as Peyo Company), the owners of the Smurfs brand, had agreed to a partnership with Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies to produce multiple animated Smurfs films, with the first project being a musical. Pam Brady was attached to write the screenplay, with production set to begin later that year.[10] In June 2022, it was announced that former DreamWorks Animation veteran Chris Miller had been hired to direct the film.[11] In April 2023, Rihanna joined the cast of the film as Smurfette, as well as serving as a producer along with writing and recording original songs.[2]
The film's title was reported to be The Smurfs Movie,[2] before it was later renamed as The Smurfs Musical.[12] The title was officially revealed as The Smurf Movie during CinemaCon in April 2024. Matt Landon served as co-director.[5] Following the release of the first trailer in February 2025, it was revealed that the film would be simply titled Smurfs, with the involvement of Nickelodeon Movies dropped out for unknown reasons.[13]
Production services on Smurfs was handled at Nickelodeon Animation Studio, with animation production provided by Cinesite.[14] The film's animation draws heavy influence from Peyo's original comics. The artist's drawings inspired many of the creative choices taken with the film's look, including the incorporation of action lines and comic thought bubbles, as well as "a fun and buoyant animation style, with plenty of squash and stretch."[9]
Music
Rihanna will write and record original songs for the soundtrack of the film. Additionally, the soundtrack features a new song titled "Higher Love" by Desi Trill, which includes contributions from Cardi B, DJ Khaled, Natania, and Subhi.[15]
Release
Smurfs is scheduled to be released in the United States on July 18, 2025.[16] It was originally scheduled for release on December 20, 2024,[10] but was pushed back to February 14, 2025, with Sonic the Hedgehog 3 taking its December 2024 slot,[17] before being delayed to its current date of July 2025.[16]
This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
