The Smurfs make their big screen CGI debut in August, 2011 and USA Today has published what is the first official image of the little blue critters as they’ll be seen in the film. They’ve also revealed that the first trailer will appear online tomorrow, Thursday June 16.
A synopsis for the film explains how The Smurfs end up in New York City, “During the opening scene, set in that original time, Gargamel discovers the Smurfs’ magical village and scatters them into the woods. ‘Unfortunately, Clumsy goes the wrong way into a forbidden grotto where a few other Smurfs follow,’ says director Raja Gosnell (Scooby-Doo). ‘Because it’s a blue moon, there’s a magical portal that transports them to Central Park.’
Returning home is more complicated as Gargamel pursues them. The trio pictured — along with Smurfette, Brainy and a new character, the brave-to-a-fault Gutsy — take refuge with a husband and wife (Neil Patrick Harris and Glee’s Jayma Mays).
Eating the Smurfs was always Gargamel’s unfulfilled goal, but that’s one idea the filmmakers decided to scrap. ‘We all wondered whether we would be making a family version of Sweeney Todd,’ jokes producer Jordan Kerner (Charlotte’s Web). Now, Gargamel simply wants to capture the Smurfs to serve as charms, whose mystical essence will make his inept magic more powerful — and dangerous.”
Below is a first look at Grouchy, Papa and Clumsy, the latter of whom is new to Smurf lore.
Source: USA Today
