‘The Smurfs’ Musical Movie to Debut in 2024 as Franchise Moves to Paramount, Nickelodeon

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Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“The Smurfs” empire will continue to expand.Multiple feature films based on “The Smurfs,” as well as another season of the original television series, have been put into development, Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation announced on Monday.

A renewed emphasis on the tiny blue creatures is the result of a new creative partnership with LAFIG Belgium and IMPS. Sony Pictures previously held film rights to the SmurfsThe first project under the alliance will be an animated musical film, which is slated to begin production this year and set to be released in theaters on Dec.

20, 2024. Pam Brady, a “South Park” alum, has come on board to write the first movie.Created by the Belgian comics artist known as Peyo, the Smurfs have been the subject of several feature films over the years, most recently in Sony’s 2011 movie “The Smurfs.” Despite negative reviews, the film, starring Neil Patrick Harris, became a commercial smash and spawned a 2013 sequel.

On the television side, “The Smurfs” show has been picked up for a second season, which will consist of 26 episodes. The series launched in September 2021 in the U.S.