[Allie]

Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation announced today that production has begun on the live-action/computer animated hybrid 3D family comedy The Smurfs 2, the sequel to the 2011 worldwide hit that took in over $560 million at the worldwide box office.

Returning from the first film for an all-new adventure that takes the Smurfs to Europe are Director Raja Gosnell, Producer Jordan Kerner, Executive Producer Ezra Swerdlow, and stars Neil Patrick Harris as Patrick Winslow, Jayma Mays as Grace Winslow, Sofia Vergara as Odile, and Hank Azaria as Gargamel. Brendan Gleeson joins the cast as Patrick Winslow’s stepfather, Victor Doyle. Behind the microphone, as the voices of the Smurfs, all of the principal voice cast members will reprise their roles, including Katy Perry as Smurfette

The screenplay is by J. David Stem & David N. Weiss and Karey Kirkpatrick and Jay Scherick & David Ronn, based on the characters and works of Peyo. The Smurfs 2 is scheduled to be released in U.S. theaters on July 31, 2013.

In this sequel to the hybrid live action/animated family blockbuster comedy The Smurfs, the evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants — and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs — Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world’s greatest sorcerer. It’s up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her! Will Smurfette, who has always felt different from the other Smurfs, find a new connection with the Naughties Vexy and Hackus – or will the Smurfs convince her that their love for her is True Blue?

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[Katie]

YES

[umichgrad07]

[Calypso]

Good.

[Robert]

[Allie]

I actually really liked the first one, I'm kind of excited.

[futurelove92]

werkkkkkk

[LP54]

A movie every year in July (2011, 2012, and 2013).

[TPG14]

Seems like her voice will have a major role in this one!

[h.u.r.r.i.c.a.n.e]

Originally posted by TPG14

Seems like her voice will have a major role in this one!

I hope! Last year her name was teeny in the credits, but still great to see.

[ethan]

Hope she does a song for the soundtrack for this one

[MarryTheDark]

As long as Queen Jayma Mays comes back, I'll see it

[Kats]

Get that paper. It will be on the Top 10 Highest Grossing of the year again.

[GaGaFan]

She was the highlight of that boring-ass movie.

[Siya]

Originally posted by LP54

A movie every year in July (2011, 2012, and 2013).

Slay.

[znake]

OMG !!

I can't ... I love her voice un the movie!!!!

I can'ttttttttttttttttttttttttttt wait !!

[BrickByBrick]

Yes!

[katyperryismylife]

They should now put her name into the opening credits. Some people in the theaters then didn't even know that Katy was voicing Smurfette. I'd be slayed if they'll do that.

[Razzle]

I haven't watched the first one though

[Teen Dreamer]

I smell an Oscar nomination. yes m'am.