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==Release==
==Release==
The film will be theatrically released in the United States on July 31, 2013.<ref>http://www.smurfhappens.com/releasedates/</ref>
The film will be theatrically released in the United States on July 31, 2013.<ref>http://www.smurfhappens.com/releasedates/</ref> Sony teamed up with marketing partners in the United States and Canada to promote the film through [[McDonald's]] [[Happy Meals]].<ref>http://www.mcdhappymealtoys.com/2013/07/the-smurfs-2.html</ref>


==Music==
==Music==

Revision as of 18:34, 30 July 2013

The Smurfs 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRaja Gosnell
Screenplay byJ. David Stem
David N. Weiss
Jay Scherick
David Ronn
Karey Kirkpatrick[1]
Story byJ. David Stem
David N. Weiss
Jay Scherick
David Ronn
Produced byJordan Kerner
StarringNeil Patrick Harris
Brendan Gleeson
Jayma Mays
Katy Perry
Hank Azaria
CinematographyPhil Meheux
Edited bySabrina Plisco
Music byHeitor Pereira[2]
Production
companies
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • July 31, 2013 (2013-07-31)[1]
Running time
104 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Smurfs 2 is an upcoming 2013 American 3D family comedy film and a sequel to the 2011 film The Smurfs. It is based on The Smurfs comic-book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo. It will be the second installment of a projected trilogy, produced by Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film is directed by Raja Gosnell, who helmed the first, with all the main cast returning. New cast includes Christina Ricci and J. B. Smoove as members of the Naughties, and Brendan Gleeson as Patrick Winslow's stepfather. The film is set for release on July 31, 2013. The third film is scheduled to be released on July 24, 2015. This is Jonathan Winters' final film after his death on April 11, 2013.

Plot

Gargamel, now a celebrity sorcerer, creates The Naughties (smurf-like creatures), hoping to harness magical Smurf essence. Using his new creation, he kidnaps Smurfette and takes her to Paris. Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity transport, using magical crystals, to the real world and seek their friends Patrick and Grace Winslow and their son, Blue to help rescue Smurfette.

Cast

Live action actors

Voice actors

Production

On August 9, 2011, Sony Pictures Animation announced a sequel to be released on August 2, 2013, which was later rescheduled to July 31, 2013 (two years and two days after the release of its predecessor).[9] Director Raja Gosnell[1] and producer Jordan Kerner will return.[10] Katy Perry confirmed at the 2012 Kids' Choice Awards that she will reprise her role as Smurfette. Sony began working on the sequel in early 2011 with writers J. David Stem, David N. Weiss, Jay Scherick and David Ronn. By early August 2011, the first draft of the script was completed.[11] Filming will take place in Montreal, Canada.[12] On April 26, 2012, Sony announced that the film has gone into production.[1] The film also marked the last appearance of Jonathan Winters; he did the voice of Grandpa Smurf on the 1980s TV series and Papa Smurf in both the first Smurf film and the sequel. After work ended on this film, Winters died on April 11, 2013.[13]

On July 11, 2013, it was announced that Sofia Vergara's role was cut from the movie. Raja Gosnell, the director of the film, explained: "She came to Paris and did a tiny little cameo for us, but ultimately for story clarity we had to omit that scene. ... It just muddied things up a bit. So it was a sad day for us, but she'll always be part of our Smurfy family."[14]

Release

The film will be theatrically released in the United States on July 31, 2013.[15] Sony teamed up with marketing partners in the United States and Canada to promote the film through McDonald's Happy Meals.[16]

Music

Soundtrack

Untitled

Music from and Inspired by The Smurfs 2 is the soundtrack of the film which was released on July 23, 2013.[17][18] Britney Spears contributed an original song titled "Ooh La La", which will be played at the film's credits.[19]

Track listing

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Ooh La La"Britney Spears4:14
2."Vacation"G.R.L.3:36
3."Magik 2.0"Becky G featuring Austin Mahone3:05
4."Live It Up"Owl City2:57
5."Everything Breaks"Sophia Black3:26
6."Forget You"Cady Groves3:46
7."Hey Chica"Kiana Brown3:17
8."High Life"Nelly Furtado featuring Ace Primo4:19
9."Tutti Frutti"Buckwheat Zydeco2:29
10."I'm Too Smurfy"Right Said Fred2:46
Total length:33:55

Score

Untitled

The Smurfs 2 is the score of the film. Heitor Pereira composed the original score for the film, which will be released on August 6, 2013 by Varese Sarabande Records.[20]

Track listing

All music is composed by Heitor Pereira.[21]

No.TitleLength
1."Smurfette's Creation"1:23
2."Smurfette, Are You OK?"1:00
3."You Belong to Gargamel"0:37
4."Gargamel Suite"1:44
5."Azrael's Trap"0:50
6."Code Blue"1:25
7."Victor's Corndogs"1:33
8."We Must Review My Plan"1:22
9."Adoring Public Desires Me"0:40
10."Smurf Portation Crystals"2:01
11."Attack on Winslow House"1:36
12."Madame Doolittle"0:50
13."Paris Opera House"0:34
14."Scoping Out the Kitchen"1:00
15."Smurfette Escapes"0:51
16."Hand Over the Smurfette"1:29
17."Portrait of Perfection"1:52
18."Smurfette on the Run"0:57
19."Gargamel and Azrael in Carriage"1:07
20."Naughties Crash the Cart"1:03
21."Naughties Take Flight"0:31
22."He's Not My Father"2:04
23."The Napoleon Suite"1:15
24."Like Twins"0:38
25."Tiny Magical Wand"2:08
26."The Flying V"0:29
27."Papa to Papa"1:49
28."Let's Get Smurfin'"1:02
29."They Cannot Live"1:14
30."The Formula"0:46
31."Naughties Transformation"1:11
32."You Sacrificed Everything"0:44
33."The Happiest Moment of My Life"0:50
34."Papa and Vanity Find Smurfette"0:45
35."Harnessing the Power"0:28
36."Life Is the Most Precious"1:20
37."I Don't Think So, Gargamel"0:32
38."Essence in Paris"1:00
39."Is This What Happy Feels Like?"1:34
40."No Smurf Left Behind"1:50
41."Welcome Home, Smurfette"1:01
Total length:47:05

Reception

Critical response

The Smurfs 2 received negative reviews from critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 23% approval rating with an average rating of 3.8/10 based on 13 reviews.[22] Another review aggregation website Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 top reviews from mainstream critics, calculated a score of 38 out of 100 based on 6 reviews.[23]

Video game

A video game based on the film, titled The Smurfs 2, was published by Ubisoft on July 23, 2013. Developed by Ubisoft and WayForward Technologies, it was released as an action-adventure platformer to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Wii U, and as an interactive storytelling book and collection of mini-games to Nintendo DS.[24]

Sequel

On May 10, 2012, two weeks after Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation announced production of The Smurfs 2, Variety reported that writers Karey Kirkpatrick and Chris Poche were developing a script for The Smurfs 3.[25] That film is set for release on July 24, 2015.[26]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Production Begins on The Smurfs 2". ComingSoon.net. April 26, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  2. ^ "Heitor Pereira to Return for 'The Smurfs 2'". Film Music Reporter. March 28, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  3. ^ "THE SMURFS 2 (U)". British Board of Film Classification. July 15, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  4. ^ "Nancy Plays Herself in 'Smurfs 2' Set Visit". ETonline. October 19, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  5. ^ a b Breznican, Anthony (September 19, 2012). "FIRST LOOK: Gray gloom for the villainous little Naughties from 'Smurfs 2' -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  6. ^ "Pic! Introducing Mario as Social Smurf". ExtraTV.com. April 22, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Montreal, Je t'aime: The Smurfs 2 Set Visit". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Full cast and crew for The Smurfs 2". IMDb. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  9. ^ Goldberg, Matt (March 29, 2012). "New Release Dates for THE SMURFS 2, THE SAMARITAN and the Farrelly/Wessler Star-Packed Comedy Anthology". Collider.com. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  10. ^ Lussier, Germain (August 9, 2011). "'Smurfs' Sequel Gets 2013 Release Date". /Film. Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ Kit, Borys (August 17, 2011). "'The Smurfs' Writers Returning for Sequel (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on August 19, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Vlessing, Etan (November 15, 2011). "Sony Pictures' 'Smurfs 2,' 'Houdini' and 'Singularity' to Shoot in Montreal". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 28, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ Grimes, William (April 12, 2013). "Jonathan Winters, Unpredictable Comic and Master of Improvisation, Dies at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  14. ^ Smith, Grady (July 11, 2013). "'The Smurfs 2' adds two new faces, and loses a star". EW.com. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  15. ^ http://www.smurfhappens.com/releasedates/
  16. ^ http://www.mcdhappymealtoys.com/2013/07/the-smurfs-2.html
  17. ^ http://www.amazon.com/%2522The-Smurfs-2%2522-Music-Inspired/dp/B00D50D6KS/
  18. ^ "'The Smurfs 2′ Soundtrack Details". Film Music Reporter. June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  19. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (April 17, 2013). "Britney Spears Records New Song For 'Smurfs 2' Soundtrack". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  20. ^ "The Smurfs 2: Heitor Pereira: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  21. ^ "'The Smurfs 2′ Score Album Details". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  22. ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_smurfs_2/
  23. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-smurfs-2
  24. ^ Fletcher, JC (April 10, 2013). "WayForward smurfing the Smurfs 2 game for Ubismurf". Joystiq. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  25. ^ Sneider, Jeff (May 10, 2012). "Sony already smurfing 'Smurfs 3'". Variety. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  26. ^ "The Smurfs 3". Box Office Mojo. May 11, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
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