Who's Involved:
Release Date:
Friday, July 18, 2025 Nationwide
Plot: What's the story about?
When Papa Smurf (John Goodman) is mysteriously taken by evil wizards, Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette (Rihanna) 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.
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Who stars in Smurfs: Cast List
Rihanna ... (voice)
Home, Ocean's Eight
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Sovereign
Jack Goes Home, DC League of Super-Pets
Animal Friends, Good Grief
Ghosted, Shrek Forever After
Red One, I Don't Understand You
Ocean's Eight, The Lady in the Van
Zootopia, Gifted
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, The Fall Guy
Good Fortune, Turning Red (re-release)
Absolute Dominion, Destroy All Neighbors
Who's making Smurfs: Crew List
A look at the Smurfs behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Chris Miller last directed 22 Jump Street and The LEGO Movie. The film's writer Pam Brady last wrote The Bubble and Hot Rod.
Director
Screenwriter
Producers
Jay BrownRihanna
Ryan Harris
Tyran “Ty-Ty” Smith
Companies
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Production: What we know about Smurfs?
Key Facts
- Paramount Animation Presents In Association with Domain Entertainment A Ty Ty and Jay Brown Production “SMURFS” 2025-04-17
- Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies announced that Rihanna will star as Smurfette in Untitled Smurfs Animated Film. Appearing on stage at 2023 CineCon, Rihanna announced that she will also write and perform original music and serve as a producer for the film (4/29/2023).
- This will be a musical and Puss in Boots director Chris Miller is on-board to direct the film (6/15/2022).
- Nickelodeon has the global rights to The Smurfs, which follows Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Brainy, Hefty, Clumsy and other characters (2/10/2022).
- Based on characters and stories created by Belgian artist Pierre Culliford.
Filming Timeline
- 2025 - May: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2025 - February: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2024 - June: The film was set to Production status.
- 2023 - April: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
- 2022 - February: The film was set to Development status.
Paramout and Nickelodeon are prepping a reboot Smurfs movie for 2024.
Smurfs Release Date: When is the film coming out?
Smurfs is coming out as a nationwide release in 2025 on Friday, July 18, 2025. There are 2 other movies coming out on the same date, including Eddington and I Know What You Did Last Summer (reboot).
