Smurfs Movie

Smurfs movie poster

Who's Involved:

John Goodman, Kurt Russell, Hannah Waddingham, Rihanna, Octavia Spencer, Amy Sedaris, Nick Offerman, Billie Lourd, James Corden, Natasha Lyonne, Pam Brady, Chris Miller, Alex Winter, Dan Levy, Sandra Oh, Nick Kroll, Pete Chiappetta, Anthony Tittanegro, Xolo Maridueña, Ryan Harris, Tyran “Ty-Ty” Smith, Jay Brown, JP Karliak, Andrew Lary

Release Date:

Friday, July 18, 2025 Nationwide

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Runtime: N/A
Language: English

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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

... (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.

Screenwriter

Pam Brady

Producers

Jay Brown
Rihanna
Ryan Harris
Tyran “Ty-Ty” Smith

Production: What we know about Smurfs?

Key Facts

  1. Paramount Animation Presents In Association with Domain Entertainment A Ty Ty and Jay Brown Production “SMURFS” 2025-04-17
  2. 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).
  3. This will be a musical and Puss in Boots director Chris Miller is on-board to direct the film (6/15/2022).
  4. Nickelodeon has the global rights to The Smurfs, which follows Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Brainy, Hefty, Clumsy and other characters (2/10/2022).
  5. Based on characters and stories created by Belgian artist Pierre Culliford.

Filming Timeline

  1. 2025 - May: The film was set to Completed  status.
  2. 2025 - February: The film was set to Post-Production  status.
  3. 2024 - June: The film was set to Production  status.
  4. 2023 - April: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.
  5. 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).

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