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Posted by idoru on Jun-11-2008 02:26:

Just When You Thought it Couldn't Get Any Worse...

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LOS ANGELES, June 10 (Reuters Life!) - The Smurfs, those blue-skinned cartoon gnomes with short tails and white hats, are celebrating their 50th anniversary with a Hollywood movie deal announced on Tuesday by Columbia Pictures.

The Sony Corp.-owned (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research) studio said it has acquired motion picture rights to the Belgian-born characters from Lafig Belgium S.A. for a big-screen Smurfs adaptation mixing computer-graphic imagery and live action.

A similar "hybrid" treatment was recently given to another popular cartoon ensemble in the highly successful "Alvin and the Chipmunks" movie from 20th Century Fox, a unit of News Corp (NWSa.N: Quote, Profile, Research).

Like Alvin and his rodent companions, the Smurfs will be created by CGI technology and interact with real actors portraying humans.

No casting decisions have been made or director chosen, but the studio is in negotiations with David Stem and David Weiss, the writing team behind both "Shrek" sequels and "The Rugrats Movie," to pen a Smurfs screenplay.

The Smurfs, simply drawn, diminutive beings -- just "three apples tall" -- with blue skin, white trousers and white caps, rank among the most widely recognized cartoon characters in the world.

Encompassing over 100 characters, the mostly male individuals all share the Smurf moniker and a descriptive first name -- such as Lazy Smurf, Grouchy Smurf, Brainy Smurf and Grandpa Smurf.

Created in 1958 by Belgian cartoonist Pierre Culliford, aka Peyo, the Smurfs first appeared in a series of Belgium comic strips and were originally called Les Schtroumpfs in French.

http://www.reuters.com/article/rbss...039068320080611

The sheer lack of creativity from Hollywood in recent years has been disgusting. I'm sick of it. I swear, if they destroy The Smurfs then I will never, ever be able to forgive them.

Posted by Silky Johnson on Jun-11-2008 02:27:

They already had a fuckin movie ffs.

Posted by chach on Jun-11-2008 02:28:

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Originally posted by jennypie
They already had a fuckin movie ffs.
mmm smurf porn

Posted by Ygrene on Jun-11-2008 02:30:

Paul Giamatti for Gargamel!

Posted by Ted Promo on Jun-11-2008 02:36:

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Originally posted by jennypie
They already had a fuckin movie ffs.

Mulholland Drive doesn't count.

Posted by Yan on Jun-11-2008 03:24:

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Originally posted by Ygrene
Paul Giamatti for Gargamel!

I can kinda see it.

Posted by tubularbills on Jun-11-2008 11:27:

ghey

Posted by Silky Johnson on Jun-11-2008 11:47:

quote:
Originally posted by Ted Promo
Mulholland Drive doesn't count.

Posted by The_G0dfather on Jun-11-2008 12:13:

let the brothers Dardenne direct it, i'm sure it'll het the Golden Palm

Posted by david.michael on Jun-11-2008 12:23:

This is smurfin' ridiculous.

Posted by Meat187 on Jun-11-2008 12:49:

See, this is why I never think I can't get any worse.

Because it always gets worse!!!

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Originally posted by Ygrene
Paul Giamatti for Gargamel!

I guess Edward Norton or Will Smith will play him.

Posted by The_G0dfather on Jun-11-2008 12:53:

Ah-Nuld ftw

Posted by iammesol on Jun-11-2008 12:54:

Happy anniversary!

Posted by ChemEnhanced on Jun-11-2008 12:55:

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real actors portraying humans.

doesn't anyone else find that funny?

Posted by Silky Johnson on Jun-11-2008 12:55:

Use your acting, Gary!

Posted by Pokit on Jun-11-2008 19:29:

You knew it was coming.......

Posted by tubularbills on Jul-07-2008 16:14:

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Originally posted by chach
mmm smurf porn

talk about BLUE BALLS!