The Smurfs 3 (2025 film)

The Smurfs 3 is a 2025 computer-animated jukebox musical fantasy circus action comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, The Jim Henson Company, LAFIG Belgium, IMPS, and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It will be a upcoming of Disney animated feature film, based on the comic books series by Peyo, the sequel to The Smurfs (2016) and The Smurfs 2 (2022), serving as the fifth installment in its film franchise, it was directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, co-directed by Jared Bush, Byron Howard and Garth Jennings, produced by Clark Spencer, Brian Henson, Toby Ascher, for a writers by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, Jared Bush, Phil Johnston, and Matthew Fogel.

Jason Bateman, Dustin Hoffman, Ginnifer Goodwin, Neil Patrick Harris, Ryan Reynolds, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton, Tori Kelly, Nick Kroll, Katy Perry, Charlie Day, Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Peter Dinklage, Will Arnett, Jordana Brewster, Kevin James, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Michael Rianda, Nick Offerman, Will Smith, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence, J. K. Simmons, Halsey, Lucy Liu, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Sofia Vergara, Michelle Rodriguez, Antonio Banderas, Adam Pally, Liam Neeson, and Jennings reprise their roles from the previous films, with Trey Parker, Seth MacFarlane, Beck Bennett, Lee Majdoub, Shakira reprises their roles from the first film. Daniel Craig, Jason Momoa, Jayma Mays, Fred Armisen, Joe Manganiello (replacing Fred Tatasciore from the previous film, who went on to voice Master Bear and Gorilla Guard 2), Leo Abelo Perry (replacing Asher Blinkoff), McKenna Grace (replacing Laya DeLeon Hayes), Brie Larson, Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos (reprises their roles in The Bad Guys (2022)) Jason Statham, Jackie Chan, Olivia Colman, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter (reprises their roles in Madagascar films), Michelle Yeoh, Michael Peña, Ice Cube, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Benjamin Bratt, Kevin Michael Richardson and Gary Oldman joined the cast.

Plans for a third The Smurfs film were announced in April 2022 by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Production was underway in July 2022. The animation work began in August 2022 in Vancouver, some additional production were borrowed from Illumination Studios Paris, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Mikros Image in Montreal, Cinesite in Montreal, Technicolor and Jingle Pictures.

The Smurfs 3 will be released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures in the United States on February 14, 2025.

Premise
In the film, the Smurfs, his animals' friends and the group family travel across Europe with a circus and with the help of a criminal group of animals, but his big test comes being chased by an evil peacock Lord Shen to conquering the world, which doubles as a mission to rescue the former's abducted Nick's father, Damian, and dastardly Dr. Ivoshan returns, alongside his new friend ruthless peacock Drakkar, who is Shen's dump brother.

Cast

 * Jason Bateman as Nick Wilde
 * Ginnifer Goodwin as Judy Wilde
 * Neil Patrick Harris as Buster Moon
 * Ryan Reynolds as Victor Doyle
 * Tika Sumpter as Maddie Moon
 * Natasha Rothwell as Rachel Hopps
 * Dustin Hoffman as Papa Smurf
 * Daniel Craig as Damien Wilde
 * Trey Parker as Dr. Ivoshan
 * Gary Oldman as Lord Shen
 * Reese Witherspoon as Rosita
 * Seth MacFarlane as Mike
 * Scarlett Johansson as Ash
 * Chris "Ludacris" Bridges as Eddie Noodleman
 * Taron Egerton as Johnny
 * Tori Kelly as Meena
 * Nick Kroll as Gunter
 * Will Smith as Clay Calloway
 * Halsey as Porsha Crystal
 * Lucy Liu as Nooshy
 * Danny McBride as Rick Hopps
 * McBride also voiced Wolfboss
 * Maya Rudolph as Linda Hopps
 * Mike Rianda as Aaron Hopps
 * Jason Momoa as Vitaly
 * Olivia Colman as Captain Chantel DuBois
 * Jayma Mays as Gia
 * Fred Armisen as Stefano
 * Lee Majdoub as Agent Stone
 * Katy Perry as Smurfette
 * Charlie Day as Clumsy Smurf
 * Joe Manganiello as Hefty Smurf
 * Dwayne Johnson as Gutsy Smurf
 * Kevin Hart as Brainy Smurf
 * Peter Dinklage as Grouchy Smurf
 * Will Arnett as Vanity Smurf
 * Jordana Brewster as Vexy
 * Kevin James as Hackus
 * Jason Statham as Drakkar
 * Sam Rockwell as Mr. Wolf
 * Marc Maron as Mr. Snake
 * Awkwafina as Mrs. Tarantula
 * Craig Robinson as Mr. Shark
 * Anthony Ramos as Mr. Piranha
 * Sofia Vergara as Nana Noodleman
 * Michelle Rodriguez as Suki Lane
 * Sacha Baron Cohen as King Julien
 * Cedric the Entertainer as Maurice
 * Andy Richter as Mort
 * Benjamin Bratt as Master Storming Ox
 * Jean-Claude Van Damme as Master Croc
 * Kevin Michael Richardson as Master Thundering Rhino
 * Adam Pally as Wade Whipple
 * Brie Larson as Dusty Tails
 * Jackie Chan as King of Versailles
 * Leo Abelo Perry as Blue Wilde
 * McKenna Grace as Lola Moon
 * Alan Tudyk as Duke Weaselton
 * Michael Peña as Freddie the Dog
 * Ice Cube as Jonesy the Dog
 * Anthony Mackie as Frankie the Dog
 * Lauren Tom as Market Sheep
 * Tom Kenny as Jokey Smurf
 * John Kassir as Crazy Smurf
 * Eric Jacobson as Baker Smurf
 * Eric Bauza as Greddy Smurf
 * Lenny Mark Irons as Dimwitty Smurf
 * Jimmy Fallon as Passive Agressive Smurf
 * Adam Wylie as Panicky Smurf
 * Sebastian Maniscalco as Handy Smurf
 * Rob Riggle as Farmer Smurf
 * Jared Bush as The First Policeman
 * Conrad Vernon as The Second Policeman
 * Chris Sanders as Stitch
 * Garth Jennings as Miss Crawly
 * Frank Welker as Sonya
 * Danny Jacobs as Croupier and Circus Master

Development
In April 2022, The Jim Henson Company and Walt Disney Animation Studios had been in development of a third of The Smurfs (2016) film after The Smurfs 2 (2022), with Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic confirmed for directing the film, after doing the live-action The Smurfs (2023). A series starring Judy Hopps, who appeared in The Smurfs, for Disney+, was being developed simultaneously with the film, a series starring Smurfette, for Disney+, was in development, also a series named The Smurfs started in 2021, for Disney Junior and Disney Channel, a Pixar film titled - The Smurfs Movie, was released in 2024.Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, Jared Bush, Phil Johnston, and Matthew Fogel screenwriters, returned from the second film. Ed Skudder was returned as a head of story from the second film.

Casting
On August 8, 2016, Jason Bateman and Dustin Hoffman confirmed that they had signed on for multiple sequels. The original film's cast members reprised their voice roles. In June 2022, Jim Carrey-who portrays Gargamel in the films–announced that he was considering would playing for the third Smurfs animated film, except The Smurfs (2023) live-action adaptation film. Horvath and Jelenic interest for the third film will be an another villain without Gargamel. In early August 2022, Jason Momoa was cast as Vitaly, that same month, Gary Oldman was cast as a peacock named Lord Shen in Kung Fu Panda 2, while Daniel Craig, Jayma Mays, Fred Armisen, Joe Manganiello (replacing Fred Tatasciore from the previous film, who went on to voice Gorilla Guard 2), Leo Abelo Perry (replacing Asher Blinkoff), McKenna Grace (replacing Laya DeLeon Hayes), Brie Larson, Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos (reprises their roles in The Bad Guys (2022)) Jason Statham, Jackie Chan, Olivia Colman, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter (reprises their roles in Madagascar films), Michelle Yeoh, Michael Peña, Ice Cube, Anthony Mackie, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Benjamin Bratt, and Kevin Michael Richardson joined the cast. Frank Welker confirms his return in the prequel as a different character, named Sonya.

Animation and Visual Effects
Visual effects and animation for The Smurfs 3 are provided by Walt Disney Animation Studios in Vancouver, Illumination Studios Paris, Sony Pictures Imageworks Canada and India, and Mikros Image in Montreal, after previously working on the previous two films. A significant amount of the animation and visual effects for the film had been done an Indian-based unit at Technicolor, Cinesite in Montreal and Jingle Pictures. For the third film design it was inspired on DreamWorks Animation's The Bad Guys and Disney and Nintendo's The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2. Additionally, DNEG and Industrial Lights & Magic also provided by the visual effects and animation, giving it a total of 185 shots used in the film from the studio.

Music
Composer Brian Tyler confirmed he will compose the film and songs from the second film.

Release
The Smurfs 3 will be released theatrically in the United States by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on February 14, 2025.