The Smurfs 3 (2025 film)

The Smurfs 3 is a 2025 computer-animated jukebox musical fantasy circus 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 third 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 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, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Denzel Washington, Benjamin Bratt 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 Smurfs 3 will be released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures in the United States on February 14, 2025.

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. A series starring Judy Hopps, who appeared in The Smurfs, for Disney+, was being developed simultaneously with the film. Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, Jared Bush, Phil Johnston, and Matthew Fogel screenwriters, returned 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, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Denzel Washington, and Benjamin Bratt 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. 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.