The Smurfs 2 (2021 film)

The Smurfs 2 is a 2021 American Computer-animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, The Jim Henson Company and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 60th Disney animated feature film, based on the comic series of the same name created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo, the sequel of The Smurfs, it was directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, co-directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, and produced by Clark Spencer and Brian Henson, from a screenplay by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, and a story by Howard, Bush, Garth Jennings, Pamela Ribon, Matthew Fogel, Phil Johnston, and Jennifer Lee.

The Smurfs 2 was released in United States on November 24, 2021. The film received generally positive reviews for its craftsmanship, delivery, and themes; its narrative and focus drew some criticism, and the music had a mixed reaction. The Smurfs 2 earned $1.475 billion worldwide, finishing its theatrical run as the third-highest-grossing film of 2021, the tenth-highest-grossing film of all time, and the second-highest-grossing animated film of all time, and had the highest-grossing worldwide opening of all time for an animated film. The film was dedicated to Nine Culliford, wife of Peyo, who died in 2016, and Tom Lister Jr., who doing the voice of Finnick, died in 2020. A sequel was in development.

Humans and Mammals

 * Jim Carrey as Gargamel, an evil wizard
 * Ginnifer Goodwin as Judy Hopps Wilde
 * Jason Bateman as Nick Wilde
 * Neil Patrick Harris as Buster Moon

Smurfs cast

 * Katy Perry as Smurfette
 * Gary Oldman as Papa Smurf
 * Rihanna as Vexy
 * Kevin James as Hackus

Possible Sequel
In April 2022, following Sonic the Hedgehog 2, after Carrey announced that he was considering retirement from acting, producers Spencer and Henson confirmed that his role as Gargamel will be another voice actors if he followed through with his retirement plans, though they remained hopeful that they could develop scripts good enough for him to continue the role. On Febraury 8, 2023, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that The Smurfs 3 was in the work. In March 2023, Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic were confirmed as director, with Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger attached as the screenwriter after previously scribing DreamWorks's Kung Fu Panda 4. The film is scheduled to be released on February 14, 2025. It was originally scheduled for release on November 27, 2024, but was pushed back two months later to its current release date with Foster taking its November 2024 slot.