Porque, por algum motivo, a Sony desconhecida decidiu arquivar os planos de "Smurfs 3" e, em vez disso, fez
Sony Pictures Animation has hired animation industry veteran Kelly Asbury (Shrek 2, Gnomeo & Juliet) to direct an all new, fully computer-animated film featuring the world's most popular blue creatures.
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Kelly Asbury, who was nominated for the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or for Shrek 2, offers, "I'm really excited about taking the Smurfs in a completely new fresh direction. We're not making a Smurfs 3 film. Our character designs and environments will be stylistically closer to the original artwork created by Peyo. Our story will explore the beginnings of the beloved little blue creatures in a fun full CG animated comedy-adventure for every generation to enjoy."
Havia planos para um terceiro filme Smurfs ; estes começaram mesmo após a produção do segundo filme:
Sony Pictures Animation and Columbia Pictures are feeling confident in their upcoming “Smurfs” sequel, as the studios are already developing a script for “Smurfs 3” with scribes Karey Kirkpatrick and Chris Poche, sources tell Variety.
Foi que deveria conter uma origem história :
While at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas to talk to the actors about the upcoming The Smurfs 2, ComingSoon.net questioned Gargamel’s origins to which Azaria revealed, I hear that the third movie, if there is one, might actually deal with the genuine origin of how all these characters ran into each other way back when.