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| The Smurfs 2 | |
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| Directed by | Raja Gosnell |
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| Based on | The Smurfs by Peyo |
| Produced by | Jordan Kerner |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Phil Méheux |
| Edited by | Sabrina Plisco |
| Music by | Heitor Pereira[2] |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing[3] |
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Running time | 105 minutes[4] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $105 million[5] |
| Box office | $347.5 million[5] |
The Smurfs 2 is a 2013 American fantasy comedy film loosely based on The Smurfs comic book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo, produced by Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, The Kerner Entertainment Company, and Hemisphere Media Capital, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. It serves as a sequel to the 2011 film The Smurfs, the second installment of Sony's Smurfs film series, and the final live-action film in the franchise. The film was again directed by Raja Gosnell from a screenplay written by Karey Kirkpatrick and the writing teams of J. David Stem and David N. Weiss, and Jay Scherick and David Ronn, and a story conceived by the latter four. The entire main cast reprised their roles from the first film. New cast members include Christina Ricci and J. B. Smoove as members of the Naughties, Brendan Gleeson as Patrick Winslow's stepfather, and Jacob Tremblay (in his film debut) as Blue Winslow.
The Smurfs 2 was released theatrically on July 31, 2013. Like its predecessor, the film was panned by critics; however, unlike its predecessor, it underperformed at the box office, as it only grossed $347.5 million (compared to the first film's total gross of $563.7 million) against a $105 million budget. It was dedicated to Jonathan Winters, who voiced Papa Smurf in both films and died a few months earlier before the film's release.[6] A sequel, The Smurfs 3, was initially planned for a summer 2015 release, but was cancelled in favor of a fully animated reboot, Smurfs: The Lost Village, which was released on April 7, 2017 and directed by Kelly Asbury, with Sony and Kerner returning to produce the film while having an all new cast (with the exception of Frank Welker as Azrael).
- ^ a b "Production Begins on The Smurfs 2". ComingSoon.net. April 26, 2012. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
- ^ "Heitor Pereira to Return for 'The Smurfs 2'". Film Music Reporter. March 28, 2013. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
- ^ a b "The Smurfs 2". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
- ^ "THE SMURFS 2 (U)". Sony Pictures Entertainment. British Board of Film Classification. July 15, 2013. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
- ^ a b "The Smurfs 2". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on April 18, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ^ Olsen, Mark (July 30, 2013). "Review: 'The Smurfs 2' lives up to predecessor's mediocre standards". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
Even though the "Smurfs" films never quite took full advantage of Winters' antic comedic gifts in the role as the softly wizened Papa Smurf, the end credits feature a dedication to the late comedy legend for "making the world a smurfier place."