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The Smurfs casts Nick Offerman, Xolo Maridueña, Kurt Russell and more alongside Rihanna

April 12, 2024 by EJ Moreno

The upcoming Smurfs movie from Parmaount has a lovely line-up of actors to bring to life the blue icons.

At CinemaCon on Thursday, the studio announced who would voice the cast in The Smurfs, which cast a major pop star-turned-actor in the lead role.

Rihanna was previously announced for the project, but now we’ve learned the animated adventure has packed a massive all-star cast. Joining the performers are Nick Offerman, Natasha Lyonne, JP Karliak, Daniel Levy, Amy Sedaris, Nick Kroll, James Corden, Octavia Spencer, Hannah Waddingham, Sandra Oh, Alex Winter, Billie Lourd, Xolo Maridueña with Kurt Russell and John Goodman.

Little is known as the project, but the movie was described at the time as a comedic, musical adventure “that sets out to answer one of life’s biggest questions: What is a Smurf?”

Chris Miller will direct the new movie based on the Peyo characters. Matt Landon will serve as a co-director. Ryan Harris, Rihanna, Laurence “Jay” Brown, and Tyran “Ty-Ty” Smith are producers.

Expect the film to be a music-filled journey, as Rihanna is penning original songs for The Smurfs. Paramount chief Brian Robbins praised the performer as “the most legendary Smurfette ever.”

The movie hits theaters on February 14, 2025.

 

Filed Under: Movies, News Tagged With: Alex Winter, Amy Sedaris, Billie Lourd, Daniel Levy, Hannah Waddingham, James Corden, John Goodman, JP Karliak, Kurt Russell, Natasha Lyonne, Nick Kroll, Nick Offerman, Octavia Spencer, Rihanna, Sandra Oh, the smurfs, Xolo Maridueña

About EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno is a film and television critic and entertainment writer who joined the pop culture website Flickering Myth in 2018 and now serves as the executive producer of Flickering Myth TV, a YouTube channel with over 27,000 subscribers. With over a decade of experience, he is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic who is also part of the Critics Choice Association and GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.

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