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71-518: The character was originally meant to appear only once in a short story of the Smurfs. Since he was an established adversary for the Smurfs, Peyo incorporated him into later stories, and he became the main antagonist of the Smurfs. In the 2011 motion picture The Smurfs he is portrayed as wanting the Smurfs “mystical essence” in order to power his magical wand. Gargamel is portrayed as a hunched figure in tattered clothes, with yellow teeth. He lives in

142-441: A voodoo doll , by using Greedy’s apron, but then Denisa arrives and takes her doll. Later, Denisa tries to get her doll back, but the doll falls right into Papa, who uses it to reverse the spell on Greedy to Gargamel. Denisa finally gets her doll back, and Gargamel captures the Smurfs, but when Denisa goes to visit Balthazar, the spell on her doll controls Gargamel. In "Denisa’s Slumber Party", he and Azrael (Scruple does not appear in

213-552: A Voodoo Doll" being included on WikiHow . Voodoo dolls were also featured in the 2009 animated Disney movie The Princess and the Frog , as well as the 2011 live-action Disney movie Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides . In 2020, Louisiana Voodoo High Priest Robi Gilmore stated, "It blows my mind that people still believe [Voodoo dolls are relevant to Voodoo religion]. Hollywood really did us

284-412: A blue mound of lowest-common-denominator kiddie fare." Metacritic , which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gave the film an average score of 30 based on 22 reviews, which indicates "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale. Keith Staskiewicz of Entertainment Weekly gave

355-449: A child and a kitten again, respectively. In later episodes, he acquired an apprentice named Scruple, who was frequently rejected from a boarding school for young wizards (which Gargamel himself had been expelled from in his youth) and only Gargamel was willing to teach him magic, and only because he was bribed by the wizards in charge of the school. Scruple seems moderately brighter and savvier than his master, though still inexperienced in

426-551: A definitive map to the Smurf Village and then proclaimed his love for her and accepted her hand in marriage. (Of course, he still did not love her , just the map to the Smurf Village.) Some Smurfs showed up at the wedding and wrought enough havoc to ruin the wedding completely, so finally the ceremony was cancelled. In the episode "Gargamel's Sweetheart", he does fall in love with Evelyn, a glamorous but evil witch who he tries unsuccessfully to impress with his claims of being

497-442: A draft of Kerner's film adaptation of Charlotte's Web was read by Peyo 's heirs, that they accepted Kerner's offer. Peyo's daughter Véronique Culliford and family had wanted to make a Smurfs film for years and said that Kerner was the first person to pitch a film that shared their "vision and enthusiasm". Kerner soon began developing the 3-D CGI feature film with Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies . In 2006, Kerner said

568-539: A few languages, the character's name is different: The Smurfs (film) The Smurfs is a 2011 American fantasy adventure comedy film based on the comic series of the same name created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo . It was directed by Raja Gosnell and stars Neil Patrick Harris , Jayma Mays , Sofía Vergara and Hank Azaria , with the voices of Jonathan Winters , Katy Perry , George Lopez , Anton Yelchin , Fred Armisen and Alan Cumming . It

639-509: A key ingredient for a recipe, and to annihilate them entirely. However, the 2011 motion picture shows that the Smurfs' essence harbor mystical powers, which he seeks to exploit for various purposes in New York City. Political scientist Antoine Buéno states that Gargamel resembles an " antisemitic caricature of a Jew". The character of Gargamel makes his debut in 'Le Voleur de schtroumpf' ('The Smurfnapper'), published in 1959. His aim

710-477: A live-action/CG film. Amy Pascal felt equally that there was potentially a series of films in the making". Shrek 2 writers, J. David Stem and David N. Weiss wrote the screenplay along with Zookeeper writers Jay Scherick and David Ronn; Stem and Weiss also wrote the story. Raja Gosnell , who previously directed Scooby-Doo and its sequel Monsters Unleashed , directed the film. Quentin Tarantino

781-451: A mysterious wizard in his quest to destroy the Smurfs at Christmas. However, when his new ally reveals he plans to kidnap two children, Gargamel refuses to cooperate, and ultimately assists the Smurfs in defeating the wizard. Gargamel has a spell book known as the 'Great Book of Spells' in the basement of his home. This book is a sentient entity, bound by an arrangement requiring it to provide Gargamel with one requested spell per month, during

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852-477: A potion gone horribly wrong. Other times, they have had to team up to fight a common enemy. On another occasion, the episode "The Fountain of Smurf", Papa Smurf drinks too much water from a fountain of youth and becomes a smurfling. The Smurfs are forced to rely on Gargamel to come to their aid and help turn Papa Smurf back to his proper age. Gargamel and Azrael themselves fall into the Fountain of Youth , and become

923-410: A rich, powerful wizard, but he does catch her interest when he also claims to know how to turn lead into gold, and gets her to agree to help him catch the Smurfs to do so. Their efforts go unrewarded thanks partly to his bungling. In 1988, the eighth season of the series, Gargamel was forced to deal with Denisa, Balthazar’s niece. In "A Smurf for Denisa", he was forced to take care of her while Balthazar

994-411: A script for The Smurfs 3 , which was set for release on July 24, 2015, and later rescheduled for August 14, 2015. In March 2014, Sony announced that it will reboot the series with a completely computer-animated film. Directed by Kelly Asbury , the reboot titled Smurfs: The Lost Village , was released on April 7, 2017, which received mixed reviews from critics, but was considered an improvement over

1065-471: A shack with his feline companion, Azrael. Gargamel is shown to dislike the Smurfs, although he is not above pretending to befriend them when it serves his interests. He also frequently insults and mistreats his cat Azrael, who typically responds in kind. Gargamel always wishes harm on the Smurfs, however his reasons for doing so differ in various portrayals. In the earlier cartoons, it is revealed that he wants to use their essence to create gold, to use them as

1136-487: A vortex that spirits the Smurfs to New York City . Gargamel and his pet cat Azrael follow them. The Smurfs end up in the apartment of Patrick and Grace Winslow, a married couple who are expecting their first child. After they explain their situation, the Winslows befriend them and give them shelter. The next day, needing to find a " stargazer ", the Smurfs follow Patrick to his workplace at Anjelou Cosmetics, believing he

1207-477: Is a fortune-teller. Meanwhile, Gargamel extracts Smurf essence from a lock of Smurfette's hair, which gives him magic powers. While searching for the Smurfs, he wanders into Anjelou and impresses Patrick's boss, Odile, by restoring her elderly mother's youth with his magic. Upon hearing of Patrick's connection to the Smurfs, Gargamel chases him and the Smurfs into FAO Schwarz , where he steals leaf-blower and wreaks havoc while trying to catch Smurfs with leaf-blower. He

1278-411: Is also a slang term for "throat". Yvan Delporte suggested the name "Gargamel"; he also proposed the name "Azrael", considering "angel of death" an appropriate name for the would-be killer of Smurfs. He also liked the rhyme with Gargamel. In many languages, the name Gargamel is kept in the cartoon series, e.g Croatian, Czech, Dutch/Flemish, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish. However in

1349-401: Is arrested and jailed, but manages to escape with the aid of a swarm of flies. Papa uses a toy telescope to calculate the night he and the others can return home, but needs to work out a spell first. The Smurfs visit an antique store to look for a spellbook and find L’Histoire des Schtroumpfs by researcher Peyo , which contains a spell that can turn the moon blue. Gargamel tracks them down in

1420-460: Is described sticking pins into an effigy to induce illness. In film, representations of Haitian Vodou in works such as Victor Halperin 's 1932 White Zombie and Jacques Tourneur ’s 1943 I Walked with a Zombie also involves the use of the dolls. Voodoo dolls are also featured in one episode of The Woody Woodpecker Show (1961), as well as in the British musical Lisztomania (1975) and

1491-426: Is destroy them!' His attempts to capture Smurfs are often both bizarre and elaborate, such as his creation of a 'blue magnet' designed to attract blue objects. Gargamel has a vast library of spell books ( grimoires ), potions, and gadgets, all dedicated to his obsession with the Smurfs. However, his plans inevitably fail, prompting his catchphrase: 'I hate Smurfs!' Although there have been instances where Gargamel finds

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1562-512: Is strictly for those who stand closer to three apples tall." Ending the review he said, "Having previously helmed two Scooby-Doos and a Beverly Hills Chihuahua , director Raja Gosnell could probably have done this one in his sleep, which is likely where all but the most attentive of caregivers will helplessly find themselves drifting." Roger Moore of the Orlando Sentinel gave it two out of four stars saying, "The good news about

1633-573: Is the first live-action Sony Pictures Animation film and the first of two live-action animated Smurfs feature films . After five years of negotiations, Jordan Kerner bought the rights in 2002, and the film entered development with Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies , until Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation obtained the film rights in 2008. On a production budget of $ 110 million, filming began in March 2010 in New York City. The Smurfs premiered at Júzcar on June 16, 2011, and

1704-659: Is to capture a Smurf, which he intends to use to make a potion capable of transmuting base metals into gold (the Philosopher's Stone ). This leads to a confrontation with the other Smurfs, who unite to rescue their kidnapped friend. In the ensuing struggle, the sorcerer is defeated, and vows revenge on the Smurfs. Gargamel's plans oscillate between a desire to devour the Smurfs, transform them into gold, or otherwise destroy them. There are moments of sheer rage where he exclaims, 'I don't want to see them, I don't want to eat them, I don't want to turn them into gold; all I want to do now

1775-549: Is typically used for the insertion of pins. Such practices are found in various forms in the magical traditions of many cultures around the world. Despite its name, the voodoo doll is not prominent in the African diaspora religions of Haitian Vodou nor Louisiana Voodoo . Members of the High Priesthood of Louisiana Voodoo have denounced the use of voodoo dolls as irrelevant to the religion. The association of

1846-684: The Smurfs are preparing for the Festival of the Blue Moon . Papa Smurf sees a vision of Clumsy Smurf reaching for a dragon wand and evil wizard Gargamel capturing the Smurfs. Shortly after, Clumsy leaves to pick smurfroot and ends up leading Gargamel into the village. The Smurfs flee and Clumsy unknowingly runs toward the Forbidden Falls, with Papa, Smurfette , Grouchy , Brainy and Gutsy following him. The Blue Moon appears and creates

1917-486: The Belvedere Castle was built with wooden grates as floors (to create additional contrast). Gargamel's dungeon under the Belvedere Castle, which included the "Smurfalator", was built on a soundstage. It took three months to build because some parts were hard to come by. Production eventually found the rare parts at garage sales, flea markets, on eBay and Craigslist . The scene where Gargamel escapes from prison

1988-659: The Naughties into the real Smurfs, Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and takes her to Paris. Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity return to the human world and seek the help of their friends Patrick and Grace Winslow to rescue Smurfette from Gargamel. Like its predecessor, The Smurfs 2 was met with critically negative reviews, and grossing $ 347 million worldwide against a $ 105 million budget. On May 10, 2012, two weeks after Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation announced production of The Smurfs 2 , Variety reported that writers Karey Kirkpatrick and Chris Poche were developing

2059-519: The Smurf will be when it is animated later, so their eyelines will match. Then we can take out the model and shoot the scene, and they look quite real, fitting the real backing that we're giving them. It looks like they're part of the surroundings". Also during the process the Imageworks visual effects team used a new camera system to precisely record the on-set lighting, so it could be applied later in

2130-422: The Smurfs rebuild their village in the style of New York. Joan Rivers , Liz Smith , Tom Colicchio , Olivia Palermo , and Michael Musto make cameos in the film at a fictional Anjelou cosmetics product launch. In 1997, producer Jordan Kerner sent the first "of a series of letters" to The Smurfs ' licensing agent Lafig Belgium expressing interest in making a feature film. It was not until 2002 after

2201-431: The Smurfs, Gargamel has even created other Smurfs, most notably Smurfette . While Smurfette is eventually adopted by the Smurfs, Sassette Smurfling, created by the other Smurflings, is shaped from the same clay Gargamel used for Smurfette. Sassette holds a unique perspective in the Smurf village, referring to Gargamel as 'Pappy Gargamel' and hoping to find some redeeming qualities in him. In more modern adaptations, such as

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2272-524: The Smurfs’ friends) and his guards. The Smurfs rescue Sassette, Grandpa, and Brainy and they are returned to their natural form. In rare instances, Gargamel finds himself aligned with the Smurfs. In the episode 'Fountain of Smurf', Papa Smurf is transformed into a Smurfling , and needs Gargamel's assistance to return to his natural form. At other times, Gargamel proves that even his evil has limits. In "The Smurfs Christmas Special," Gargamel gets together with

2343-843: The United States and Canada, along with $ 421.1 million in foreign markets, for a worldwide total of $ 563.7 million. It was the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2011 . Documents from the Sony Pictures hack revealed the film turned a profit of $ 83 million. It is Sony Pictures Animation's highest-grossing film until it was surpassed by Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse in 2023. The film opened on approximately 5,300 screens at 3,395 locations, with 2,042 locations being 3D-enabled theaters. On July 28, 2011, Exhibitor Relations predicted The Smurfs would rank third its opening weekend with $ 24 million, but analyst Jeff Bock added that

2414-563: The big-screen 3D version of The Smurfs that's opening at your neighborhood multiplex is that it's not the insipid and some say "socialist" Smurfs you remember from 1980s TV". He called the slapstick "very small-kid friendly" and considered the adult-friendly jokes "pretty mild stuff". He closed his review saying, "Yeah, the Smurfs are still sickeningly sweet and upbeat. But if you've got kids, it's not nearly as torturous to sit through as you might have feared". Justin Chang of Variety described

2485-410: The computer. When time came to film a scene that would include actors and Smurfs, each Smurf was represented by a different colored dot and the actors had to remember which dot was which Smurf. The Smurfs characters were created during post-production by 268 Sony Pictures Imageworks employees who spent around 358,000 hours animating. Character designer Allen Battino, a long time Kerner collaborator,

2556-525: The earliest of the Smurfs' sworn enemies, it was inevitable that Gargamel would be a recurring character in the Hanna-Barbera cartoon series . In the opening theme, he shouts out his hatred for the Smurfs and begins his desperate attempts to catch them. Despite his never-ending hatred and frustration for the Smurfs, more than once has he had to rely on Papa Smurf to help save him from a more wicked enemy's plans (such as Balthazar) or to rescue him from

2627-503: The episode) are forced to babysit Denisa when she hosts a party (in which she also invites Sassette). But when Gargamel hears Sassette, Papa, Smurfette, and the Smurflings trying to rescue Denisa from a dragon, he captures Sassette and tries to get the other Smurfs, but only the get stopped by Denisa. To making things worse, he and Azrael accidentally break Balthazar’s crystal, and this makes Balthazar very angry, and he zaps them. Being

2698-526: The film Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017). In the Web Novel, "Warlock of Magus World" Gargamel is the name of an early arc antagonist, an amalgamation of spirits. The name "Gargamel" resembles François Rabelais ' classic Gargantua and Pantagruel , where the giantess Gargamelle is the mother of Gargantua. This is appropriate since Gargamel is a giant compared to the Smurfs. The word gargamelle in French

2769-494: The film "could be a dark horse and do better than expected". That same day, John Young of Entertainment Weekly predicted a $ 32 million opening and a second-place ranking behind Cowboys & Aliens . He also stated that the ticket service Fandango reported that the film was leading in ticket sales. The Smurfs came in number one on Friday making $ 13.2 million, ahead of Cowboys & Aliens ' $ 13 million. According to Sony's research, 65% of The Smurfs ' audience

2840-484: The film a D+ saying, " The Smurfs may be blue, but their movie is decidedly green, recycling discarded bits from other celluloid Happy Meals like Alvin and the Chipmunks , Garfield , and Hop into something half animated, half live action, and all careful studio calculation". Michael Rechtshaffen of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a negative review saying, "This numbingly generic Smurf-out-of-water-tale

2911-528: The film a negative review saying, "Director Raja Gosnell starts with the innocence but then loses his way in trying to pull off the hipster spin the script by J. David Stem, David N. Weiss, Jay Scherick and David Ronn is shooting for." and "There are many good actors wasted as voices—Alan Cumming, Fred Armisen and Winters among them—and in the flesh, though the greatest disservice is to Azaria". NewNowNext Awards 38th People's Choice Awards 2012 Kids' Choice Awards A sequel, titled The Smurfs 2 ,

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2982-409: The film as "adorable and annoying, patently unnecessary yet kinda sweet" and calling it "a calculated commercial enterprise with little soul but an appreciable amount of heart". He said, "The script does wink knowingly in the direction of attentive adults". San Francisco Chronicle ' s Peter Hartlaub gave the film a mixed review. He said The Smurfs is a "rare movie where the worst parts are in

3053-465: The film was planned to be a trilogy and would explain more of Gargamel 's backstory. He stated, "We'll learn [more] about Gargamel and Smurf Soup and how all that began and what really goes on in that castle. What his backstory really was. There's an all-powerful wizard... there's all sorts of things that get revealed as we go along". Early animation footage was leaked on the internet in early 2008. The filmmakers were allowed to create three new Smurfs for

3124-475: The film – Narrator, Crazy, and Gutsy. In June 2008, it was announced that Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation obtained the film rights from Lafig Belgium. Kerner said the current project started with Sony during a conversation with the chairman-CEO Michael Lynton , who grew up watching The Smurfs in the Netherlands. Kerner explained, "He relished them as I do and suggested that it should be

3195-497: The films Creepshow (1982), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), The Witches of Eastwick (1987) Child's Play (1988) and Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998). By the early 21st century, the image of the voodoo doll had become particularly pervasive. It had become a novelty item available for purchase, with examples being provided in vending machines in British shopping centres, and an article on "How to Make

3266-417: The final phase of the full moon. The book adheres to the letter of the agreement but often interprets Gargamel's wishes literally, leading him through humiliating rituals and ingredient-gathering tasks. In later seasons, it is suggested that the book's intentions may not be malicious, and it merely disapproves of selfish spellcasting, assisting the Smurfs in resolving magical crises. In his endeavors to torment

3337-435: The final season of the series, where the Smurfs are constantly traveling through time, different incarnations of Gargamel would appear, such as showing him as an Indian fakir , a Russian peasant , or a Spanish bullfighter . In one of the earlier episodes of the final seasons, where Gargamel is shown as an Egyptian pharaoh 's aide, Papa Smurf believes that all these similar-looking men (and their cats) seen must be ancestors of

3408-543: The first Sony films compatible with the UltraViolet system , which enables users to access films on any web-connected device. The film was re-released on Ultra HD Blu-ray on March 28, 2017. In April 2021, Sony signed a deal giving Disney access to their legacy content to stream on Disney+ and Hulu and appear on Disney's linear television networks. Disney's access to Sony's titles would come following their availability on Netflix. The Smurfs grossed $ 142.6 million in

3479-770: The infamous Gargamel and Azrael of their present time. Actors who voiced Gargamel in different languages are: Gargamel is played by Hank Azaria in the live-action/animated film series . Gargamel is voiced by Rainn Wilson in Smurfs: The Lost Village . Paul Winchell voiced Gargamel on the 1980s animated television series , Hank Azaria portrayed Gargamel in The Smurfs (2011) and The Smurfs 2 (2013) and voiced him in The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (2011) and The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow (2013), and Rainn Wilson voiced Gargamel in

3550-542: The live-action films. In February 2022, it was reported that LAFIG Belgium and IMPS (now known as Peyo Company), the owners of the Smurfs brand, had agreed to a partnership with Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies to produce multiple animated Smurfs films , with the first project being a musical. Brady was attached to write the screenplay, with production set to begin later that year. Voodoo doll The term voodoo doll commonly refers to an effigy that

3621-599: The location of the Smurf village, his plans are always thwarted. Either a spell cast by Papa Smurf diverts him, or he strays too far and gets lost. Gargamel even attempts to leave a pheromone trail leading from the village to his house, but the Smurfs use cinnamon to obscure the scent and prevent his return. In one episode, Gargamel finally achieves his goal to turn the Smurfs into gold, by turning Sassette , Grandpa Smurf, and Brainy Smurf into gold coins , only for two robbers to steal them. Gargamel goes after them to retrieve his coins, but he gets arrested by King Gerard (one of

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3692-532: The markets the film opened in first place were Brazil ($ 6.65 million), France ($ 5.93 million), Mexico ($ 5.53 million) Germany ($ 5.43 million). The film stayed number one at the international box office for the next seven weeks. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 21% of 119 critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 4/10. The site's critical consensus states, " The Smurfs assembles an undeniably talented cast of voice actors and live-action stars—then crushes them beneath

3763-432: The moon blue and opens a portal to their world, from where he summons all the Smurfs of Smurf Village. While the Smurfs battle Gargamel, Smurfette and Patrick save Papa. Gutsy steals the dragon wand, but drops it in the process. Clumsy catches it and sends Gargamel flying away. The Smurfs bid Patrick and Grace farewell and return to Smurf Village. During the credits, Patrick and Grace have a baby boy, whom they name Blue, and

3834-476: The next time he's hosting an awards show, but don't be fooled. It takes a good actor to save a bad movie". Ty Burr of The Boston Globe criticized the CGI used on the cat, the use of 3D by calling it "needless" and Lopez's voice as Grouchy. He called the Smurf rap the worst part of the film. However, Burr echoed Harlaub's praise for Harris' performance by saying, "Harris manages to class up whatever he touches, even if

3905-432: The promos". He called Harris' performance an "honest effort in a thankless role" but said that Azaria as Gargamel "Hidden under prosthetics, [Hank Azaria] compensates for his lack of good lines and repulsive makeup by overacting". He closed his review saying, "Harris, mostly acting against Marshmallow Peep-sized animated creations, is convincing and likable throughout. No doubt he will poke fun at his participation in this film

3976-689: The sight of him repeatedly hitting himself with an umbrella probably won't go on the career highlight reel". About Azaria, he said, "[Azaria] gets to put on a baldy wig and fake buck-teeth and overact as broadly as he can. A little of this goes a long way unless you're 6 years old, which is the point". He also added that Sofia Vergara "shares the screenplay's confusion as to what, exactly, she's doing here". USA Today ' s Scott Bowles enjoyed Azaria's performance calling him "the human standout" and saying "He and his distrusting cat, Azrael, steal scenes". He also called Jonathan Winters "wonderful" as Papa Smurf. Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times said Azaria

4047-425: The store, where he finds the dragon wand from Papa's vision and transfers his magic into it to use it against the Smurfs. Papa entrusts the spell to Brainy and voluntarily stays behind to be captured by Gargamel. After Clumsy convinces the others to rescue Papa, the Smurfs and Patrick travel to Belvedere Castle at Central Park , where Gargamel increases his wand's power with Papa's essence. Brainy successfully turns

4118-438: The two live-action films and 'The Lost Village', Gargamel's goal shifts to extracting the essence of Smurfs to attain ultimate sorcerous power and conquer the world. One time, Gargamel did almost get married. His "mummy" decided it was high time he took a wife and introduced him to a baron's lovely daughter (Andria), who did not really love him. He did not really have any feelings for the girl either, until he saw in her hope chest

4189-459: The village to its former look, six months after the premiere, the residents voted to keep the colour, which had brought more than 80,000 tourists to Júzcar. The Japanese version of the film uses Hey! Say! JUMP 's " Magic Power " as its theme song. A couple of the singers were voice actors in the Japanese dub. In the United States, the film was meant to be released on December 17, 2010, but it

4260-518: The voodoo doll and the religion of Voodoo was established through the presentation of the latter in Western popular culture during the first half of the 20th century as part of the broader negative depictions of Black and Afro-Caribbean religious practices in the United States. In John Houston Craige's 1933 book Black Bagdad: The Arabian Nights Adventures of a Marine Captain in Haiti , a Haitian prisoner

4331-485: The ways of magic. Although Scruple aids Gargamel in capturing the Smurfs, his main problem is with the students of the wizard academy who berate him for failing to qualify for admission. However, in the scheme of things, the smugness of the students proves to be a weakness for them, as Scruple has some success using Gargamel's magic to cause them problems. In one episode, Scruple finds the Great Book of Spells. In 1989,

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4402-489: Was "quite funny". About the film's content, he said "Those grown-up winks, along with an array of New York locations, make The Smurfs a surprisingly tolerable film for adults. As for their children, well, who knows with kids? But at least the writers have cleverly built in enough Smurfology that today's youngsters will be able to get the basics of the blue universe". Betsy Sharkey from the Los Angeles Times gave

4473-542: Was brought in to redesign the characters for CGI. The film had its worldwide premiere on June 16, 2011, in Júzcar , a small village in Spain. To celebrate the release, the residents painted the entire village, including the church and other historical buildings, in blue. Twelve local painters used 4,000 litres of blue to transform the traditionally white Júzcar into the world's first Smurf Village. Although Sony vowed to restore

4544-560: Was busy. Later, Gargamel captures Sassette (who befriended Denisa), but Denisa gets angry at this and stops him. He then takes the two girls to his home, but while Denisa was away, he tries to eat Sassette, but she runs away after Gargamel captures Papa, Nanny, and the Smurflings. Sassette, Denisa, and Smoogle then go to Gargamel’s home, and while Smoogle makes a distraction, Sassette and Denisa rescue their friends. Gargamel tries to stop them, but he gets stopped by Balthazar, who zaps him. In "Denisa’s Greedy Doll", he uses Denisa’s doll to make into

4615-649: Was delayed to July 29, 2011. It was then further delayed to August 3, 2011, before being moved up to the original release date of July 29, 2011. Sony teamed up with marketing partners in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom to promote the film through McDonald's Happy Meals and Post Foods brand cereal during the summer of 2011. The Smurfs was released on DVD , Blu-ray Disc, and Blu-ray 3D on December 2, 2011 , accompanied with an all-new 22-minute animated short film The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol . The Smurfs and Friends with Benefits are

4686-566: Was filmed at the Nassau County Correctional Center in East Meadow . In order to help the Smurfs' animators during post-production, cinematographer Phil Meheux and his team would light up a scene where the Smurfs would be digitally added using 7 and one half-inch tall models to stand in during set-up and rehearsals. He explained, "We can then position the light so that it falls right. The actors know where

4757-492: Was in talks to play Brainy Smurf, however, these did not pan out. On a budget of $ 110 million, principal photography began in New York City on March 26, 2010. In May, scenes were shot all night for five nights in a row at F.A.O. Schwartz toy store. Other locations used for filming were Belvedere Castle , the Russian Tea Room , Rockefeller Center , and Brooklyn's Prospect Park . A two-thirds-scale replica of

4828-463: Was parents (40%) and their children under 12 years old (25%). Overall the audience breakdown was reported as 64% female and 55% age 25 years and older. Estimates later showed that Cowboys & Aliens and The Smurfs were tied at the number one spot for the weekend with $ 36.2 million each. However, actual figures showed Cowboys & Aliens won the weekend with $ 36.4 million just beating The Smurfs ' $ 35.6 million. The Smurfs ' opening

4899-426: Was released on July 31, 2013. Director Raja Gosnell and producer Jordan Kerner returned, along with all the main cast. New cast includes Christina Ricci , J. B. Smoove , and Brendan Gleeson . In the sequel, Gargamel creates a couple of evil Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties to harness the magical Smurf-essence. When he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants and that only Smurfette can turn

4970-422: Was released theatrically by Columbia Pictures through Sony Pictures Releasing on July 29. Despite negative reviews, the film grossed $ 564 million worldwide, making it the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2011 . It was Sony Pictures Animation's highest-grossing film until it was overtaken by Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse in 2023. A sequel, The Smurfs 2 , was released on July 31, 2013. In Smurf Village,

5041-692: Was still stronger than anticipated since some box office analysts predicted that it would open below $ 30 million. For its second weekend the film remained at number two with Rise of the Planet of the Apes taking Cowboys & Aliens ' spot. It made $ 20.7 million (41% being from 3D showings), a 42% decrease from its opening weekend. The Smurfs opened to $ 4.4 million from seven territories with Spain taking in $ 4 million of that total. On its second weekend it expanded to 42 territories, taking first place in most of its markets and grossing $ 45.2 million. Among

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