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Spielberg and Smurfs. Trade Roughage 06/10/08

Karina Longworth
By Karina Longworth posted 1 year ago
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  • Nick Plowman said 1 year ago

    “The plot will cleverly circumvent the problem of Ziyi being unable to speak English.”

    I really am laughing so hard right now. It is not pretty.

  • Karina Longworth said 1 year ago

    It’s not even a joke! Check the synopsis on the Variety story––they fall in love through a translator!!!

  • 15 Cartoons Calling for CGI/Live-Action Treatment (Flix99.com) said 1 year ago

    [...] an all-CGI 3-D Smurfs movie, as Paramount had planned, or a CGI/live-action mix, as Sony Animation is now planning for our beloved blue communists friends. I guess if we only think back to Alvin and the Chipmunks [...]