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Geek Tyrant
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Fun New Trailer For SMURFS Movie Featuring All-Star Cast Led By Rihanna — GeekTyrant
A fun second trailer has been released for the upcoming animated/live-action hybrid movie, Smurfs , featuring an all-star cast led by Rihanna as Smurfette. The movie is directed by Chris Miller ( Shrek the Third , Puss in Boots ), from a screenplay written by Pam Brady ( South Park , The Loop , Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken ), based on the characters and works of Peyo. The film's synopsis reads: "To save their world, they must come to ours." When Papa Smurf (John Goodman) is mysteriously taken by evil wizards, Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette leads the Smurfs on a mission into the real world to save him. With the help of new friends, the Smurfs must discover what defines their destiny to save the universe.' The movie also stars James Corden, Nick Offerman, JP Karliak, Daniel Levy, Amy Sedaris, Natasha Lyonne, Sandra Oh, Octavia Spencer, Nick Kroll, Hannah Waddingham, Alex Winter, Maya Erskine, Billie Lourd, Xolo Maridueña, with Kurt Russell and John Goodman as Papa Smurf. This looks cheesy, but like something you could take your younger kids to this summer to beat the heat. Check out the trailer below, and watch Smurfs in theatres on July 18th.
The Independent
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Shrek fans disturbed by ‘strange' detail in Shrek 5 teaser trailer
Shrek 5 has officially announced a release date in a first-look teaser, but a strange new animation detail has left fans perturbed. On Thursday, Universal Pictures released the first trailer for the next installment in its iconic Shrek franchise, which will see Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy reprise their respective roles as Shrek, Donkey and Princess Fiona. It will also welcome Zendaya as Felicia, one of Shrek and Fiona's triplets. The couple's three ogre children were first introduced in the third movie, Shrek the Third (2007). In the clip, Shrek, Donkey, Princess Fiona, and Felicia gather around a magic mirror to ask, 'Who's the fairest of them all?' 'Why Shrek, of course,' the mirror responds, going on to show a series of images of Shrek in a pair of glasses making a duck face, dancing in a skintight body suit, and a doctored image of him with abs. The last picture causes Shrek and Donkey to shriek in fear while Felicia reacts in disgust, saying, 'Ew, dad.' 'Oooh, mama like,' Fiona adds. 'Who's making this stuff?' Shrek asks, to which Pinocchio pops in to say, 'Not me,' causing his nose to grow. It's been 15 years since the last Shrek movie, Shrek Forever After, was released in 2010. And while the news of Shrek's revival has left fans ecstatic, some viewers found the details to make the characters appear older, including Shrek's forehead wrinkles and Donkey's greying fur, disturbing. 'Eyo why does Shrek look so old,' one fan questioned on X. 'What's up with their faces?' a second noted. 'Bro has seen enough,' another quipped of Donkey's tired look. Others took issue with the new art style of the characters, which gave them a more rounded look than in previous iterations of Shrek. 'Did they get botox why are they like that?' one questioned. 'Why did y'all change the animation? it looks cheap,' a second wrote. 'Please change the animation style,' a third begged. 'Don't make us sonic you,' they added, referring to Paramount and SEGA's redesign of its Sonic character for its 2020 movie Sonic the Hedgehog following fan backlash. 'wtf is this art style,' another demanded, with someone arguing: 'I can't even tell if this is actually real this s*** looks strange as hell.' News of the long-awaited sequel first broke last June when Murphy told Collider: 'We started doing [Shrek 5] months ago. I did this, I recorded the first act, and we'll be doing it this year, we'll finish it up. Shrek is coming out.' Shrek 5 is expected to arrive in theaters on Christmas 2026. It will be directed by Walt Dohrn, who has a long history with the franchise. He was a writer and artist on Shrek 2 and Shrek the Third and served as head of story on Shrek Forever After. He also voiced Rumpelstiltskin in the latter film.
New York Times
06-02-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
‘Smurfs' Trailer Shows Rihanna as Smurfette (and Promises New Music)
Music superstar, beauty mogul, fashion designer and … Smurfette? Rihanna's next big role may not be what you were expecting. On Thursday, Paramount released a trailer for 'Smurfs,' giving us a first look at the singer as the elflike, blonde-haired, blue-skinned creature. In an animation style that blends smooth 3-D rendering with elements that evoke the classic hand-drawn cartoons, Smurfette leads her cohort into the real, live-action world on a quest to Paris to find Papa Smurf after he mysteriously disappears. The trailer begins with Rihanna, in human form, addressing the audience. 'I can't wait for you all to see it this summer,' she says, with sunglasses largely covering her Smurf-blue eye shadow. She had teased the trailer in an Instagram post on Wednesday, which was a short video captioned 'in my blue era.' The animated movie also features an ensemble cast including Nick Offerman, Natasha Lyonne, Amy Sedaris, Nick Kroll and Dan Levy, and is directed by Chris Miller, who previously helmed 'Shrek the Third' and 'Puss in Boots.' It will be a musical-comedy reboot of 'The Smurfs' film franchise, which last had an installment with 'Smurfs: The Lost Village' in 2017. In addition to playing Smurfette, Rihanna is a producer on the movie. But, in what will most likely be the biggest news for her fans, who have been clamoring for more music since her album 'Anti' was released in 2016, the trailer ends with a message advising people to 'presave' the movie's soundtrack, which will feature new music from Rihanna. It also says the movie will include the song 'Higher Love,' recorded by Desi Trill and featuring DJ Khaled, Cardi B, Natania and Subhi. 'Smurfs' is set to release on July 18.
