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Malay Mail
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Malay Mail
Smurf and proud: French town paints itself blue to smash world record
LANDERNEAU, May 19 — A small town in western France has set a world record for the greatest number of smurf-costumed people gathered in the same place, according to organisers, who counted over 3,000 this weekend. Landerneau, population 16,000, on the far western tip of France's Britanny region, had tried twice before to wrest the record from Lauchringen, a town in Germany that managed to gather together a seemingly unassailable 2,762 smurfs in 2019. But on Saturday, the French challengers finally pulverised that record, assembling 3,076 people clad and face-painted in blue, wearing white hats and singing smurfy songs. 'We smurfed the record,' said one participant. Smurfs, created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo in 1958 and called 'Schtroumpfs' in French, are small, human-like creatures living in the forest. The fun characters have turned into a major franchise that includes films, series, advertising, video games, theme parks and toys. 'A friend encouraged me to join and I thought: 'Why not?',' said Simone Pronost, 82, sipping a beer on the terrace of a cafe, dressed as a smurfette. Albane Delariviere, a 20-year-old student, travelled all the way from Rennes — more than 200 kilometres away — to join. 'We thought it was a cool idea to help Landerneau out,' she said. Participants wearing smurf costumes take a selfie as they sit at a cafe terrace. — AFP pic Landerneau mayor Patrick Leclerc, also in full smurf dress, said the effort 'brings people together and gives them something else to think about than the times we're living in'. Pascal Soun, head of the association organising the event, said the gathering 'allows people to have fun and enter an imaginary world for a few hours'. Contestants were relieved that weather conditions were favourable, after the previous record attempt, in 2023, was sunk by heavy rain that kept many contestants away. In 2020, an initially successful bid — with more than 3,500 smurfs — was invalidated by Guinness World Records on a technicality because of a missing document. Landerneau's smurf enthusiasts were almost ready to give up but film production company Paramount persuaded them to have another go. Participants wearing smurf costumes arrives to take part in the largest gathering of Smurfs in Landerneau, western France. — AFP pic Paramount, which is set to release Smurfs, The Movie in July, convinced them with an offer to handle the event's PR and provide 1,200 free tickets for a preview of the film. — AFP
Asharq Al-Awsat
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Asharq Al-Awsat
French Town Breaks Smurf Number World Record
A small town in western France has set a world record for the greatest number of smurf-costumed people gathered in the same place, according to organizers, who counted over 3,000 this weekend. Landerneau, population 16,000, on the far western tip of France's Britanny region, had tried twice before to wrest the record from Lauchringen, a town in Germany that managed to gather together a seemingly unassailable 2,762 smurfs in 2019. But on Saturday, the French challengers finally pulverized that record, assembling 3,076 people clad and face-painted in blue, wearing white hats and singing smurfy songs. "We smurfed the record," said one participant. Smurfs, created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo in 1958 and called "Schtroumpfs" in French, are small, human-like creatures living in the forest. The fun characters have turned into a major franchise that includes films, series, advertising, video games, theme parks and toys. "A friend encouraged me to join and I thought: 'Why not?'," said Simone Pronost, 82, sitting at the terrace of a cafe, dressed as a smurfette. Albane Delariviere, a 20-year-old student, travelled all the way from Rennes -- more than 200 kilometers (125 miles) away -- to join. "We thought it was a cool idea to help Landerneau out," she said. Landerneau mayor Patrick Leclerc, also in full smurf dress, said the effort "brings people together and gives them something else to think about than the times we're living in". Pascal Soun, head of the association organizing the event, said the gathering "allows people to have fun and enter an imaginary world for a few hours". Contestants were relieved that weather conditions were favorable, after the previous record attempt, in 2023, was sunk by heavy rain that kept many contestants away. In 2020, an initially successful bid -- with more than 3,500 smurfs -- was invalidated by Guinness World Records on a technicality because of a missing document. Landerneau's smurf enthusiasts were almost ready to give up but film production company Paramount persuaded them to have another go. Paramount, which is set to release "Smurfs, The Movie" in July, convinced them with an offer to handle the event's PR and provide 1,200 free tickets for a preview of the film.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
French town breaks smurf number world record
A small town in western France has set a world record for the greatest number of smurf-costumed people gathered in the same place, according to organisers, who counted over 3,000 this weekend. Landerneau, population 16,000, on the far western tip of France's Britanny region, had tried twice before to wrest the record from Lauchringen, a town in Germany that managed to gather together a seemingly unassailable 2,762 smurfs in 2019. But on Saturday, the French challengers finally pulverised that record, assembling 3,076 people clad and face-painted in blue, wearing white hats and singing smurfy songs. "We smurfed the record," said one participant. Smurfs, created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo in 1958 and called "Schtroumpfs" in French, are small, human-like creatures living in the forest. The fun characters have turned into a major franchise that includes films, series, advertising, video games, theme parks and toys. "A friend encouraged me to join and I thought: 'Why not?'," said Simone Pronost, 82, sipping a beer on the terrace of a cafe, dressed as a smurfette. Albane Delariviere, a 20-year-old student, travelled all the way from Rennes -- more than 200 kilometres (125 miles) away -- to join. "We thought it was a cool idea to help Landerneau out," she said. Landerneau mayor Patrick Leclerc, also in full smurf dress, said the effort "brings people together and gives them something else to think about than the times we're living in". Pascal Soun, head of the association organising the event, said the gathering "allows people to have fun and enter an imaginary world for a few hours". Contestants were relieved that weather conditions were favourable, after the previous record attempt, in 2023, was sunk by heavy rain that kept many contestants away. In 2020, an initially successful bid -- with more than 3,500 smurfs -- was invalidated by Guinness World Records on a technicality because of a missing document. Landerneau's smurf enthusiasts were almost ready to give up but film production company Paramount persuaded them to have another go. Paramount, which is set to release "Smurfs, The Movie" in July, convinced them with an offer to handle the event's PR and provide 1,200 free tickets for a preview of the film. aag/jh/gil
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
People Are Just Realising The Smurfs Film Means New Rihanna Music, So Now We're Smurfs Stans
If you're feeling a little perplexed as to why Rihanna is putting so much energy into promoting her new movie Smurfs, we've got one major reason for us all to get on board. As well as voicing Smurfette in the new family adventure comedy, Rih has also recorded new music for the project. On Thursday, the first trailer for Smurfs debuted online, with the Love On The Brain singer going big on pushing the project on her social media channels. And when the teaser began doing the rounds on social media, there was one aspect that got people particularly excited… 'New music from Rihanna' YESSSS 😭 — 𝖌𝖆𝖇 (@gabgonebad) February 6, 2025 'Featuring new music from Rihanna' — Keith (@nagy_minaj) February 6, 2025 Guess we're gonna have to watch 'Smurfs' just to hear some new Rihanna music 😩 — Chicks in the Office (@ChicksInTheOff) February 6, 2025 I'll take new Rihanna music in whatever format it comes in — Pro Sleepist (@cryshots) February 6, 2025 looks like total slop but they actually got rihanna to make new music so it's automatically peak cinema — COREY RIFFIN (@CoreRiff) February 6, 2025 this is actually the laziest thing ever how is it even theatrical but hey man im not complaining about new Rihanna music thoooo — ant 🔻 (@superyggdrasilV) February 6, 2025 Looks horrificly bad but also it has new rihanna music so im fully in actually — Boscha Maja Trixie Emilie Star Winkler 🪦⭐️🐴🍉 (@Ymerdrys_Boscha) February 7, 2025 NEW RIHANNA MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!for the smurfs movie……… — jimmy (@jimmysoldout) February 6, 2025 We getting new Rihanna music through a Smurf movie — Lex P🪬 (@LexP__) February 6, 2025 A belgian cartoon getting us new rihanna music was not on my bingo card for 2025 — Tessa 🫐 (@epcotbarbie) February 6, 2025 The trailer already teases one new recording from the Grammy-winning star, who appears to have covered the Belinda Carlisle classic Heaven Is A Place On Earth for the accompanying soundtrack. In the years since her 2016 album Anti was released, Rihanna has released only a handful of new songs, instead focussing her attention on her Fenty lines of beauty and lingerie. A year after Anti came out, she collaborated with N.E.R.D. on their song Lemon, and released the hit Wild Thoughts with DJ Khaled and Bryson Tiller. More recently, she worked with PartyNextDoor on the 2020 single Believe It, and contributed the Oscar-nominated ballad Lift Me Up to the soundtrack of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in 2022. In 2023, Rihanna headlined the Super Bowl Half-Time Show, which led to rumours that she could be about to head out on tour. However, she later insisted that this would not be the case until she had 'new music' and… well… we're still waiting. Smurfs is due to hit cinemas in July, boasting an all-star cast that also includes Hannah Waddingham, Oscar winner Octavia Spencer, Natasha Lyonne, James Corden, Dan Levy, Amy Sedaris and Nick Offerman. The iconic blue characters last hit the big screen over a decade ago, when Rihanna's friend and fellow popstar Katy Perry lent her voice to Smurfette. Watch the Smurfs trailer for yourself below: Rihanna Just Changed Her Instagram Pic For The Second Time In A Decade – And Now It's Even More Iconic Charli XCX Is Taking An 'Anti-Brat' Approach To Her Next Release, Producer Claims There's 1 Hidden Detail Lady Gaga Fans Should Look Out For In Her Abracadabra Music Video
