Director Chris Miller returned to Annecy to present the first 20 minutes of his upcoming summer tentpole “ Smurfs,” ahead of its July 18, 2025 release. Last year, he showed early footage at MIFA.

Annecy crowds were in for a treat as Ramsey Naito, President of Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation, and longtime festival supporter, opened the studios’ 2025 showcase with a preview ...

"Smurfs" director Chris Miller wanted "to honor the DNA of the original comics, the Peyo designs - that was vitally important to me," he says about the animated feature, set for a July 18 release ...

Rihanna leads the cast of a completely inert take on this persistent (and seemingly enduring) animated franchise. That’s not to say that the Smurfs are old relics, exactly — since their 1958 ...

Smurfs is the first attempt since The Lost Village to re-adapt the project (this time with Rihanna!), now distributed in partnership between Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies.

Ramsey Naito, President, Paramount & Nickelodeon Animation, attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Paramount Pictures Smurfs at Paramount Pictures Studios on July 13, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

The last Sony Pictures entry was in 2017, with Smurfs: The Lost Village, released five years before Paramount and Nickelodeon acquired the rights to future films based on the brand. Best of Deadline ...

The new deal with Nickelodeon called for a TV serie, with ViacomCBS Consumer Products handling consumer products licensing for the Smurfs in U.S., Canada, Mexico, UK, Singapore, and Malaysia.

Annecy crowds were in for a treat as Ramsey Naito, President of Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation, and longtime festival supporter, opened the studios’ 2025 showcase with a preview ...