Before you begin groaning about yet another Smurfs movie, hold on just a minute: the new Smurfs film, which is planned for release March 31, 2017, will be a reboot for the franchise, decidedly apart from the two other movies of recent years which blended live action and CGI animation. Rory Bruer, the President for Worldwide Distribution at Sony Pictures has stated:
‘With a fully animated feature close in tone and design to Peyo’s original creation, we’re embracing everything that have made…