Overview
- Pitufos premiered globally in Brussels on June 28 and officially opened in Latin American cinemas on July 17 with special fan events across the region.
- Produced by Paramount Animation, Nickelodeon Movies and the Peyo Company, the film is directed by Chris Miller with Matt Landon as co-director.
- The story follows Papa Smurf’s kidnapping by the wizards Gargamel and Razamel, prompting Smurfette to lead a rescue mission into the human world.
- The English-language cast includes Rihanna, John Goodman and James Corden, while the Spanish dub at Plan B3 studios in Mexico City features Ximena Sariñana as Moxie under director Luis Leonardo Suárez.
- Critics have given the experimental blend of 3D, 2D, live-action and anime sequences a 21% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 29/100 on Metacritic.