Overview

• The fully animated film directed by Chris Miller and written by Pam Brady features Rihanna as Smurfette alongside James Corden and John Goodman.
• Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Animation’s first fully animated Smurfs movie follows previous hybrid live-action/CGI entries.
• The story kickstarts when Papa Smurf is abducted by wizard brothers Razamel and Gargamel, prompting Smurfette, No Name Smurf and Papa Smurf’s brothers to traverse parallel worlds in search of him.
• The animation adopts a Spider-Verse-inspired aesthetic with stylized motion and graphic textures, and Rihanna contributes an original song to the soundtrack.
• Early reviews are notably split, with some critics praising its vibrant energy and style while others condemn it as a joyless, derivative spectacle.