PREACH IT! Neil Patrick Harris as a Smurf -- what more do you need? Well, you need a villain
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If there ever was a time to fire up that Dance of 100 Smurfs, it’s now. A Smurfs movie is coming, and it stars ... Neil Patrick Harris. Translated into smurf language: A smurfy new movie is smurfing to a smurf near you, and it stars Neil Patrick Smurf. Details, per Deadline: “Harris won’t have to walk around as a blue-tinted Avatar. ... The Raja Gosnell-directed film is a mix of live action and animation, and Harris is the lead live action character. Filming begins in April, when he’ll be on hiatus from CBS’ ‘How I Met Your Mother.’ ”
Now you know. Still up in the air: Which particular smurfy episodes will serve as inspiration. There’s the episode where all the smurfs think they’re chickens (not making that up); the episode involving the magical flute known as Shazalakazoo (not making that up); and the unforgettable incident involving Yellow Hate Disease (seriously, not making that up).
Which leaves only one question: Who should play the evil wizard Gargamel? Here comes the inevitable poll, folks ...
-- Leslie Gornstein
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