The first official image of the Smurfs and how they will look as they abandon their medieval roots and take Manhattan is online.
They look incredible and even in the 30 or so years since I watched this as a child, they never looked so real. But I am still hung up on why they had to transplant this to modern day New York City.
However, given this picture it looks like they might have taken the same manhole passage that Giselle did in Enchanted transporting her to the real world from her Disney animated magical princess kingdom of Andaleisa.
Just sayin’
Maybe we will get to see the Smurfs in their native grounds and like Enchanted, they – with Gargamel pursuing – will end up in NY.
Would explain why Azaria looks so downright medieval despite the setting.
