Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity return to the human world and seek the help of their friends Patrick and Grace Winslow to rescue Smurfette from Gargamel and when the Smurfs gets captured. Like its predecessor, The Smurfs 2 was met with critically negative reviews, and it earned $347 million. Cancelled third film and reboot On May 10, 2012, two weeks after Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation announced production of The Smurfs 2, Variety reported that writers Karey Kirkpatrick and Chris Poche were developing a script for The Smurfs 3, which was set for release on July 24, 2015, and later rescheduled for August 14, 2015. In March 2014, Sony announced that it will reboot the series with a completely computer-animated film. Directed by Kelly Asbury, the reboot titled Smurfs: The Lost Village, was released on April 7, 2017, which received mixed reviews from critics, but was considered an improvement over the live-action films. References Further reading External links 2011 films 2011 3D films 2011 computer-animated films 2010s children's comedy films 2010s fantasy comedy films American films with live action and animation American children's animated comedy films American fantasy comedy films Animated films based on comics 2010s children's fantasy films Columbia Pictures animated films Columbia Pictures films Sony Pictures Animation films Films scored by Heitor Pereira Films based on Belgian comics Films directed by Raja Gosnell Films set in the Middle Ages Films set in New York City Films shot in New York City Films with screenplays by David N. Weiss The Smurfs in film Films set in 2011 Films about parallel universes Films about wizards 3D animated films 2011 comedy films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films