The Simpsons voice vet Hank Azaria took to the streets of New York City dressed as Gargamel April 30 as filming continued on The Smurfs movie, due out in August of 2011.
The film will be a mixture of live action and CGI animation with all of the Smurfs being the latter. Hank Azaria, voice of Springfield’s Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon and many others, will be one of the live action stars as he takes on the villainous role of the evil Gargamel who is plotting to capture all the Smurfs who have somehow tumbled into Central Park.
Here’s a side-by-side comparison between Azaria’s Gargamel and the original animated character for the television cartoon series:
Hank Azaria’s Gargamel side-by-side with the original cartoon Gargamel
Pretty smurfin’ awesome! Too bad I can’t say the same about the plot. Here’s the official synopsis offered by Columbia:
When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours – in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.
Meh. Why couldn’t they just create the Smurf world? If I wanted to watch little whiny dudes in New York City I can just tune into Gossip Girl. (That show’s still on, right? Have they graduated college and returned home to live with their parents yet?)
The rest of the live action cast includes:
* Hank Azaria as Gargamel
* Jayma Mays as the pregnant wife of Neil Patrick Harris’ character.
* Neil Patrick Harris as the husband of Jayma Mays’ character.
* Sofia Vergara as Odile, an executive at a French cosmetics company who is the boss of Neil Patrick Harris’ character.
And the cast of voice-over talent for The Smurfs movie:
* Jonathan Winters as the voice of Papa Smurf
* Katy Perry as the voice of Smurfette
* Alan Cumming as the voice of Gutsy Smurf
* George Lopez as the voice of Grouchy Smurf
* Gary Basaraba as the voice of Hefty Smurf
* Anton Yelchin as the voice of Clumsy Smurf
* Fred Armisen as the voice of Brainy Smurf
* John Oliver as the voice of Vanity Smurf
* Paul Reubens as the voice of Jokey Smurf[
* Kenan Thompson as the voice of Greedy Smurf
* B.J. Novak as the voice of Baker Smurf
* Jeff Foxworthy as the voice of Handy Smurf
* Wolfgang Puck as the voice of Chef Smurf
Here are some more photos of Hank Azaria as Gargamel:
All photos: AAR/Fame Pictures
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