The Smurfs 2 is a 2013 American 3D live-action/computer-animated comedy film and a sequel to the 2011 film "The Smurfs".
 It is loosely based on "The Smurfs" comic-book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo.
 It is the second and final installment of a projected duology, produced by Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Columbia Pictures.
 The film is directed by Raja Gosnell, who helmed the first, with all the main cast returning.
 New cast members include Christina Ricci and J. B. Smoove as members of the Naughties, and Brendan Gleeson as Patrick Winslow's stepfather.
 The film was released on July 31, 2013 and is dedicated to Jonathan Winters, who voiced Papa Smurf and died on April 11, 2013.
The Smurfs (French: Les Schtroumpfs; Dutch: De Smurfen) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small blue anthropomorphous creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest.
 "The Smurfs" was first created and introduced as a series of comic characters by the Belgian comics artist Peyo (pen name of Pierre Culliford) in 1958, where they were known as "Les Schtroumpfs".
 There are more than one hundred Smurf characters, and their names are based on adjectives that emphasize their characteristics, such as "Jokey Smurf", who likes to play practical jokes on his fellow smurfs.
 "Smurfette" was the first female Smurf to be introduced in the series.
 The Smurfs wear Phrygian caps, which came to represent freedom during the modern era.
The Smurfs have appeared in three feature-length films and two short films loosely based on "The Smurfs" comic book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo and the 1980s animated TV series it spawned.
 The 2011 feature film of the same name and its 2013 sequel were produced by Sony Pictures Animation and released by Columbia Pictures.
 Live-action roles include Hank Azaria and Neil Patrick Harris, while the voice-over roles include Anton Yelchin, Jonathan Winters, Katy Perry, and George Lopez.
 A fully animated reboot titled "" was scheduled for release through Sony in April 2017.
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol is an American computer/traditionally animated short film based on "The Smurfs" comic book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo.
 The animated short was written by Todd Berger and directed by Troy Quane, and it stars the voices of George Lopez, Jack Angel, Melissa Sturm, Fred Armisen, Gary Basaraba, Anton Yelchin and Hank Azaria.
 The film was produced by Sony Pictures Animation with the animation by Sony Pictures Imageworks and Duck Studios.
 "The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol" was released on DVD on December 2, 2011, attached to "The Smurfs" film.
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow is an American computer/traditionally animated short film based on "The Smurfs" comic book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo.
 The animated short was written by Todd Berger and directed by Stephan Franck, and it stars the voices of Melissa Sturm, Fred Armisen, Anton Yelchin, Alan Cumming and Hank Azaria.
 The film was produced by Sony Pictures Animation with the animation by Sony Pictures Imageworks and Duck Studios.
 "The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow" was released on DVD on September 10, 2013.
 The film is loosely based on Washington Irving's short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".
The Smurfs is a Belgian comic book series created by Peyo in 1958.
 It became well-known worldwide with the Hanna-Barbera cartoon series in the 1980s.
 With the popularity of the Smurfs came a wide range of toys and spin-off products and use of the Smurfs in merchandising.
 Smurfs' merchandising in 2008 generates about 5 to 12 million euro per year in Europe alone, while the total figure after fifty years worldwide is about $5 billion.
The Smurfs (French: "Les Schtroumpfs" ) is a Belgian comic series, created by cartoonist Peyo (pen name of Pierre Culliford).
 The titular creatures were introduced as supporting characters in an already established series, "Johan and Peewit" in 1958, and starred in their own series from 1959.
 Thirty "Smurf" comic albums have been created, 16 of them by Peyo.
 Originally, the "Smurf" stories appeared in "Spirou" magazine with reprints in many different magazines, but after Peyo left the publisher Dupuis, many comics were first published in dedicated "Smurf" magazines, which existed in French, Dutch and German.
 A number of short stories and one page gags have been collected in comic books next to the regular series of 30.
 By 2008, "Smurf" comics have been translated into 25 languages, and some 25 million albums have been sold.
 A new Smurfs comic album sold in 2009 in French alone some 140,000 copies.
 A new "Smurfs" comic album was released in 2012, now making thirty total titles.
 Another one was issued in 2013, now making thirty-one total titles.
The Smurfs is a 2011 American 3D live-action/computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the comic book series of the same name created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo.
 It was directed by Raja Gosnell and stars Hank Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays and Sofía Vergara, with Jonathan Winters and Katy Perry as the voices of Papa Smurf and Smurfette.
 It is the first CGI/live-action hybrid film produced by Sony Pictures Animation, and the first in "The Smurfs" duology.
 The film tells the story of the Smurfs as they get lost in New York, and try to find a way to get back home before Gargamel catches them.
Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, comedian, magician, and singer, known primarily for his comedy roles on television and his dramatic and musical stage roles.
 On television, he is known for playing the title character on "Doogie Howser, M.D." (1989–1993), Barney Stinson on "How I Met Your Mother" (2005–2014, for which he was nominated for four Emmy Awards), and Count Olaf on "A Series of Unfortunate Events" (2017 onward).
Smurfs: The Lost Village is a 2017 American 3D computer-animated comedy-adventure film produced by Sony Pictures Animation and The Kerner Entertainment Company, with animation by Sony Pictures Imageworks, for Columbia Pictures.
 Sony, LStar Capital and Wanda Pictures co-financed the film.
 It is based on "The Smurfs" comic book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo, and is a reboot unrelated to Sony's previous live-action/animated films based on the series.
 It was written by Stacey Harman and Pamela Ribon and directed by Kelly Asbury, and stars the voices of Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson, Joe Manganiello, Mandy Patinkin, Jack McBrayer, Danny Pudi, Michelle Rodriguez, Ellie Kemper, Ariel Winter, Meghan Trainor, Jake Johnson and Julia Roberts.
 In the film, a mysterious map prompts Smurfette, Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty to find a lost village before Gargamel does.

Question: The Smurfs is a 2011 American 3D live-action/computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the comic book series of the same name created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo, it starred which American actor, comedian, magician, and singer, known primarily for his comedy roles on television, and his dramatic and musical stage roles?
Answer: Neil Patrick Harris