Though we’re finding it difficult to get excited over this cinematic version of The Smurfs (those dreadfully horrid flashbacks to Scooby-Doo are persisting), it’s a slow news week, so here’s more casting chat.
First up, everybody’s favourite TV lovely Jayma Mays – star of Glee , and guest-starrer of everything from Heroes to Ugly Betty – has been cast as the “female human lead” in the flick.
Despite being a human in the cartoon, it looks like Gargamel will also be animated in the movie, which is a bit of a headscrew. Means Azaria escapes getting dressed up in another daft costume like he did in Night At The Museum 2 , though.
What do we deduce from all of this? Well, mostly that The Smurfs obviously have a lot of celebrity fans out there – we’re sure this lot haven’t signed on because of the quality of the script.
So even if the film does turn out to be a gooey, saccharine mess, at least we’ll have lots of slebs to point and laugh at after the matter. And some lovely shots of Jayma Mays looking all big-haired and lovely.
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