Nickelodeon’s new CG “The Smurfs” series debuts with a sneak peek episode Monday September 6th at 12:30pm. Official series premiere is Friday September 10th at 7:30pm. Writers Peter Saisselin and Amy Serafin pick-up the ball after Sony’s trio of recent features and give these characters the chance to shine — and be themselves — for […]
In this LCJ Q&A, “Smurfs: The Lost Village” Production Designer Noelle Triaureau talks crafting multiple Smurf lands for their latest adventure – on DVD & Blu-Ray July 11. Follow @LCJReviews Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written nearly 1,000 […]
Kelly Asbury is bringing everyone’s favorite little blue creatures back with “Smurfs: The Lost Village”. Asbury talks about taking this iconic franchise back to its roots, working with Julia Roberts and “Cake Wars”. The LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning film critic, entertainment reporter and media personality Lights Camera Jackson. Jackson interviews actors, […]
The Smurfs are back…again. Sony re-vitalized the beloved little blue creatures with a CGI/live-action hybrid in 2011, followed by a just-as-entertaining, but not as financially successful, 2013 sequel. Now comes an all-CG reboot – “Smurfs: The Lost Village”. It begins, interestingly, with a trip down memory lane: Papa Smurf (Mandy Patinkin, taking-over the voice work […]
“The Smurfs 2” director shares his thoughts on shooting in Paris, the late Jonathan Winters and much more. The LCJ Q&A Podcast is hosted by Emmy award-winning film critic, entertainment reporter and media personality Lights Camera Jackson. Jackson interviews actors, directors, writers, producers, animators, TV hosts, comedians and other celebrities. They discuss their latest, past […]