Directed by: Raja Gosnell
Produced by: Jordan Kerner
Screenplay by: J. David Stem, David N. Weiss, Jay Scherick, David Ronn, Karey Kirkpatrick
Story by: J. David Stem, David N. Weiss, Jay Scherick, David Ronn
Based on: The Smurfs by Peyo
Narrated by: Tom Kane
Starring: Neil Patrick Harris, Brendan Gleeson, Jayma Mays, Katy Perry, Hank Azaria
Music by: Heitor Pereira
Cinematography: Phil Meheux
Editing by: Sabrina Plisco
Studio: Sony Pictures Animation, Kerner Entertainment Company
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
Release date(s): July 31, 2013[1]
Running time: 104 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $105 million
Box office: $80,261,000
The Smurfs 2 is a 2013 American 3D family 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 installment of a projected trilogy, 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 includes 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. The third film is scheduled to be released on July 24, 2015. The film is dedicated to Jonathan Winters, who died on April 11, 2013.
