The Smurfs (Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies Version)

The Smurfs was a planned trilogy based in Peyo’s characters that was announced in 2006 and was going to be made by Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Pictures. The original draft was described as an epic-comedic fantasy, like The Lord of the Rings meets The Princess Bride and “Shrek”.

Plot
The history of this trilogy would focus on the origin of the Smurfs and the backstory of Gargamel, similar to the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy (1999-2005)

Why It Was Cancelled

 * 1) The main reason why it got cancelled is because Sony Pictures Animation wanted to make a live-action movie that would hop on the same trend as Alvin and the Chipmunks, Scooby-Doo, Garfield: The Movie & Yogi Bear.
 * 2) Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies were already busy with the "Charlotte's Web" live-action remake.
 * 3) Sony Pictures bought the film rights of The Smurfs franchise, making it into the 2011 film of the same name.

Result

 * Sony released a film based on the show in 2011 and released a sequel in 2013, as well as a reboot in 2017.

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