Toon Zone Talkback - "The Smurfs" Trailer Online

Personally I don't like to appeal to dead creators like that, I feel it cheapens their legacy to turn them into cheap appeals to authority fallacies.
 
Having read many Smurf-related articles, I've never come through anything official regarding this. Source?

Although it's possible (and likely) he didn't like what his creation eventually became when the animated series showed up. A lot of the season 1 episodes were based on his comics and were severely altered, making them poor versions of the originals. Not to mention, several characters created for the cartoon were placed in the comics, probably against his will.

But there's no reason to believe he always disliked his characters, the early comics which were done almost entirely by him were great, not something you'd get from someone who hates the stuff he works on.

Although it should be noted that after Peyo's death, his state was inherited by his son Thierry, who pretty much has to approve everything done with the Smurfs. I have to wonder if he knew the direction this movie was going to take when he approved of this project.
 
Toon Zone Talkback - "The Smurfs" Trailer Online

I remember having read an interview with the animator ?lvaro Arce where he said that Peyo disliked the Hanna-Barbera cartoon and was about to decline of giving the rights of the Smurfs when he saw the first models sheets and designs, but somehow they did a good "offer" and he accepted.
 
Eh I'm not going to get worked up about it, same with Alvin and the Chipmunks and they are pretty much going for the same audience here. Still looks horrendous though. Along with Hank Azaria's Gargamel costume with him walking around NYC.
 
I noticed the trailer, is that Neil Patrick Harris (who will star in the movie) introducing the trailer for it at the start while in a comic-con setting?
 
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