Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation have announced that Raja Gosnell has been tapped to direct Smurfs, the live-action/animated film based on the classic characters.
“With Raja coming aboard, we now have a brilliant director who has proven time and again that he has a deft touch in blending the worlds of physical comedy and honest emotion with both live action and photo real animated characters. Our three-apple-high heroes are in good hands, and we feel absolutely, positively Smurfy to be working with him,” said producer Jordan Kerner.
Smurfs will be released in 3-D and conventional theaters on December 17, 2010.
