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Nickelodeon, Paramount Animation Smurf Up Annecy Crowds With Packed Slate and Exclusive SpongeBob SquarePants Preview
Paramount-Nick preview Smurfs and SpongeBob at Annecy, debuting two exclusive shorts and 20 minutes of new feature footage to delighted festivalgoers.
Nele De Wilde, CCO of Peyo Company, noted how closely the studio collaborated with Paramount, eight years after Sony Pictures Animation’s “Smurfs: The Lost Village.” The film’s musical energy and visually rich medieval-fantasy setting, powered by Cinesite Montreal’s animation, promise to get kids “Smurfin’ all day long.” The story centers on a Smurf with no name who seeks to discover his unique identity, aided by Smurfette, Hefty and other classic characters. Audiences were treated to the first full act, in which SpongeBob finally grows tall enough to ride a rollercoaster but backs out at the last moment, only to be pulled into an even scarier pirate adventure with the Flying Dutchman.
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