Smurfs 3 Will Be An Origin Story

While it's not yet totally clear whether The Smurfs 3 will ever happen--the second one still has to be a hit--The Smurfs 2 director Raja Gosnell let a small kernel of information slip out during our interview (the bulk of which will go live at 8 p.m. EST today), saying that the script they're developing is an "origin story." So--did you ever wonder why The Smurfs lived in mushrooms? Why they sang that "La, la, la la la la" song? There are answers for these and more that might be coming. Here's a snippet from our upcoming interview with the filmmaker: ComicBook.com: Are you guys already slated for Smurfs 3 or is that still up in the air? Gosnell: I think the studio operatives did a really smart, strategic thing in that they've allotted a certain amount of money to develop a script but that's sort of the end of the commitment at this point. They'll take a wait-and-see approach, see how this movie opens and how we do overseas and then make the final decision to greenlight Smurfs 3 or not. So it's really up to the audience and the movie gods as to whether there will be a Smurfs 3. But there has been some script work done. ComicBook.com: Do you know what your next project is or are you kind of in a holding pattern to see if there's a Smurfs 3 before you commit to anything? Gosnell: Yeah, I think you summed it up. If the movie gods and the audiences smile on this one and it's successful then there will probably be a Smurfs 3 and I will most likely be involved. So I guess I am kind of in a holding pattern in terms of looking at other stuff. I'm reading some things now but wouldn't commit to anything until we get the word on that. I feel like Iv'e done two, I've got to do the trilogy thing, man! I'm also really excited--I can't tell you much about it but the idea for a Smurfs 3 is more of an origin story so we're back in Smurf Village and, why mushrooms? Why the la-la song? What's the origin of all those things that sort of we just accept as Smurfdom? So--really interesting! So I'm very excited and I hope it happens.