CULVER CITY, Calif., April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Production has begun on Columbia Pictures' and Sony Pictures Animation's live-action/computer animated hybrid 3D family comedy The Smurfs®

The Smurfs (TM)( )were honored today with a Handprint Ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, cementing their Hollywood legacy. The Smurfs( )(TM)

OAK BROOK, Ill., July 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- McDonald's invites kids and families around the world to go Smurfy blue this summer with the launch of The Smurfs®, Happy Meal promotion.

CULVER CITY, Calif., April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Principal photography began Friday, March 26, in New York on Columbia Pictures'/Sony Pictures Animation's hybrid live-action and animated family comedy, The Smurfs, it was announced today by Bob Osher, president of Sony Pictures Digital Productions, Hannah Minghella, president of Sony Pictures Animation and Doug Belgrad, president of Columbia Pictures. Audiences everywhere are in for a Smurfy good time as the Smurfs make their first 3D trip to the big screen.

The Smurfs are set to make their first appearance in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York this year, Sony Pictures Entertainment said. The popular blue creatures were first featured in comic books by Belgian cartoonist Peyo on Oct. 23, 1958.