Featured in the picture above are Vexy (voiced by Christina Ricci) and Hackus (voiced by JB Smoove), two characters considered the “Naughties” in Sony’s upcoming 3-D animated feature The Smurfs 2 and to go along with the image the studio has also just released the first trailer for the upcoming July 31, 2013 release.
In this sequel to The Smurfs, which made $563.7 million worldwide back in 2011 if you were wondering why a sequel was greenlit, the evil wizard Gargamel (Hank Azaria) creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world¹s greatest sorcerer. It’s up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her! Will Smurfette, who has always felt different from the other Smurfs, find a new connection with the Naughties Vexy and Hackus ¬ or will the Smurfs convince her that their love for her is True Blue?
Along with Azaria and the voices of Ricci and Monsieur Smoove, the returning cast includes Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Sofia Vegara and Katy Perry as Smurfette with Brendan Gleeson joining the cast as Victor Winslow.
Check out the trailer below.
Oh, and before you ask, The Smurfs 3 hits theaters in July 2015
