By Ranjan Bhaduri
New York, Mar 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Singer Katy Perry has reportedly been signed to be a part of the classic kid venture “The Smurfs movie”. Katy Perry will be lending her voice for the movie for the character called Smurfette, the only female Smurf in the group. “The Smurfs movie” happens to be a big screen adaptation for the classic kids show “The Smurfs”.

The 25 year old singer will be joining the likes of Neil Patrick Harris, Alan Cumming along with George Lopez. Raja Gosnell of Scooby Doo fame will be directing the movie which is all set to hit the floors by April this year. Jonathan Winters has also been signed to offer his voice for the Papa Smurf and Neil Patrick Harris will play a live-action character. For the fans of both Katy Perry as well the “Smurfs Movie,” this should come as a good news.

“The Smurfs Movie” traces the adventures of an imaginary race of little blue creatures set amidst a medieval backdrop, who must confront with each other and with the human race. In particular, a wicked conjurer who is after them with the plan to capture and put them to use in fulfilling his evil desires. The movie is set for a release in the year 2011.

Reportedly, Columbia Pictures has acquired film rights from Lafig Belgium. Sony Pictures also have certain plans in pulling off a trilogy for the live-action-computer-generated Smurf films, which will start off with “The Smurfs movie”. “The Smurfs Movie” also happens to be the very first of the live action movies to come out of Sony Pictures Animation stable.