The Smurfs make their first 3D trip to the big screen in Columbia Picturesâ/Sony Pictures Animationâs hybrid live-action and animated family comedy, The Smurfs. When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the Smurfs out of their village, theyâre forced through a portal, out of their world and into ours, landing in the middle of New Yorkâs Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.