Fraggles and Smurfs Big-Screen Movies in the Works

Fraggle Rock and The Smurfs are hitting the big screen! Not that we aren’t grateful for these two gems (supposing the studios responsible for the movies don’t mess them up too bad) but wow, is Hollywood totally out of fresh ideas? The film industry is turning into a recycling factory, and not the good kind.

The new Fraggle Rock and Smurfs films will bring the characters to a whole new generation of kids, and Ecorazzi breaks down the ‘green’ themes found in both beloved television shows:

The Smurfs live in mushrooms. Some innovative students in the real world have recently created home insulation made from Oyster mushrooms. We think we know where their inspiration came from…

There’s a smurf called Nat Smurf that can talk to animals and “loves all things to do with nature and the environment.”

Gargamel and his cat Azrael hates the Smurfs and everything about them — which we assume includes their love for eco-friendly insulation, vegetarian lifestyle, and forest-loving ways.

According to Wikipedia, Fraggles explore “complex issues of prejudice, spirituality, personal identity, environment, and social conflict.” TOTAL. HIPPIES.

Fraggles live in a natural system of caves and are complete vegans; with a culinary love for radishes.

The Trash Heap, also know as The Oracle (try to keep up), appears to be a giant compost pile. Rockin’!

The Smurfs already sounds like it could go either way in terms of quality – it’s been reported that it will be a mix of live action and CGI, a la Alvin and the Chipmunks, and you even didn’t need to see that movie to be able to tell how bad it was. But, hey, if they’re going to have live action, they could give Amy Winehouse a job – she already looks like Gargamel. Just take off the hive and put her in some red shoes.

Link [Ecorazzi]
Photo credit: Dlisted

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