These details sounded a lot like “The Smurfs,” the dreadful 2011 movie that marked the last time the Smurfs were at your local bijou. In that film, Katy Perry played Smurfette and Jonathan Winters was cast as Papa Smurf. Their real world adventure placed them in the Smurfiest place in America, New York City.

With James Gunn’s Superman and Universal’s dinosaurs roaming the Earth, counter-programming, read Paramount Animation’s reboot of Smurfs with Rihanna as Smurfette, and Sony’s reboot of late ’90s franchise I Know What You Did Last Summer will have a hard time overperforming.

Smurfs' features corny jokes and childish humor, which is exactly what is going to ensure it is a hit with children, although parents might struggle.

Smurfs’ Director Chris Miller Hopes the New Feature Answers the Question, What Is a Smurf?: ‘I’m a Sucker for a Good Backstory’.

The superstar — who is a longtime superfan — voices Smurfette in the animated film, while also serving as producer and recording original music.

A prologue in which a narrator tells us all about the four color-coded talking magic books that govern all peace, harmony, and goodness in the universe (they were stolen by evil wizards, but the one with Amy Sedaris’ voice is hiding out with the Smurfs)