"The Smurfs" taken "Cowboys & aliens" for a stroll at the box office over the weekend when the two sequels, the first place. And the casting of the film recently chatted with MTV News and recalls some of their favorite memories of the caricature of "Smurfs" vintage.

"We have a large household of"Smurfs"," explained "glee" star jayma Mays . "We have glasses and leaves and stuff." We did not have figures who collect some people, but my mother loved 'Smurfs', so it would make me look. »

Partner Hank Azaria also has a history with the adorable cartoon. "I was very familiar with Gargamel and 'The Smurfs,' being a fan of animation, even if I was technically too old for 'Smurfs'," he said. "" When they came to America, I watched the anyway because I am immature, "he joked.

He continued: "I always wanted to improve the Gargamel". "I always thought that he too was a note and boring limit and wanted him to do funny and more fun and a little scarier at other times.". "I finished with a voice very similar to the cartoon, but I thought it might be more three-dimensional and sarcastic and relaxed, and above all, I was curious to why he was married to a cat".

Neil Patrick Harris said he enjoyed the cartoon back in the day and recalled his favorite 3D, flick live CGI and part of shooting action. "Hank is great." "My favorite elements of Hank in the film was that, since we did not really all of the scenes, it was my days off the coast," he joke explained. "Then when it was Hank-heavy, [Jayma] scenes and I were as" woohoo! ".

"For me, I really enjoyed shooting around New York," he continued. "I am above all a guy on the West Coast and I have always been a fan of the city and I think that the film is a wonderful tribute letter and love of New York." Then to be able to film in New York... you get this opportunity. »

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