The great Hank Azaria has signed-on to do the voice of Gargamel in the upcoming "Smurfs" movie. So I guess we now know that Gargamel will be an animated character. There had been rumors that the Smurfs' enemy would be real-life in this movie, which is going to be a combination of live-action and animation.

Azaria is best known for his work on The Simpsons. "Smurfs" is schedule to be released on Aug. 3, 2011.

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According to Neil Patrick Harris, who is also in the "Smurfs" cast, Azaria will be PLAYING Gargamel, not just voicing him. So Gargamel will be at LIVE ACTION character. I think it's good this way, because villains work better in animation/live action combo films when they're real people (such as in "Alvin and the Chipmunks").

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