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As the folks at Moviefone.com point out, blue is the hot color for movies these days, especially if your name is James Cameron. Well, it’s not going to be a sequel to ‘Avatar’ or another Cameron pic or even an updating of ‘The Blue Lagoon,’ but Neil Patrick Harris has agreed to be in ‘Smurfs: The Movie.‘ (Not to be confused with ‘Smurfs: The Opera.’)

Actually, Neil will be all voice for the role. Sony’s concept for the big screen version of ‘Smurfs,’ the popular ’80s Saturday morning cartoon series, is live action mixed with animation, under the direction of ‘Beverly Hills Chihuahua’ auteur Raja Gosnell.

Exactly which of the smurfs Neil will play remains shrouded in mystery. I suspect he’s getting his pick, as long as it’s not Papa Smurf. That role’s already been claimed by Jonathan Winters.

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