Smurfs: The Lost Village is a 2017 American animated fantasy adventure comedy film based on The Smurfs comic book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo. A reboot to Sony Pictures Animation's previous live-action animated films and the third and final installment in Sony's Smurfs film series, the film was directed by Kelly Asbury and written by Stacey Harman and Pamela Ribon, and stars the voices of Demi Lovato in her feature film debut, Rainn Wilson, Joe Manganiello, Jack McBrayer, Danny Pudi, Michelle Rodriguez, Ellie Kemper, Ariel Winter, Jake Johnson, Meghan Trainor, Mandy Patinkin, and Julia Roberts. In the film, a mysterious map prompts Smurfette, Brainy, Clumsy, and Hefty to find a lost village before Gargamel does. The film introduced the female Smurfs, who appeared in the franchise the following year.