Sofia Vergara, the sexy Colombian actress from TV’s MODERN FAMILY, has been cast in Sony’s THE SMURFS, reports HEAT VISION [1]. She takes on the role of Odile, the boss of Neil Patrick Harris’s character at a French cosmetics firm.
She joins Jonathan Winters, Jayma Mays and Hank Azaria in the live-action/CG hybrid. SCOOBY-DOO helmer Raja Gosnell is directing. Columbia Pictures plans to release the film next summer. Live-action production is scheduled to begin in NYC on Monday.
This marks Vergara second animation related role in a short time. She was recently cast in HAPPY FEET 2, which includes her SMURFS co-star Azaria as well. Robin Williams and Elijah Wood are returning with the addition of Brad Pitt.
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[1] http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/03/sofia-vergara-joins-smurfs-exclusive.html