US EditionGenderqueer Star Voices Smurfs Villains Gargamel and Razamel in New Movie
ATHENS, GREECE, JUL 17 – JP Karliak voices both Gargamel and Razamel in the new Smurfs film, showcasing his vocal range and queer activism in a cast including John Goodman and Rihanna.
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Genderqueer star voices Smurfs villains Gargamel and Razamel in new movie
If you’ve walked past one poster for the new Smurfs movie, you’ll know that Rihanna – former pop star, current underwear flogger – is Smurfette. But did you know evil wizards Gargamel and Razamel are voiced by a genderqueer actor? The new Smurfs film is out in cinemas now, and it follows your typical kids’ animated comedy plot: Papa Smurf (Roseanne’s John Goodman) has been kidnapped by Gargamel and his brother Razamel, and Smurfette – famously, …
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Gay Pride - LGBT & Queer VoicesHow queer activist JP Karliak landed the 'Smurfs' Gargamel role
JP Karliak is having a “pinch me” moment.The voiceover actor, queer activist, and self-proclaimed snappy dresser — best known to a lot of LGBTQ+ comic fans as the voice of nonbinary shapeshifter, Morph, in Marvel’s X-Men ‘97 — has his name attached to one of July’s biggest theatrical releases, and he’s playing not one, but two lead villains. And not just any villains, either. He gets to ham it up as one of the greatest cartoon villains of the 19…
Anyone who grew up here in the 80s knows exactly what's in them, the little blue Smurfs, who have only gotten bigger and bigger since then • More than John Goodman, who voices Grandpa Smurf in this summer's blockbuster, and even more than Rihanna, who voices Smurfette • How do they do it? What is the secret of their blue power, which the evil Gargamel, suspected of anti-Semitism, has still not been able to crack? • The new film also proves that …
The Smurfs are known as small, blue beings, with white hats and lovable quirks. Their permanent enemy: the evil magician Gargamel. The characters of the late 1950s were invented by the Belgian comic artist Pierre Culliford (1928–1992), called Peyo. His stories have already served as a model for series and films many times. Now a new adventure comes to the big screen. «The Smurfs: The Great Cinema», however, lifts the Vichte to a completely new l…
The Smurfs have been around for almost 70 years - only in comics, later in series and films and as collective figures. A new cinema adventure has a huge task for the blue little ones.
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