Marshmello Joins ‘Smurfs’ Voice Cast (EXCLUSIVE)

Marshmello, the notoriously masked DJ, is lending his voice to Paramount’s upcoming “Smurfs.”

It’s unclear who he’ll be playing in the live-action animated hybrid film, but he joins the starry (and sprawling) lineup of Rihanna as Smurfette, John Goodman as Papa Smurf, as well as James Corden, Nick Offerman, JP Karliak, Daniel Levy, Amy Sedaris, Natasha Lyonne, Sandra Oh, Octavia Spencer, Nick Kroll, Hannah Waddingham, Alex Winter, Maya Erskine, Billie Lourd, Xolo Maridueña and Kurt Russell.

Chris Miller (“Shrek the Third” and “Puss in Boots”) is directing the “Smurfs” reboot. The story follows Smurfette as she leads her tiny, blue-skinned kin after Papa Smurf is mysteriously taken by evil wizards. It opens in theaters on July 18.

Created by the Belgian comics artist known as Peyo, the Smurfs have been the subject of several feature films over the years, most recently at Sony with 2011’s “The Smurfs.” Despite negative reviews, the Neil Patrick Harris-led film became a commercial smash and spawned 2013’s sequel “The Smurfs 2” as well as 2017’s “Smurfs: The Lost Village.” The franchise moved to Paramount and Nickelodeon in 2022.

Marshmello’s casting in “Smurfs” is notable because he rarely shares his real voice. In the music world, he has collaborated with artist such as Halsey, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez and the Jonas Brothers, and has clocked more than 16.8 billion streams on Spotify. Marshmello received a Grammy nomination in 2022 for best dance/electronic album, while his song “Numb” with Khalid was up for song of the summer at the MTV Video Music Awards.