Finally! Bringing the 80’s back to show the kids what they’ve been missing. The classic cartoon will be coming to life in a live action/animated movie.

David Stem and David Weiss, Shrek 2 and Shrek the Third writers, are set to pen the screenplay after bosses at Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures bought the rights to a Smurfs movie.

The idea is for Smurfs to be a “hybrid” film a la Alvin and the Chipmunks, where the Smurfs would be rendered in CG and would interact with live action actors.

The Smurfs first appeared in 1958, when they were created by Belgian cartoonist Pierre Culliford.

They later starred in a U.S.-made Hannah Barbera cartoon, which ran from 1981 to 1990.

Columbia co-president Doug Belgrad tells Variety:

”The Smurfs are one of the best-known franchises, and among the most beloved collection of characters in the world.

“We’re very excited to introduce a new generation to (characters) Papa Smurf, Smurfette and the other smurftastic Smurfs in all their glory.”