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Perry joins the Smurfs

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WENN, Friday, March 5, 2010, 4:01am (PST)

Katy Perry is set to exercise her acting skills with a role in the big screen adaptation of classic kids show "The Smurfs."

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The "I Kissed A Girl" hitmaker recently filmed a cameo role for fiance Russell Brand's latest picture, "Get Him to the Greek," and now she's preparing to voice a character in "Smurfs: The Movie."

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Perry will lend her voice to the new film, which will be a mixture of live action and animation, as Smurfette, the only female Smurf among the group. She joins "How I Met Your Mother" star Neil Patrick Harris, Alan Cumming and George Lopez who have already signed up, according to Variety.com.

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Scooby-Doo filmmaker Raja Gosnell will direct the picture and filming is slated to begin in April.

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