PR Newswire confirms that Neil will be reuniting with Jayma Mays, Sofia Vergara and the principal voice cast from last year’s The Smurfs for The Smurfs 2, scheduled for release in US theaters on July 13 2013.

In this sequel to the hybrid live action/animated family blockbuster comedy The Smurfs, the evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants — and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs — Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world’s greatest sorcerer. It’s up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her! Will Smurfette, who has always felt different from the other Smurfs, find a new connection with the Naughties Vexy and Hackus – or will the Smurfs convince her that their love for her is True Blue?

Neil will also be taking on the role of Two-Face as Robot Chicken teams up with DC Comics and Warner Bros Animation for “a one-time special taking place within the universe that features the likes of Superman, Batman and Lois Lane”.

Set to air in the fall on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, the voice cast includes Green as Batman, Robin and Aquaman; Paul Reubens as the Riddler; Neil Patrick Harris as Two-Face; Alfred Molina as Lex Luthor; Nathan Fillion as the Green Lantern; Megan Fox as Lois Lane; and Breckin Meyer as Superman. Additional voice cast includes Senreich, Abe Benrubi, Alex Borstein, Clare Grant, Tara Strong, Tom Root and Zeb Wells.

“Working with Seth and Matthew and the rest of the Robot Chicken crew has always been nothing short of insanity over the years,” DC Entertainment chief creative officer Geoff Johns said. “DC, Warner Bros. Animation and Adult Swim together — how could anyone resist?”

E! talked to Neil at the Hooray for Hollygrove event last week, and he dished on the Robot Chicken special, his love of superhero stories, and his new @NPHFoodPorn Twitter account.

Neil will feature on an upcoming episode of Oprah’s Next Chapter:

Next Chapter, which has given OWN its biggest ratings wins since the network launch in 2011, will feature Winfrey visiting How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris in his Los Angeles home, where she’ll meet his fraternal twin babies.

Oprah’s Next Chapter will air Sundays at 9pm as part of OWN’s summer schedule.

Neil was listed at number 11 in Out’s 2012 Power List.

Neil was a guest on Conan last Monday, and you can view videos of the interview at the teamcoco.com website. The full episode is here with other guests Kate Miccuci and musical guest Yuna, or you can view individual snippets of Neil talking about the twins, playing flag football at the Superbowl Super Saturday Night Celebrity Beach Bowl, and discussing a fan who has a tattoo of Neil’s face – these videos should be available internationally.

Neil will once again host the Tony Awards this year, which will take place on June 10th from the Beacon Theater in Manhattan and be broadcast on CBS.

Neil will be a guest on Conan, tomorrow (Monday, April 2nd) at 11/10c on TBS.

And if you’re a Netflix subscriber, you can now watch Doctor Horrible on instant watch.

These days, the amount of web series available online rivals that of actual television programming. In addition, the once held misconception that web series are some how inherently inferior to TV shows is largely dying off. One such web series that helped buck that notion is 2008’s Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. But don’t worry if you didn’t catch it online, no need to search and watch it episodically. Netflix’s has added the movie version, which is essentially the full length story arc sewn together, to its Watch Instantly service. Don’t have much time to spare? Fear not, this genre gem is less than 45 minutes long.

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Neil joined his friend Chris Hardwick for the latest episode of the Nerdist podcast.

Chris sits down with the enormously talented Neil Patrick Harris to talk about magic, growing up in Hollywood and Neil’s new show that will be on the Nerdist YouTube Channel!

Stage Tube has a video of Neil on the Red Carpet of the Smith Center opening a couple of weeks ago. The opening will air as a PBS special sometime in the future, and you can catch a preview of the gala below.

In site news, we were chosen as Site of the Day for March 25th by The Fan Carpet, which is awesome! Thank you!

According to the press release, Neil is set to attend the American Reunion premiere in Los Angeles next Monday night, to support co-star Alyson Hannigan and writer/directors Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, the men behind the Harold & Kumar movies. HIMYM’s Wendy the Waitress, Charlene Amoia, also appears in American Reunion.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –

WHAT: The American premiere of the comedy AMERICAN REUNION
WHO: AMERICAN REUNION writers/directors Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg; cast members/executive producers Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott; cast members Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Mena Suvari, Eddie Kaye Thomas, John Cho, Jennifer Coolidge, Eugene Levy, Natasha Lyonne, Shannon Elizabeth, Dania Ramirez, Katrina Bowden, Jay Harrington, Ali Cobrin, Chuck Hittinger; producers Craig Perry, Warren Zide, Chris Moore; executive producers Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz

Plus additional celebrity guests including Jonathan Brown, Oliver Cooper, Bryan Greenberg, Neil Patrick Harris, David Krumholtz, Thomas Mann, Moby, Kal Penn, Victor Rasuk, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders and more.

WHERE: Grauman’s Chinese
6925 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA

WHEN: Monday, March 19, 2012
5:30 PM Press Call Time
6:30 PM Celebrity Arrivals
7:30 PM Screening Begins

AMERICAN REUNION arrives in theaters nationwide on Friday, April 6, 2012.
www.americanreunionmovie.com

Neil hosted the black tie gala to celebrate the opening of the Smith Center in Las Vegas last night. We’ve added photos to the gallery.

“Making a new performing arts center rise from the desert is more complicated than a Wynn whim,” joked host Neil Patrick Harris early in a performance being filmed for future PBS broadcast.

Harris also had a joke to illustrate how the very name suggests a building that can be for everyone. “Smith just happens to be the name that appears on 68 percent of the registries in Las Vegas hotels.”

Full review of the event at the Las Vegas Review-Journal, and further details on that PBS broadcast when we get them.

It has been announced (and confirmed by Neil) that Neil will be participating in some form in the new Nerdist channel that Chris Hardwick (@nerdist) is launching on YouTube. Read more about that on TubeFilter.

Neil hosted the Christening of the Disney cruise line’s newest ship, the Disney Fantasy, last weekend. Neil and the Disney Fantasy performers treated those in attendance to a high-energy musical number which you can check out below.

And if you missed his appearance on Letterman last week, here’s the video.

You can also watch the opening three minutes of Neil on last Monday’s post-Oscars LIVE with Kelly! here, featuring Uggie the dog!

Neil is set to host the opening gala for the Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday March 10.

Only a stage built by an entire community could hold the star power that will officially open The Smith Center for the Performing Arts on March 10. An unprecedented line-up of 24 artists from the worlds of music, television, stage and screen will come together for a one-of-a-kind night of entertainment as The Smith Center officially ushers in a new era in Las Vegas.

The Smith Center’s Opening Celebration will take place Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 7:00pm. Actor Neil Patrick Harris will host the celebration which will feature performances by Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson; country artists Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris and Martina McBride; singer songwriter Carol King; trumpeter Arturo Sandoval; violinist Joshua Bell; gospel great Mavis Staples; Train lead singer Pat Monahan; and American Ballet Theater dancers Marcello Gomes and Luciana Paris.

Full story at TheSmithCenter.com. Seating is very limited for this black tie event – details at the link.

Neil and David attended Elton John’s 20th Annual AIDS Foundation’s Oscar Viewing Party and the Vanity Fair afterparty last night, and you can find photos of both in the gallery.

Watch this cute video from E!Online’s red carpet coverage of the Vanity Fair party where Neil and David talk about their evening at Elton John’s Event:

When Neil and David visited Las Vegas last weekend, they took in a few shows including Cirque du Soliel’s Zumanity, and also had the chance to try out the high wire behind the scenes of Absinthe at Caesar’s Palace. Check out the full story about that here, plus some extra pics at BroadwayWorld!