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.

Last year’s New York Philharmonic performance of Company – which was screened in US theaters last June – will finally be showing in the UK and Ireland on March 15. According to Playbill, “The high definition and surround-sound screenings will be followed by a live question-and-answer session with Neil Patrick Harris, who will talk about the enduring appeal of Sondheim’s work, and the experience of playing commitment-shy Robert. The interview with Harris will be conducted live from Los Angeles with live Twitter feed.” The cast also featured Patti LuPone, Katie Finneran, Christina Hendricks, Martha Plimpton and many others. Tickets will go on sale at www.sondheimscompany.com on February 3rd.

Company should be getting a DVD release sometime in the near future.

This week Neil talked to AccessHollywood, telling them that he would be happy to continue with HIMYM when his contract expires at the end of season 8, and that he’s not likely to be taking over from Ryan Seacrest as American Idol host. Watch him on Monday’s episode of The Talk here (or on YouTube if you’re outside the US) talking about HIMYM, David and the kids, and launching the new M&M character, Ms Brown. He also talked to Parade.com and USA Today.

Neil and racing driver Shannon McIntosh have participated in a photoshoot for the Tag Heuer ‘Time For Rebels’ exhibition. For behind the scenes pictures and info, check out photographer Rob Loud’s website.

Finally, back in December ET Online unearthed a video of Neil from 1989 in his Doogie days. Watch the video here!

DETAILS.com has posted a nice new Q&A with Neil.

The 38-year-old star caps a busy year with appearances this month in A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Chrismas and The Muppets. He chatted with DETAILS.com about his love of magic, why he’ll never be the face of gay marriage, and his next career move—becoming a Blaxploitation star.

Visit DETAILS.com for the full interview.

Neil and David attended the launch of Barneys New York Presents Gaga’s Workshop last night. We’ve added pictures to the gallery.

The Season Six Premiere of Coaster Radio features an interview with Neil. Neil currently provides the intro and outro for every episode of the Original Theme Park Podcast, and helped to promote Theme Park Change, a charity event that ran in April to raise money for Project Angel Food.

On this week’s show, Neil joins the guys for some excellent theme park talk.

He tells the guys about how he first became fascinated with the amusement industry. He talks about his favorite rides and attractions and what he looks for in a good ride.

He also talks about his “behind the scenes” involvement in some attractions and shows that you have probably experienced yourself.

Neil looks back on the Halloween Yard Haunt that he built in his own backyard and turns to EB and Mike for advice on what rides he should experience with his twin babies.

Plus, there are a lot of other fun topics and surprises!

Check out the interview here at CoasterRadio.com.

Neil and David will be honored at L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center’s 40th Anniversary Gala & Auction. The event will take place on Saturday November 12th at the Westin Bonaventure in LA. The event’s theme is “40 Years of Family” and David told eonline how honored they are. The official press release is here.

Harris and Burtka are steadfast supporters of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organizations, including the Center. They’ve given generously to help LifeWorks, the Center’s youth development and mentoring program, thrive.

The two have been out publicly for years, and as the proud fathers of twins they’re the perfect pair to join the Center in celebrating “40 Years of Family” at the gala.

“We’re honored to be a part of this important celebration for the Center, which offers so many important services to LGBT youth and LGBT-parented families like ours,” Harris says. “The gala raises thousands of dollars to support services like meals and housing for homeless youth, a charter school for young people bullied and harassed in traditional schools, mentoring services and much more.”

For full details and ticket information, visit anniversarygala.org.

In other news, there’s another interview with Neil on getting his Walk of Fame star, thanks to Hollywood Dailies; Neil will be appearing on The Price Is Right during Celebrity Week to celebrate the show’s 40th year – Celebrity Week kicks off on January 2nd 2012; Variety has a nice profile article on Neil’s coming out experience, including quotes from Neil’s manager Booh Schut, HIMYM Director Pam Fryman, Doogie Howser creator Steven Bochco and Neil himself.

Finally, thank you to everybody who entered our Smurf costume contest – congratulations to Tara O’Connor who wins the Smurf costume courtesy of HalloweenCostumes.com!

Neil’s Walk of Fame star ceremony, in which his star on Hollywood Blvd was unveiled, took place yesterday. The guest speakers were Joss Whedon and Jason Segel – to see Jason’s speech and Neil’s, E! Online has video of them up now, as well as a quick interview with Neil that took place after the ceremony. Joss’s speech can be viewed on YouTube, and official footage from the ceremony should be going up on the Walk of Fame YouTube account in the next few days. Neil told ET Online that he can’t wait to go back and see his star after all of the people are gone, and they also include a clip of the actual unveiling in their video.

The Hollywood Reporter also has a nice new interview with Neil.

On the Smurf promotional trail, Neil and Jayma talked to NBC’s iVillage and Entertainment Weekly, Neil talked to TheSevenSees.com and went on Hamish and Andy’s Gap Year, and there’s a nice interview with Neil at the National Post, another one at CinemaBlend and IAmRogue.com (with a video here), A Minute With Neil Patrick Harris via Reuters, and a write-up from Neil’s recent Smurfs press conference at Parade. Neil also called into a few radio shows to promote the movie, listen to him talking to LiteRock105 and Dave Ryan in the Morning.

Neil was on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen on Bravo last Monday. If you’re in the US you can watch a video from the interview here.

Neil also voiced a character in yesterday’s BBC Radio 4 Saturday Play, the Great Tennessee Monkey Trial. If you’re in the UK you can catch it on iPlayer for 6 more days, here. The play was first broadcast in November 2009 as a co-production between the BBC and LA Theater Works.

And if you haven’t seen it already (we’re still catching up on a few things!) there’s a first look picture from the new Harold & Kumar movie over at Entertainment Weekly.

So while we were out of the country, Neil was on… everything. The gallery is currently being updated with photos from the Smurfs World Premiere and the Smurf Week Kick Off Ceremony (there are a few up there already for both events, with more to come), and now I’m going to do a brief roundup of everything else. Thanks so much to Marcy for helping us out by giving us a heads up on what he was up to, so we weren’t totally floundering when we got back!

Last Monday Neil was a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, which you can watch in two parts here and here (not region restricted).

He co-hosted Live with Regis and Kelly yesterday, and you can watch the host chat section here.

Neil will be on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight, on NBC at 12.35/11.35c.

Finally (for now – there’s more to come!) Neil and Jayma talked to Young Hollywood on their Smurfs promo trail:

Neil recently participated in a twenty five minute webcam chat with the LA Times’ Tom O’Neil, where they talk about the Emmys, the Tonys, and How I Met Your Mother. You can watch the whole thing here. The chat was recorded before nominations for this year’s Emmy awards were announced this morning, and sadly this year Neil missed out on being nominated for HIMYM.

He also sat down talked to CinemaBlend about the next installment of Harold & Kumar, and joined Jayma Mays to talk to Access Hollywood to talk about the upcoming Smurfs movie, his hosting duties, and the twins amongst other things. ETOnline have a video interview with Neil and Jayma as well as some footage of Sofia Vergara talking about working with Neil.

And finally, Neil has joined CoasterRadio.com as their new voiceover artist! Check that out here.