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Sherlock Gnomes
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Stevenson[2]
Screenplay byBen Zazove
Story by
Produced by
Starring
Edited by
  • Prakash Patel
  • Mark Solomon
Music byChris Bacon
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • March 23, 2018 (2018-03-23) (United States)[1]
  • May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11) (United Kingdom)
Running time
88 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$59 million[3]
Box office$34.8 million[3]

Sherlock Gnomes is a 2018 3D computer-animated comedy film directed by John Stevenson.[2] A sequel to 2011's Gnomeo & Juliet, the film stars the voices of James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mary J. Blige, and Johnny Depp. It was produced by Paramount Animation, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and Rocket Pictures,[4] with the animation service provided by Mikros Image.[4] It is the first film from Paramount Animation to be entirely animated, and the first animated film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer since 2008's Igor. The film was released in the United States on March 23, 2018, by Paramount Pictures, unlike its predecessor, which was distributed by Touchstone Pictures.[1] It received generally unfavorable reviews from critics and has grossed $29 million worldwide.

Plot

Sherlock Gnomes and his assistant, Gnome Watson, storm into a museum, where their nemesis, a pie mascot named Moriarty, is holding gnomes' hostage, planning to smash them. After a brief battle, Moriarty is defeated and seemingly crushed by a dinosaur skeleton.

Meanwhile, Gnomeo and Juliet, as well as the other gnomes, are moving to London. While there, Gnomeo and Juliet are declared the new leaders of the garden. Gnomeo leaves to find a flower for the garden, but is caught. He and Juliet have a brief argument, but then find out that all the other gnomes have gone missing. Sherlock and Watson show up at the scene to investigate, and after Gnomeo and Juliet help them escape from a sewer, they all team up.

Sherlock inspects a clue given to them by Moriarty, who he believes survived their last encounter. After literally searching his mind, he concludes that the clue is leading them to Chinatown. After an encounter with some Maneki-nekos, they find the next clue. The group is split on where the clue is leading, so they split up. Later, Watson is seemingly killed by a stone Gargoyle, saddening the group. Eventually, Sherlock figures out that the next clue is at the park. He and Juliet disguise themselves as a squirrel to get the clue from a dog and barely succeed. Meanwhile, Gnomeo discovers where the gnomes are being kept.

The next clue leads Sherlock and Juliet to a doll shop, where they meet his former girlfriend, Irene. She kicks them out after singing a song, but Juliet is allowed back in. Juliet then convinces her to give them the clue, which finally leads them to Moriarty. However, they discover that Watson was the true mastermind. Watson's Gargoyles then betray him and put Sherlock, Watson, and Juliet on a boat.

Sherlock discovers exactly where the gnomes are being held, at the Tower Bridge, and the group later finds out that Moriarty really was behind everything and plans on smashing the gnomes with the bridge. He then reveals that, after witnessing Sherlock's mistreatment of Watson, had the Gargoyles, who worked for him the entire time, pretend to work for Watson.

After a brief chase, the Gargoyles are defeated, and Moriarty injures Sherlock in the process. Sherlock tackles Moriarty over the edge of the bridge where Watson narrowly saves him. Moriarty is left floating in the river where he vows vengeance. Watson and Sherlock reconcile, and Watson becomes Sherlock's assistant once again. The gnomes are rescued.

The film ends with the garden gnomes holding a ceremony for Gnomeo and Juliet.

Voice cast

Production

Development

In March 2012, it was reported that the film is in development at Rocket Pictures. Andy Riley and Kevin Cecil, two of the nine writers on the first film, are writing the script for the film. Steve Hamilton Shaw and David Furnish are producing the film, and Elton John, an exec producer, is again composing new songs for the film. The film will feature Sherlock Gnomes, "the greatest ornamental detective" hired by the characters from the first film, who will try to solve the mystery of disappearing gnomes.[5]

In September 2012, it was reported that John Stevenson, one of the directors[6] of Kung Fu Panda, has been set to direct the film.[7] Kelly Asbury, the director of the first film, was unable to direct the sequel due to being busy on Smurfs: The Lost Village for Sony Pictures Animation. However, he was involved in the sequel as the creative consultant.[8]

Casting

In November 2015, it was announced that Johnny Depp would voice Sherlock Gnomes and that the film would be released on January 12, 2018.[9] McAvoy and Blunt reprised their roles as Gnomeo and Juliet, respectively.[10]

Animation

Unlike the first film, which was animated by Arc Productions (now Jam Filled Toronto), Sherlock Gnomes was animated by Mikros Image in London and Paris. Like the first film, the movie’s animation was created using Maya. 60 percent of the animation crew was in London, and the rest were in Paris. During peak production, there were between 80 and 100 animators working on the project.[11] Animation director Eric Leighton took inspiration from George Pal’s Puppetoons for the animation of the gnomes in the film.[12]

Release

The film was originally scheduled to be released in the United States on January 12, 2018. In May 2017, the film was pushed back two months to March 23, 2018.[1] In the UK, it will be released on May 11, 2018.

Marketing

On November 3, 2017, seven teaser posters were released. The same day, the title was changed from Gnomeo and Juliet 2: Sherlock Gnomes to Sherlock Gnomes.[13] On November 7, the first trailer was revealed.[14] The trailer was shown before screenings of Daddy's Home 2.

The film had also released posters parodying previous films from 2017, such as Darkest Hour, The Disaster Artist, The Greatest Showman, The Post, I, Tonya, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, All the Money in the World, Wonder Woman, and The Shape of Water.[15]

Reception

Box office

As of April 3, 2018, Sherlock Gnomes has grossed $26 million in the United States and Canada, and $8.8 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $34.8 million, against a production budget of $59 million.[3]

In the United States and Canada, Sherlock Gnomes was released alongside Pacific Rim Uprising, Midnight Sun, Unsane and Paul, Apostle of Christ, and was projected to gross $13–18 million from 3,600 theaters in its opening weekend.[16] It ended up debuting to $10.6 million, underperforming but still finishing 4th at the box office.[17]

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 18% based on 34 reviews and an average rating of 4.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Sherlock Gnomes is sadly, utterly stumped by the mystery of the reason of its own existence."[18] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 36 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[19] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Evans, Greg (May 26, 2017). "Paramount Nudges 'Sherlock Gnomes' To Later Release Date". Deadline. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Fleming, Mike (September 5, 2012). "John Stevenson Tapped To Direct 'Gnomeo & Juliet' Sequel 'Sherlock Gnomes'". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Sherlock Gnomes (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Rocket Pictures Partners with Mikros Image to Lead Digital Animation Work for Paramount Animation and MGM's "Sherlock Gnomes"" (Press release). Mikros Image. June 9, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  5. ^ Fleming, Mike (March 8, 2012). "Rocket Pictures Plots 'Gnomeo & Juliet' Sequel, With New Tunes By Elton John". Deadline. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
  6. ^ IMDB
  7. ^ Fleming, Mike (September 5, 2012). "John Stevenson Tapped To Direct 'Gnomeo & Juliet' Sequel 'Sherlock Gnomes'". Deadline. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
  8. ^ "Sherlock Gnomes Character Posters Revealed". ComingSoon.net. November 3, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  9. ^ Robinson, Will (November 7, 2015). "Johnny Depp takes lead in Sherlock Gnomes". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  10. ^ CS (November 10, 2015). "Paramount Animation Announces Release Dates". comingsoon.net. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  11. ^ Idelson, Karen (March 22, 2018). "'Sherlock Gnomes': Not So Elementary, Dear Watson!". Animation Magazine. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  12. ^ Idelson, Karen (March 22, 2018). "'Sherlock Gnomes': Not So Elementary, Dear Watson!". Animation Magazine. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  13. ^ Evry, Max (November 3, 2017). "Sherlock Gnomes Character Posters Revealed". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  14. ^ Paramount Pictures (November 7, 2017), Sherlock Gnomes (2018) - Official Trailer - Paramount Pictures, retrieved November 9, 2017
  15. ^ "Lots of parody posters for Sherlock Gnomes released - Animated Views". animatedviews.com. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  16. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (March 21, 2018). "Box Office Preview: 'Pacific Rim Uprising' Set to Break 'Black Panther's' Five-Week Streak". Variety. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  17. ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 25, 2018). "Does 'Pacific Rim: Uprising' Break Even At The Global B.O.?; 'Black Panther' Sets Marvel Record – Sunday Postmortem". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  18. ^ "Sherlock Gnomes (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  19. ^ "Sherlock Gnomes Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
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