Sherlock Gnomes

When the gargoyles throw Sherlock (Johnny Depp), Watson (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and Juliet (Emily Blunt) into a crate on the ship, they take the company name "Moffat & Gatiss." This is a reference to Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, the creators of Sherlock (2010).

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On the back of the truck carrying the gnomes, the moving van from the opening is labeled "Sherrinford Movers." Before Sir Arthur Conan Doyle changed his mind, Sherrinford was the original name of Sherlock Holmes. The name became the institution in the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) series Sherlock (2010) that houses Holmes's sister Eurus.

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Sherlock Gnomes was modeled after Basil Rathbone, who played Sherlock Holmes in fourteen films between 1939 and 1946.

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The Doll Museum takes its name, Doyle's, from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. At the museum entrance the address is also given as 221b. Holmes's address is 221b Baker Street.

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In the middle of the film, Juliet and Sherlock hide themselves inside a paper cup and a bag of chips. Both brand names of these fictional products reference historically important animators. The lemonade is made by Karel Zeman, and the potato chips by Ray Harryhausen.

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At the peak of production, between eighty and one hundred animators were working on the project.

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At one point Tim Curry was set to voice Dr. Gnome Watson. However, he had to leave, most likely for health reasons.

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Outside the doll shop, Sherlock appears in disguise, carrying an empty snack bag labeled "Harry Hausen's." This is a reference to Ray Harryhausen, the master of special effects and stop-motion animation.

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This is the first time Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) has produced an animated film since Igor (2008).

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Although Jason Statham played Tybalt in Gnomeo & Juliet (2011), he did not reprise his role in Sherlock Gnomes.

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The trailer contains several scenes that are not in the final version. These include Mankini breaking wind in the pond and Benny giving Sherlock directions via a radio or phone connection.

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Chiwetel Ejiofor voices a character in a theatrically released film for the first time.

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Sherlock and Juliet disguise themselves as red squirrels to blend in at the park. There are no red squirrels in London, since they are driven out by the larger grey squirrel. However, since this is a fictional story, it does not matter much.

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It is Paramount Animation's first fully CGI film.

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This is Johnny Depp's third animated film after Corpse Bride (2005) and Rango (2011); the latter is another film distributed by Paramount Pictures.

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(At about forty-four minutes) Nanette says "freedom" like Mel Gibson in Braveheart (1995). Ashley Jensen, who voices Nanette, is Scottish.

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This film was released seven years after Gnomeo & Juliet (2011).

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Sherlock Gnomes was James Hong's first animated film outside the Kung Fu Panda franchise since Mulan (1998), and also his first computer-animated, PG-rated animated film outside the Kung Fu Panda franchise.

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The film was released two days before composer Sir Elton John's 71st birthday.

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It was Paramount Animation's third film and its first not made with Nickelodeon Movies.

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It was Emily Blunt's fourth animated film, after Gnomeo & Juliet (2011), Animal Crackers (2017) and My Little Pony: The Movie (2017).

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It was James McAvoy's fourth animated film, after Strings (2004), Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) and Arthur Christmas (2011).

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Unlike Gnomeo & Juliet (2011), it was produced in a 2.35:1 aspect ratio rather than 1.85:1.

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This was Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's (MGM) first computer-animated sequel.

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It was Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's (MGM) second animated sequel, after All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996).

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Both Gnomeo & Juliet films were directed by someone who had directed an Oscar-nominated DreamWorks Animation film. Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) was directed by Kelly Asbury, who directed Shrek 2 (2004), while this film was directed by John Stevenson, who directed Kung Fu Panda (2008).

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It was Paramount Animation's only film of the 2010s not made with Nickelodeon Movies.

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The cast includes two Oscar winners (Sir Michael Caine and Dame Maggie Smith) and five Oscar nominees (Mary J. Blige, Johnny Depp, Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Stevenson and Dame Julie Walters).

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The registration number visible on HMS Nimrod's drone is DR-1701, most likely a reference to Star Trek's USS Enterprise, which bears the registry NCC-1701.

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After Rugrats Go Wild (2003) and Finding Dory (2016), it was the third animated sequel rated PG by the Motion Picture Association (MPA), unlike the earlier films, which were rated G.

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It was the eleventh Paramount Pictures animated film to be made in a 2.35:1 aspect ratio in the 2010s, after How to Train Your Dragon (2010), Shrek Forever After (2010), Megamind (2010), Rango (2011), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), Puss in Boots (2011), The Adventures of Tintin (2011), Rise of the Guardians (2012), Anomalisa (2015) and The Little Prince (2015).

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It was the second Paramount Pictures sequel released in theaters, after Rugrats Go Wild (2003), to receive a higher Motion Picture Association (MPA) rating than the previous film in its series.

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It was Stephen Wright's third animated film released in theaters, after The Swan Princess (1994) and The Emoji Movie (2017).

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Mankini (Julio Bonet) had a much larger presence on screen than in Gnomeo & Juliet (2011).

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It was the seventh animated sequel to be produced in a 2.35:1 aspect ratio, unlike earlier films produced in 1.85:1, after Rugrats Go Wild (2003), Shrek Forever After (2010), Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012), Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014), Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) and Despicable Me 3 (2017).

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Sherlock Gnomes is the second animated franchise to switch from a 1.85:1 aspect ratio to a 2.35:1 aspect ratio for its second film, following Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014).

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Although it is a sequel to Gnomeo & Juliet (2011), Sherlock Gnomes was produced by Paramount Animation and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) rather than Touchstone Pictures, the company that shut down two years before Sherlock Gnomes was released. Rocket Pictures nevertheless released the film.

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Sherlock Gnomes was released by Paramount Pictures, which two years later would acquire a 49% stake in Miramax Films, the company that would first release its predecessor Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) before The Walt Disney Company sold Miramax to Filmyard Holdings. Disney would later distribute Gnomeo & Juliet under the Touchstone Pictures banner.

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Sherlock Gnomes is the first animated sequel from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) to be rated PG by the Motion Picture Association (MPA).

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Even though its distributor is Paramount Pictures, Sherlock Gnomes is still counted as a Disney film, while Gnomeo & Juliet is a Disney franchise.

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