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| Sherlock Gnomes | |
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| Directed by | John Stevenson |
| Screenplay by | Ben Zazove |
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| Music by | Chris Bacon |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $59 million[1] |
| Box office | $90.5 million[1] |
Sherlock Gnomes is a 2018 animatedmysterycomedy film directed byJohn Stevenson.[2] Based on the characterSherlock Holmes created byArthur Conan Doyle, it is a sequel toGnomeo & Juliet (2011). The main cast reprise their roles from the first film includingJames McAvoy,Emily Blunt,Maggie Smith,Michael Caine,Ashley Jensen,Matt Lucas,Stephen Merchant,Ozzy Osbourne, among others, alongside new voice cast members, includingJohnny Depp,Chiwetel Ejiofor,Mary J. Blige, andJamie Demetriou, among others. The animation was done byMikros Image andReel FX Creative Studios.[3]
The film was released in the United States and the United Kingdom on March 23, 2018, and May 11, 2018, respectively, byParamount Pictures (throughParamount Animation),Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, andRocket Pictures, which replacedGnomeo & Juliet's distributor,Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (throughTouchstone Pictures). It was notable for being Paramount's first animated film to be entirely animated sinceRango, Paramount Animation's first film to be entirely animated, and MGM's first animated film sinceIgor. It received generally almost universally negative reviews from critics and was abox office failure, grossing $90.5 million worldwide against a $59 million budget.[4]
AtLondon'sNatural History Museum, Sherlock Gnomes and his assistant, Dr. Watson, confront their nemesis, the pie mascot Moriarty, who is holding gnomes hostage and is seemingly killed after being crushed by a dinosaur skeleton.
Miss Montague, Mr. Capulet, and the gnomes move fromStratford-upon-Avon to a run-down garden in London. Lady Bluebury and Lord Redbrick announce their retirement and appoint Gnomeo and Juliet to lead the gnomes, but Gnomeo and Juliet's relationship becomes strained when Juliet ignores Gnomeo in her efforts to repair the garden. To get her attention, Gnomeo goes to a nearby flower shop that Benny told him about to get a Cupid's Arrow orchid, but a stall falls over and the burglar alarm goes off. Juliet rescues him, but they argue before returning to the garden after Benny sends them a signal on a walkie-talkie informing them that a monster has attacked. There, they find that everyone has disappeared, and Sherlock and Watson, who find a clue card, reluctantly let them accompany them in their search for clues to find out what is going on.
A clue from Moriarty, who Sherlock believes survived, leads them toChinatown, where they find the next clue at Curly Fu's Emporium while escaping from cat guards whom Sherlock had offended. They arrive at the Natural History Museum, which Gnomeo attempts to convince Sherlock to investigate. However, Sherlock decides to visit an art gallery instead, as it helps him think, and Gnomeo is hurt after Juliet sides with Sherlock. After an argument, Gnomeo leaves for the museum with Watson, where he realizes that he was wrong to leave Juliet. However, before he can return to her, a stone gargoyle kidnaps him and takes him to the gnomes, who learn that they will be smashed during a fireworks celebration the following evening. Sherlock finds the next clue at the royal park, which he and Juliet obtain from a dog by disguising themselves as a squirrel while evading it on a lawnmower.
Gnomeo attempts to free the gnomes, but only he and the Red Goon Gnomes escape before the gargoyles arrive. The next clue leads Juliet and Sherlock to a doll museum, where they meet his resentful fiancée, Irene, who kicks them out but lets Juliet in after she distances herself from Sherlock. Irene gives Juliet the clue, which leads her and Sherlock to Traitor's Gate at theTower of London. There, they discover Watson, who reveals that he pretended to be Moriarty to get through to Sherlock, who showed no respect or appreciation for him, and is supposedly holding the gnomes captive, but finds that they are missing. The Gargoyles reveal that they never worked for Watson and dispose of him, Juliet, and Sherlock on a ship.
Sherlock realizes that the gnomes are being held at the bottom of theTower Bridge with pie filling and Moriarty reveals that he manipulated Watson into helping him and plans to smash the gnomes with the raised bridge. After witnessing Sherlock's mistreatment of Watson, he had the Gargoyles feign allegiance with Watson to access his map and locate the gnomes in London. Sherlock and Watson agree to work together to save the gnomes and they and Juliet head to the bridge on adrone.
Gnomeo delays the opening of the bridge by having the Red Goon Gnomes dance before reuniting with Juliet and helping her defeat the Gargoyles. Although Watson frees the trapped gnomes with soap, Moriarty pursues Sherlock and injures his leg, and uses his hat to send Juliet, Gnomeo and Watson's drone falling down. Before he can kill the gnomes, however, Sherlock throws himself at Moriarty, knocking them over the bridge. Watson saves Sherlock with his cane grappling hook, while Moriarty lands in the water and floats away. The gnomes then enjoy the fireworks.
The following spring, Gnomeo and Juliet reveal the completed garden and the gnomes celebrate with Irene and the cat guards in attendance. Sherlock and Watson, having reconciled, set off on another adventure.
In March 2012, it was reported that the film was in development atRocket Pictures. Emily Cook, Kathy Greenberg,Andy Riley andKevin Cecil, four of the nine writers on thefirst film, were to write the script for the film. Steve Hamilton Shaw andDavid Furnish produced the film, andElton John, an executive producer, again composed new songs for the film. The film would feature Sherlock Gnomes, "the greatest ornamental detective" hired by the characters from the first film, who would try to solve the mystery of disappearing gnomes.[5]
In September 2012, it was reported thatJohn Stevenson, one of the directors ofKung Fu Panda, had been set to direct the film.[2]Kelly Asbury, the director of the first film, was unable to direct the sequel due to being busy onSmurfs: The Lost Village forSony Pictures Animation. However, he was involved in the sequel as the creative consultant and he reprised his role as the Red Goon Gnomes.[6]
In November 2015, it was announced thatJohnny Depp would voice Sherlock Gnomes and that the film would be released on January 12, 2018.[7]James McAvoy andEmily Blunt reprised their roles as Gnomeo and Juliet, respectively.[8]
Unlike the first film, which was animated byArc Productions (nowJam Filled Toronto),Sherlock Gnomes was animated byMikros Image inLondon andParis with additional animation provided byReel FX Creative Studios inDallas,Los Angeles, andMontreal. Like the first film, the film’s animation was created usingAutodesk Maya. The character models from the previous film were reused, Sixty percent of the animation crew were in London, and the rest were in Paris. During peak production, there were between 80 and 100 animators working on the project. Animation director Eric Leighton took inspiration fromGeorge Pal’sPuppetoons for the animation of the gnomes in the film.[9] The animation of the human characters were done viamotion capture, and the end credits animation was produced byStudio AKA in London.[10]
Chris Bacon was confirmed to return to score the sequel like in the first film whileJames Newton Howard did not return to co-compose the score since he was too busy working on the music forFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. However, Howard did return only to be involved as a music consultant. The soundtrack album was released byVirgin EMI Records.
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.[11] In the United Kingdom, it was released on May 11, 2018.
On November 3, 2017, seven teaser posters were released. The same day, the title was shortened fromGnomeo & Juliet 2: Sherlock Gnomes toSherlock Gnomes.[6] On November 7, the first trailer was revealed.[12][better source needed]
The film had also released posters parodying previous films from 2017, such asDarkest 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, andThe Shape of Water. The posters had different names.[13]
Sherlock Gnomes was released onDigital HD on June 5, 2018, and was released onBlu-ray andDVD on June 12, 2018.[14]
Sherlock Gnomes has grossed $43.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $47.1 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $90.4 million, against a production budget of $59 million.[1]
In the United States and Canada,Sherlock Gnomes was released alongsidePacific Rim Uprising,Midnight Sun,Unsane andPaul, Apostle of Christ, and was projected to gross $13–18 million from 3,600 theaters in its opening weekend.[15] It ended up debuting to $10.6 million, underperforming but still finishing 4th at the box office.[16]
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Onreview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes, the film had an approval rating of 27% based on 67 reviews with an average rating of 4.5/10. The website's critical consensus read, "Sherlock Gnomes is sadly, utterly stumped by the mystery of the reason of its own existence."[17] OnMetacritic, the film had a weighted average score of 36 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[18] Audiences polled byCinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.[16]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
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| 2018 | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Best Original Song – Animated Film | "Stronger Than I Ever Was" –Elton John andBernie Taupin | Won | [19] |
| 2019 | Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Actor | Johnny Depp | Nominated | [20] |
| Worst Screen Combo | Nominated | ||||
| His fast-fading film career | Nominated |
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