Gnomeo & Juliet is a 2011 British-American 3D computer -animated fantasy romantic comedy film loosely based on William Shakespeare 's play Romeo and Juliet and an original screenplay by John R. Smith and Rob Sprackling. Financed by Disney and released through its Touchstone Pictures banner, the film was independently produced by Rocket Pictures and animated by Starz Animation. It was co-written and directed by Kelly Asbury and starring the voices of James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Michael Caine, Jason Statham, Maggie Smith, Patrick Stewart, Ashley Jensen, Stephen Merchant, and Ozzy Osbourne.
The film premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on January 23, 2011. It was theatrically released in the United Kingdom and United States on February 11, 2011. Despite mixed reviews, the film was a box office success and earned $194 million on a $36 million budget. The film received nominations for the Satellite Award for Original Song, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, the Critics' Choice Award for Best Song and the Annie Award for Directing in a Feature Production, Storyboarding in a Feature Production, Voice Acting in a Feature Production and Writing in a Feature Production.
A sequel titled Sherlock Gnomes was released on March 23rd 2018, with Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer distributing and producing the film, respectively. However, it received generally negative reviews from critics and was a commercial disappointment.
Plot
In Stratford-upon- Avon, elderly neighbors Miss Montague (Julie Walters) and Mr.
