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John Stevenson to Helm ‘Sherlock Gnomes’

September 6, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Kung Fu Panda director John Stevenson will direct the upcoming sequel to last year’s CG-animated feature Gnomeo and Juliet. The new garden gnome adventure is titled Sherlock Gnomes and will be produced by Elton John’s company Rocket Pictures. The British rock star is also writing new songs for the sequel, [...]

‘Gnomeo and Juliet’ Sequel Adds Sherlockean Detective

March 9, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

If you didn’t get your fill of Shakespearean garden gnomes with last year’s Gnomeo and Juliet, here’s some good news. Producers Elton John, Steve Hamilton Shaw and David Furnish are working on a sequel to the CG-animated comedy, according to Deadline.com. The original film’s writers Andy Riley and Kevin Cecil are [...]

Elton John to Produce Animated ‘Nerds’ Movie

January 23, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

After lending his music and producing cache to last year’s Gnomeo and Juliet feature, music legend Elton John plans to develop an animated movie based on the best-selling series Nerds by author Michael Buckley. Deadline.com reports that John’s Rocket Pictures recently acquired film fights to Nerds: National Espionage, Rescue and [...]