Ahead of AFM, «Gnome Alone» Sequel «Game of Gnomes» From «The Nut Job» Director to Screen

Exclusive: SC Films International has begun production on Gnome Alone: Game of Gnomes, the sequel to its 2017 family animation. Peter Lepeniotis (The Nut Job) returns to write and direct. SC Films is in production and will begin global sales at the American Film Market next month. This film marks the first collaboration […]

Exclusive: SC Films International has begun production on Gnome Alone: Game of Gnomes, the sequel to the 2017 animated family film.

Peter Lepniotis (The Nut Job) returns to write and direct. SC Films is in production and will begin global sales in the US film market next month.

The film marks the first collaboration under a multi-picture, multi-year deal between SC Films International, SiXiTZ Studios and Magieva.

Next, "Chloe and Liam travel back in time to save humanity from warring families and the dreaded Trogs, with their gnome allies Quicksilver, Zook, and Zamphire by their side." Related News News AFM with AMC Century City to Expand Theatrical Shows for Sales Companies, Producers, Executives and Independent Producer Danny DeLillo Launches Sweet Humans Entertainment Company in American Film Market.

Simon Crowe and Matthew Jones are producing for SC Films alongside Lepniotis, Kevin Hicks, Nathaniel Hunter and Ewan McDonald. Production is split between California and Toronto. The animation will be produced by SiXiTZ Studios, the animation and media studio that MacDonald founded and leads, using workflows and technologies developed in partnership with Magieva. Hunter and MacDonald have built film and animation pipelines for Disney, Lucasfilm and Apple, and together won an Emmy in 2022 for the animation studio they founded. Watch on Deadline

The original Gnome Alone played theatrically worldwide, Bunteflix is taking over North America. The Nut Job grossed $120 million worldwide.

"Gnome is just one of our most successful titles and we've always wanted a sequel," Crowe said. Peter has created a whole new world full of great characters, fun and action.

"This time we're sending Chloe and the dwarves back in time," Lepniotis said. "This is the largest canvas in the world."

SC Films' AFM slate also includes the animations Girl in the Clouds and Zsazsa Zaturnnah and the live-action Breeder (IFC) and Cotton Eye Joe (in post).

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