[2] Based on the character Sherlock Holmes created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, it is a sequel to Gnomeo & Juliet (2011).

The main cast reprise their roles from the first film including James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Maggie Smith, Michael Caine, Ashley Jensen, Matt Lucas, Stephen Merchant, Ozzy Osbourne, among others, alongside new voice cast members, including Johnny Depp, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mary J. Blige, and Jamie Demetriou, among others.

Lady Bluebury and Lord Redbrick announce their retirement and appoint Gnomeo and Juliet to lead the gnomes, Meanwhile.

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.

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 Gnomes 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 delays the opening of the bridge by having the Red Goon Gnomes dance before reuniting with Juliet and helping her defeat the Gargoyles.

Watson saves Sherlock Gnomes with his cane grappling hook, while Moriarty lands in the water and floats away.

The following spring, Gnomeo and Juliet reveal the completed garden and the gnomes celebrate with Irene, Teddy Gregson and the cat guards in attendance.

[5] In September 2012, it was reported that John Stevenson, one of the directors of Kung 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 on Smurfs: The Lost Village for Sony Pictures Animation.

The character models from the previous film were reused, Sixty percent of the animation crew were in London, and the rest were in Paris.

[1] In the United States and Canada, Sherlock Gnomes was released alongside Pacific Rim Uprising, Midnight Sun, Unsane and Paul, Apostle of Christ, and was projected to gross $13–18 million from 3,600 theaters in its opening weekend.

The website's critical consensus read, "Sherlock Gnomes is sadly, utterly stumped by the mystery of the reason of its own existence.

"[17] On Metacritic, the film had a weighted average score of 36 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".