Gnomeo & Juliet - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

Fan of Gnomeo & Juliet or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Gnomeo & Juliet

[carla]

The laptop has a banana symbol on it, which parodied Apple products.

[phyllis]

James Woods was considered for the role of Lord Redbrick.

[ava]

Robert Downey, Jr. was considered for the role of Featherstone.

[nora]

Sixteenth century Swiss alchemist Paracelsus identified Earth as "the chaos of the gnomi", i.e., the element of the gnomes, through which these spirits move unobstructed as fish do through water, or birds through air. Paracelsus used the concept of chaos synonymously with the classical element of Earth because the primeval chaos is imagined as a formless congestion of all elements. Chaos is prevalent in the world of the gnomes in this movie.

[ivan]

Gnome and Juliet uses the trope "red vs blue" in differentiating between the two families, this trope can also be seen in "Red vs. Blue" by Rooster Teeth

[wesley]

When the pink flamingo says "Has little Timmy fallen down the well?" That was a reference to Lassie (1954).

[sylvia]

This movie has a Marvel comic connection: The same year as this movie's release, James McAvoy was cast as young Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men: First Class (2011). Emily Blunt was the original choice to play Black Widow in Iron Man 2 (2010), but declined, and Scarlett Johansson was cast.

[melinda]

When Paris is serenading Juliet, Nanette dreamily sees him playing the piano complete with a glittery outfit and flamboyant glasses, the trademark dress of Sir Elton John, the Executive Producer.

[lynn]

Anthony Anderson was considered for the role of Tybalt.

[chris]

Touchstone Pictures' only movie to receive a G rating.

[michele]

Touchstone Pictures' first animated release since The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993).

[tammy]

The name of the pink lawn flamingo, "Featherstone", is an homage to the creator of the original pink flamingo lawn ornament, Don Featherstone. All official pink flamingos now carry Don Featherstone's signature on the bottom of the bird.

[beth]

Christopher Mintz-Plasse was considered for the role of Benny.

[brent]

James McAvoy and Emily Blunt appeared in time-travel movies: McAvoy in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), and Blunt in Looper (2012) and Edge of Tomorrow (2014).

[jeffrey]

Ewan McGregor and Kate Winslet were attached to star as Gnomeo and Juliet when the movie was initially announced.

[charlie]

Kelly Asbury was attracted to the project because of Sir Elton John's involvement.

[oscar]

The second animated movie to feature Sir Patrick Stewart and Jim Cummings. The other being Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001).

[manuel]

A floating David Hasselhoff screensaver appears on the computer in the "blue" house.

[brent]

The entire soundtrack is composed of Executive Producer Sir Elton John's songs. Sir Elton John also did the entire The Lion King (1994) soundtrack.