This is the second an animated film adaptation of a book series by Aaron Blabey, after The Bad Guys (2022), released two years prior.
Tim Curry was considered for the role of Vic Daimond.
Will Forte's fourth animated film outside the Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and The Lego Movie franchises, after The Willoughbys (2020), Scoob! (2020), and America: The Motion Picture (2021).