Tim Curry was considered for the role of Vic Daimond.
This is the second an animated film adaptation of a book series by Aaron Blabey, after The Bad Guys (2022), released two years prior.
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 Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken (2023).