Vanguard Films have bought the feature comedy
Gnomes! from writers Micah Herman and Kyle Newman, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The pair also are slated to co-direct the project. The story centers on a boy who discovers that the garden gnomes in his backyard actually are alive. When he starts to suspect that his mom's new suitor is a gnome-eating troll, the boy enlists the gnomes' help.
The movie's format -- live action, animated or a combination of the two -- has yet to be determined.