Gabriel Niko and Saige: The Return (2014 film)

Warning: this is not a real movie.Gabriel Niko and Saige: The Return is an American adventure comedy family film and a sequel to 2011’s Gabriel Niko and Saige. The film is produced by DreamWorks Pictures and distributed by Gabriel a combs Movies. It stars Niko Lovett, Gabriel Combs, Saige Lovett, Kadence Lovett, Henry Cavill, Jeremy DeLovett, and Sarah Lovett.

The film was released theatrically in the United States on August 15, 2014. The film was a box office success, grossing $750 million against a $100 million budget, and received critical acclaim for its plot, casting, humor, performances, and emotional weight. A sequel was released on August 11, 2017.

Plot
Three Years Later, Niko, Gabe, and Saige have become friends for a lifetime after the battle with Bonecrusher and begin to rely on each other more. Niko and Gabe believe that all of their troubles are over until their Mom reveals that their going to have a new sibling named Kadence, who will be their younger sister.

Niko, Gabe, and Saige begin to have worries due to more sibling rivalry waiting to happen and plot to cancel the birth, but discover that it is not possible to do so. They make a plan to make Kadence just like them and write it down.

Six Months Later, Kadence is born and the siblings begin to dislike her immediately. Kadence seems to get all of the attention and Niko, Gabe, and Saige disapprove of this and begin to plot to get rid of Kadence. They get a baby carriage from Walmart and take Kadence on a stroll to a factory known as Orphan Underworld.

In Orphan Underworld, the siblings meet up with Orphan, the owner of Orphan Underworld, and attempt to make a deal with him about taking Kadence away. After discovering that Orphan Underworld is secretly evil, the siblings escape with Kadence and have to find another way to get rid of her. Orphan begins to plot his revenge on the siblings.

Niko begins their plan to make Kadence just like them, but she begins to trash the house and gets the siblings into trouble. After that, Gabe feels bad for what their doing, but Niko begins to plot to take her away with the help of Saige. That Night, Niko tells Saige his plan and the two prepare to get rid of Kadence.

Orphan arrives at Babies R’ Us and steals all of the baby supplies to make a robot baby to kidnap all the kids in town to begin his plot for world domination.

Niko and Saige take Kadence out for a stroll, but Gabe catches them and the three get into a fight. Niko pushes Gabe away, continuing the sibling rivalry he was afraid of, and Gabe leaves. Niko and Saige realize that no matter what Kadence is a part of their family nonetheless and decide to find Gabe and tell him about their change of plans.

Orphan arrives at their house and takes Kadence, who Saige and Niko left in the open. Niko and Saige discover Gabe at the Factory saving all of the babies. Niko and Saige help him and discover Orphan carrying Kadence to the factory.

The three roll down the hill with a shopping cart and take Kadence back from Orphan, who is attacked by more Shopping Carts and the Baby Robots he created, which backfire on him. The siblings return home with Kadence as their parents arrive and their sibling rivalry ends forever.

Cast

 * Niko Lovett as Niko, a young boy who loves to watch Karate movies and knows Karate.
 * Gabriel Combs as Gabe, Niko’s older brother who has many fears and reads comic books.
 * Saige Lovett as Saige, Niko’s sister who likes to watch makeup tutorials.
 * Kadence Lovett as Kadence, Niko’s new younger sister who tries to befriend the siblings.
 * Henry Cavill as Orphan, an orphan who wants to kidnap every child and give them amnesia.
 * Jeremy DeLovett as Jeremy, Niko‘s father who plays video games and works at a restaurant.
 * Sarah Lovett as Sarah, Niko’s mother who watches makeup tutorials and works at a hospital.

Production
Announcement

Shortly after the release of the first film, the studio immediately began to write a script for a sequel due to the massive success the first film had. The title was unannounced.

Casting

It was soon announced that Niko Lovett, Gabriel Combs, Saige Lovett, Jeremy DeLovett, and Sarah Lovett would return for the film, and soon after Kadence Lovett and Henry Cavill were announced to have been cast in new roles.

Filming

Filming took place between May 2013 and December 2013, in Joplin, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas, under the working title Gabriel Niko and Saige: The Newborn.

Reception
The film received critical acclaim for its plot, casting, humor, performances, and emotional weight. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a 97% score, based on 585 reviews, with an average rating of 8.77/10. The site’s critical consensus reads, “Slightly even better than the first film, Gabriel Niko and Saige’s stellar sequel introduces some new characters into an even funnier, even better phenomenon that audiences are bound to enjoy.” On IMDb, the film has an average rating of 8.9/10.

Release
The film was released theatrically in the United States on August 15, 2014. It was also released digitally on October 31, 2014, and on Blu-Ray and DVD on November 11, 2014.

Sequel
A sequel, titled Gabriel Niko and Saige: The Road Trip, was released theatrically in the United States on August 11, 2017.