Jordan Talbot was not supposed to play Tio the Woodsman, Corbin Briggs who played Og the Bandit was the originally cast Tio. With that said, during costume fitting Jordan both acted and fit the role of Tio much better, and was cast for the role instead.
The original Tio and Naven was created in 2005, and was purely a homemade family film. Tio and Naven (2013) is a reboot/continuation of the original story created by Russ Carpenter.
Began pre-production in the year 2010, and concluded filming in June 2013.