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Johnny English film series
Directed by
Written byWilliam Davies
Neal Purvis (1)
Robert Wade (1)
Hamish McColl (2)
StarringRowan Atkinson
Ben Miller
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
2003–present
Running time
190 minutes (1–2)
BudgetTotal (2 films):
$85 million
Box officeTotal (2 films):
$320 million

Johnny English is a British series of action comedy films parodying the James Bond secret agent genre. It features Rowan Atkinson as the titular character, based on the screenplay was written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and William Davies. The series includes three instalments: Johnny English (2003), Johnny English Reborn (2011), and the upcoming Johnny English Strikes Again in 2018, which is in post production.

The series is infused with comedy similar to Atkinson's Mr. Bean character, and has grossed over $320 million worldwide.

Films

Johnny English (2003)

After a sudden attack on "MI7", Johnny English (Rowan Atkinson), Britain's most confident yet unintelligent spy, becomes Britain's only spy as he goes on to find the thief who has stolen the crown jewels.

Johnny English Reborn (2011)

Johnny English goes up against international assassins who are plotting to assassinate the Chinese premier.

Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)

In May 2017, it was announced that Atkinson would reprise the titular role in the sequel to the film Johnny English Reborn (2011).[1] On 3 August 2017, Working Title Films announced that they had begun production on the David Kerr's directed sequel.[2] The film was scheduled to be released on October 12, 2018 by Universal Pictures.[1][3] The date was later moved up to September 20.[4]

Cast

Rowan Atkinson portrays the series' protagonist, with Ben Miller playing sidekick Angus Bough.

Character table

Key
Main Indicates character had a main role in the film
Supporting Indicates character had a supporting role in the film
Cameo Indicates character had a minor or cameo appearance
Deleted Scene Indicates character only appeared in a scene cut from the film
Character Film
Johnny English Johnny English
Reborn
Johnny English
Strikes Again
2003 2011 2018
Johnny English Rowan Atkinson
Angus Bough Ben Miller Ben Miller Ben Miller
Lorna Campbell Natalie Imbruglia  
Prime Minister Kevin McNally Stephen Campbell Moore Emma Thompson
Pascal Sauvage John Malkovich  
Agent One Greg Wise Eric Carte  
Pegasus Tim Pigott-Smith Gillian Anderson Adam James
Agent Two   Roger Barclay  
Kate Sumner   Rosamund Pike  
Simon Ambrose   Dominic West  
Colin Tucker   Daniel Kaluuya  
Patch Quartermain   Tim McInnerny  
Girl with Helmet   Lily Atkinson  
Titus Fisher   Richard Schiff  
Karlenko   Mark Ivanir  
Killer Cleaner   Pik-Sen Lim  
Ophelia   Olga Kurylenko
Jason   Jake Lacy

Crew

Crew/Detail Film
Johnny English
2003
Johnny English
Reborn

2011
Johnny English
Strikes Again

2018
Director Peter Howitt Oliver Parker David Kerr
Producers Tim Bevan
Eric Fellner
Mark Huffam
Tim Bevan
Eric Fellner
Chris Clark
Tim Bevan
Eric Fellner
Chris Clark
Rowan Atkinson
Written by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade
William Davies
Hamish McColl (screenplay)
William Davies (story)
William Davies
Composer Edward Shearmur Ilan Eshkeri Howard Goodall
Cinematography Remi Adefarasin Danny Cohen Florian Hoffmeister
Editor Robin Sales Guy Bensley Tony Cranstoun
Production Companies StudioCanal
Working Title Films
StudioCanal
Working Title Films
Relativity Media
StudioCanal
Working Title Films
Distributor Universal Pictures
Release date July 18, 2003 (US) October 21, 2011 (US) September 20, 2018 (US)
Running time 88 minutes 102 minutes TBA

Reception

Rowan Atkinson at the premiére of Johnny English Reborn.

Box office performance

Film Release date Box office gross Box office ranking Budget
Ref(s)
Opening weekend
(North America)
North America Other territories Worldwide All time
North America
All time
worldwide
Johnny English 11 April 2003 $9,134,085 $28,082,366 $132,500,652 $160,583,018 #2750 $40,000,000 [5]
Johnny English Reborn 7 October 2011 $3,833,300 $8,305,970 $151,772,616 $160,078,586 #4,890 $45,000,000 [6]
Total $36,388,336 $284,273,268 $320,661,604 $85,000,000 [7]
List indicator(s)
  • (A) indicates the adjusted totals based on current ticket prices (calculated by Box Office Mojo).

Critical and public response

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Johnny English 33% (121 reviews)[8] 51 (32 reviews)[9] B[10]
Johnny English Reborn 38% (89 reviews)[11] 46 (20 reviews)[12] B[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Richardson, Jay (18 May 2017). "Rowan Atkinson to make Johnny English 3 : News 2017 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  2. ^ Perry, Spencer (3 August 2017). "Johnny English 3 Begins Production". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  3. ^ Linay, Tom (16 October 2017). "For those interested, Johnny English 3 was added to the schedule yesterday. It's dated 12 October 2018". @TomLinay. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  4. ^ Evry, Max (3 January 2018). "Johnny English 3 Release Date Announced". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Johnny English". Box Office Mojo. 9 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Johnny English". Box Office Mojo. 9 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Johnny English Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Johnny English". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Johnny English". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Cinemascore". Cinemascore.com. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  11. ^ "Johnny English Reborn". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Johnny English Reborn". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 August 2017.