Johnny English (film series)
| Johnny English film series | |
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| Directed by |
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| Written by | William Davies Neal Purvis (1) Robert Wade (1) Hamish McColl (2) |
| Starring | Rowan Atkinson Ben Miller |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | 2003–present |
Running time | 190 minutes (1–2) |
| Budget | Total (2 films): $85 million |
| Box office | Total (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
Character table
| 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
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] | ||||
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Perry, Spencer (3 August 2017). "Johnny English 3 Begins Production". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Evry, Max (3 January 2018). "Johnny English 3 Release Date Announced". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Johnny English". Box Office Mojo. 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Johnny English". Box Office Mojo. 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Johnny English Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Johnny English". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Johnny English". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Cinemascore". Cinemascore.com. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Johnny English Reborn". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Johnny English Reborn". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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