Johnny English (film series)
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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 | 279 minutes (1–3) |
| Budget | Total (2 films): $85 million |
| Box office | Total (2 films): $320 million |
Johnny English is a series of British 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 Johnny English Strikes Again (2018).
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 the film, Johnny English was tasked to investigate the cyber attacks launched in the UK.
Cast
Character table
Rowan Atkinson portrays the series' protagonist, with Ben Miller playing sidekick Bough.
| 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 | ||
| Bough | Ben Miller | Ben Miller | Ben Miller |
| Pegasus | Tim Pigott-Smith | Gillian Anderson | Adam James |
| British Prime Minister | Kevin McNally | Stephen Campbell Moore | Emma Thompson |
| Lorna Campbell | Natalie Imbruglia | ||
| Pascal Sauvage | John Malkovich | ||
| Agent One | Greg Wise | Eric Carte | |
| Agent Two | Roger Barclay | ||
| Kate Sumner | Rosamund Pike | ||
| Simon Ambrose | Dominic West | ||
| Colin Tucker | Daniel Kaluuya | ||
| Patch Quartermain | Tim McInnerny | ||
| Titus Fisher | Richard Schiff | ||
| Karlenko | Mark Ivanir | ||
| Killer Cleaner | Pik-Sen Lim | ||
| Ophelia | Olga Kurylenko | ||
| Jason Volta | Jake Lacy | ||
| Agent Five | Charles Dance | ||
| Agent Seven | Michael Gambon | ||
| Agent Nine | Edward Fox | ||
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 Perfect World Pictures |
| Distributor | Universal Pictures | ||
| Release date | July 18, 2003 (US) | October 21, 2011 (US) | October 26, 2018 (US) |
| Running time | 88 minutes | 102 minutes | 89 minutes |
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 | #2,750 | $40,000,000 | [1] | |
| Johnny English Reborn | 7 October 2011 | $3,833,300 | $8,305,970 | $151,772,616 | $160,078,586 | #4,890 | $45,000,000 | [2] | |
| Total | $36,388,336 | $284,273,268 | $320,661,604 | $85,000,000 | [3] | ||||
List indicator(s)
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Critical and public response
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny English | 33% (121 reviews)[4] | 51 (32 reviews)[5] | B[6] |
| Johnny English Reborn | 38% (89 reviews)[7] | 46 (20 reviews)[8] | B[6] |
| Johnny English Strikes Again | 38% (42 reviews)[9] | A |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Johnny English Strikes Again". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
External links
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