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Johnny English (film series)

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Johnny English
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Created by
Original workJohnny English (2003)
OwnerUniversal Pictures
Years2003–present
Films and television
Film(s)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)
Miscellaneous
Character(s)List of characters
Johnny English
Directed by
Written by
Starring
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
2003–present
Running time
279 minutes (1–3)
BudgetTotal (3 films):
$110 million
Box officeTotal (3 films):
$479.6 million

Johnny English is a series of spy action comedy films parodying the James Bond secret agent genre. It features Rowan Atkinson as the title character, based on the screenplay 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 $479.6 million worldwide, despite generally mixed critical reviews.

Films

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Rowan Atkinson at the premiere of Johnny English Reborn.

Johnny English (2003)

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Johnny English, an incompetent MI7 office worker, is promoted to top agent and tasked to investigate the theft of the Crown Jewels.

Johnny English Reborn (2011)

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Five years after a failed mission that cost him his knighthood, Johnny English is brought back to the MI7 to investigate a group of assassins known as Vortex.

Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)

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Johnny English is tasked to investigate cyber attacks launched in the United Kingdom.

Future

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In a Reddit AMA thread in October 2018, when asked about more Johnny English films, Rowan Atkinson replied with: "I doubt it but thank you very much for implying you'd like to see another one. But at the same time...never say never ;)".

In February 2024, it was announced that a fourth installment was set to begin shooting in the summer of 2024 in Malta and United Kingdom.[1] Production is set to start on 30 September 2024 in London. William Davies and Eric Fellner are set to be producers.[2]

Cast

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Character Film
Johnny English Johnny English Reborn Johnny English Strikes Again
2003 2011 2018
Johnny English Rowan Atkinson
Angus Bough Ben Miller   Ben Miller
Colin Tucker   Daniel Kaluuya  
Pegasus Tim Pigott-Smith Gillian Anderson Adam James
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Kevin McNally Stephen Campbell Moore Emma Thompson
Queen Elizabeth II Prunella Scales Body Double  
Lorna Campbell Natalie Imbruglia  
Kate Sumner   Rosamund Pike  
Ophelia Bhuletova   Olga Kurylenko
Pascal Sauvage John Malkovich  
Simon Ambrose   Dominic West  
Jason Volta   Jake Lacy

Crew

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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
Howard Goodall (theme music)
Hans Zimmer (A Man for All Seasons)
Ilan Eshkeri Howard Goodall
Cinematography Remi Adefarasin Danny Cohen Florian Hoffmeister
Editor Robin Sales Guy Bensley Mark Everson
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

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Box office performance

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Film Release date Box office gross Box office ranking Budget
Ref(s)
North America Other territories Worldwide All time
North America
Johnny English 11 April 2003 $28,082,366 $132,500,652 $160,583,018 #2,776 $40 million [3]
Johnny English Reborn 7 October 2011 $8,305,970 $151,772,616 $160,078,586 #4,925 $45 million [4]
Johnny English Strikes Again 5 October 2018 $4,412,170 $154,558,606 $158,970,776 #5,851 $25 million [5]
Total $40.8 million $438.8 million $479.6 million $110 million [6]
List indicator(s)
  • (A) indicates the adjusted totals based on current ticket prices (calculated by Box Office Mojo).

Critical and public response

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Film Critical Public
Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore[7]
Johnny English 33% (121 reviews)[8] 51 (32 reviews)[9] B
Johnny English Reborn 38% (91 reviews)[10] 46 (20 reviews)[11] B
Johnny English Strikes Again 37% (105 reviews)[12] 39 (22 reviews)[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Calnan, Ellie (9 February 2024). "'Johnny English 4' to film in Malta and UK this summer". Screen. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Johnny English 4". Production List | Film & Television Industry Alliance. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Johnny English". Box Office Mojo. 9 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Johnny English Reborn". Box Office Mojo. 9 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Johnny English Strikes Again". Box Office Mojo. 9 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Johnny English Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. ^ "CinemaScore". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Johnny English". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Johnny English". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Johnny English Reborn". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Johnny English Reborn". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Johnny English Strikes Again". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Johnny English Strikes Again". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
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