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| Johnny English Reborn | |
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 Teaser poster | |
| Directed by | Oliver Parker |
| Written by | Rowan Atkinson Hamish McColl |
| Starring | Rowan Atkinson Gillian Anderson Rosamund Pike Dominic West Daniel Kaluuya Richard Schiff |
| Cinematography | Danny Cohen |
| Edited by | Guy Bensley |
| Music by | Ilan Eshkeri |
| Production companies | StudioCanal Relativity Media Working Title Films |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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| Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Template:Film UK |
| Language | English |
Johnny English Reborn is a British action comedy film parodying the James Bond secret agent genre. The film is the sequel to Johnny English (2003), and is written by and stars Rowan Atkinson reprising his role as the title character and directed by Oliver Parker.
Plot
English is tasked with stopping a group of international assassins before they eliminate a world leader and cause global chaos. In the years since MI-7's top spy vanished off the grid, he has been honing his unique skills in a remote region of Asia, but when his agency superiors learn of an attempt against the Chinese Premier's life, they must hunt down the highly unorthodox agent. Now that the world needs him once again, Johnny English returns to his role. With one shot at redemption, he must employ the latest in hi-tech gadgets to unravel a web of conspiracy that runs throughout the KGB, CIA and even MI-7. With days to go until a heads of state conference, English must make use of his "skills" to ensure the safety of the Premier.
Cast
- Rowan Atkinson as Special Agent Sir Johnny English, the protagonist
- Gillian Anderson as MI7 Head "Pegasus" Pamela Thornton
- Rosamund Pike as Kate Summer
- Dominic West as Simon Ambrose, the main antagonist
- Daniel Kaluuya as Special Agent Tucker, the deuteragonist
- Burn Gorman as Slater, the secondary antagonist
- Richard Schiff as Fisher
- Tim McInnerny as Patch Quartermain
- Togo Igawa as Ting Wang
- Chris Jarman as Michael Tembe
- Joséphine de La Baume as Madeleine
- Tasha de Vasconcelos as Countess Alexandra
- Ian Shaw as Agent 2
- Stephen Campbell Moore as Prime Minister
- Rupert Vansittart
- Marsha Fitzalan
- Pik-Sen Lim as the Killer Cleaner, the third antagonist
Production
Universal Pictures first announced that they were producing a sequel to Johnny English on 8 April 2010, seven years following the first film.
Filming began on 11 September 2010 in Central London at Cannon Street, with further production scheduled for the week beginning 13 September 2010 at Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire and later in Hawley Woods in Hampshire, Macau and Hong Kong. Filming took place on The Mall in Central London on 25 September 2010.
The Johnny English Theme from the original film is used throughout the score.
Premiere
The film held its world premiere at the Entertainment Quarter in Sydney, Australia on 4 September 2011.
Reception
The film has currently received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 42%, based on twelve reviews.
On the Australian television programme At the Movies, Margaret Pomeranz rated the movie 3 stars and David Stratton rated the movie 2 stars (the highest being 5 stars).
Promotion
A teaser for the film was released on 7 April 2011. On 7 July 2011 Universal released the film's official trailer.
References
- "Johnny English Reborn (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ Germain Lussier (13 September 2010). "Gillian Anderson, Dominic West and Join Rowan Atkinson in 'Johnny English Reborn'". /Film. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ^ Peter Sciretta (8 April 2011). "'Johnny English Reborn' Trailer". /Film. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- Working Title Films Staff (23 January 2011). "Johnny English Reborn Q&A with writer Hamish McColl". Working Title Films. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- http://www.johnny-english.com/
- Friday, 18 June 2010, 18:21 BST (18 June 2010). "Movies – News – Daniel Kaluuya for 'Johnny English 2'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Tatiana Siegel (8 April 2010). "Universal signs up for more English". Variety. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- Stuart Kemp (13 September 2010). "Cast added to 'Johnny English Reborn'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- Working Title Films Staff (12 October 2010). "Johnny English Reborn enters principal photography". Working Title Films. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- "Johnny English Reborn - Rotten Tomatoes". Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UrSPgrwlOc&feature=feedlik
External links
- Official website
- Johnny English Reborn at IMDb
- Johnny English Reborn – Official Trailer
- Working Title Films
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