Johnny English (film series)

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). A fourth instalment is currently in development.^[2]

Johnny English
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Created by	Neal Purvis Robert Wade William Davies
Original work	Johnny English (2003)
Owner	Universal Pictures
Years	2003–present
Films and television
Film(s)	Johnny English (2003) Johnny English Reborn (2011) Johnny English Strikes Again (2018) Untitled fourth film (TBA)[1]
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	Johnny English Johnny English Reborn Johnny English Strikes Again

Johnny English
Directed by	Peter Howitt (1) Oliver Parker (2) David Kerr (3)
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 (3 films): $110 million
Box office	Total (3 films): $479.6 million

The series has grossed $479.6 million worldwide, despite generally mixed critical reviews.

Films

Rowan Atkinson at the premiere of Johnny English Reborn.

Johnny English (2003)

Main article: Johnny English

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)

Main article: Johnny English Reborn

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

Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)

Main article: Johnny English Strikes Again

After retiring from MI7 and becoming a geography teacher, Johnny English is brought back to investigate cyber attacks launched in the United Kingdom.

Future

In an "ask me anything" Reddit 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 ;)".^[3]

In February 2024, it was announced that a fourth installment was set to begin shooting in summer of that year in Malta and United Kingdom.^[4] It remains in development, even though production was set to begin on 30 September 2024 in London, with William Davies and Eric Fellner producing.^[5]

Cast

Character	Film
	Johnny English	Johnny English Reborn	Johnny English Strikes Again	Untitled fourth film[6]
	2003	2011	2018	TBA
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

Crew/Detail	Film
	Johnny English 2003	Johnny English Reborn 2011	Johnny English Strikes Again 2018	Untitled fourth film TBA[7]
Director	Peter Howitt	Oliver Parker	David Kerr	TBA
Producers	Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Mark Huffam	Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Chris Clark	Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Chris Clark Rowan Atkinson	William Davies Eric Fellner
Written by	Neal Purvis and Robert Wade William Davies	Hamish McColl (screenplay) William Davies (story)	William Davies	TBA
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

For more details on the reception of each film, see the "Reception" section on each film's article.

Box office performance

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	[8]
Johnny English Reborn	7 October 2011	$8,305,970	$151,772,616	$160,078,586	#4,925	$45 million	[9]
Johnny English Strikes Again	5 October 2018	$4,412,170	$154,558,606	$158,970,776	#5,851	$25 million	[10]
Total		$40.8 million	$438.8 million	$479.6 million		$110 million	[11]
List indicator (A) indicates the adjusted totals based on current ticket prices (calculated by Box Office Mojo).

Critical and public response

Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article

Film	Critical		Public
	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	CinemaScore[12]
Johnny English	33% (121 reviews)[13]	51 (32 reviews)[14]	B
Johnny English Reborn	38% (91 reviews)[15]	46 (20 reviews)[16]	B
Johnny English Strikes Again	37% (105 reviews)[17]	39 (22 reviews)[18]	—

See also

• Outline of James Bond