Red (film series)

Red is a series of American action comedy films inspired by the limited comic-book series of the same name created by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner, and published by the DC Comics imprint Homage. The film stars Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren, and Karl Urban with German film director Robert Schwentke directing a screenplay by brothers Jon and Erich Hoeber.

Red
Directed by	Robert Schwentke Dean Parisot
Screenplay by	Jon Hoeber Erich Hoeber
Based on	Red by Warren Ellis     Cully Hamner
Produced by	Lorenzo di Bonaventura Mark Vahradian
Starring	Bruce Willis John Malkovich Helen Mirren Mary-Louise Parker Brian Cox
Distributed by	Summit Entertainment (Lionsgate Films)
Release dates	October 15, 2010 (Red 1) July 19, 2013 (Red 2)
Running time	Total (2 films): 227 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	Total (2 films): $142 million
Box office	Total (2 films): $347.1 million

In the film version, the title is derived from the designation of the status of agent Frank Moses (Willis), meaning "Retired, Extremely Dangerous". The first film, Red, was released on October 15, 2010.^[1] A sequel, Red 2, was released on July 19, 2013. In May 2013, Lionsgate re-signed Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber to write a third installment.^[2]

In August 2015, NBC announced that they were developing a Red television series with the Hoeber brothers, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, and Mark Vahradian.^[3]

Comic books

Main article: Red (WildStorm)

Films

Film	U.S. release date	Director(s)	Screenwriter(s)	Producer(s)
Red	October 15, 2010 (2010-10-15)	Robert Schwentke	Jon & Erich Hoeber	Mark Vahradian & Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Red 2	July 19, 2013 (2013-07-19)	Dean Parisot

Television

In August 2015, NBC announced that they were developing a Red television series with the Hoeber brothers, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, and Mark Vahradian.^[3]

Cast and crew

Cast

Character	Films
	Red 1	Red 2
	2010	2013
Francis "Frank" Moses	Bruce Willis
Marvin Boggs	John Malkovich
Sarah Ross	Mary-Louise Parker
Victoria Winslow	Helen Mirren
Ivan Simanov	Brian Cox
Joe Matheson	Morgan Freeman
William Cooper	Karl Urban
Cynthia Wilkes	Rebecca Pidgeon
Alexander Dunning	Richard Dreyfuss
Vice President Robert Stanton	Julian McMahon
Henry	Ernest Borgnine
Gabriel Singer	James Remar
Dr. Edward Bailey		Anthony Hopkins
Major General Katja Petrokovich		Catherine Zeta-Jones
Han Cho Bai		Byung-hun Lee
The Frog		David Thewlis
Jack Horton		Neal McDonough
Davis		Garrick Hagon
Philips		Tim Pigott-Smith
Arman		Philip Arditti
Han's father		Jong Kun Lee
Wade		Mitchell Mullen
Blackwell		Martin Sims
Vance		Tristan D. Lalla
Serena		Nathalie Buscombe
Kelly		Emma Heming Willis
Cobb		Steven Berkoff
Russian Lead Officer		Andrew Byron
Burgess		Titus Welliver (uncredited)

Additional crew and production details

Role	Films
	Red 1	Red 2
	2010	2013
Composer	Christophe Beck	Alan Silvestri
Cinematographer	Florian Ballhaus	Enrique Chediak
Editor	Thom Noble	Don Zimmerman
Production companies	Di Bonaventura Pictures
Distributing companies	Summit Entertainment (Lionsgate)
Running time	111 minutes	116 minutes

Reception

Box office performance

Film	Release date	Box office revenue			Budget	Reference
		United States	Foreign	Worldwide
Red	October 15, 2010	$90,380,162	$108,626,225	$199,006,387	$58,000,000	[4]
Red 2	July 19, 2013	$53,262,560	$94,813,005	$148,075,565	$84,000,000	[5]
Total		$143,642,722	$203,439,230	$347,081,952	$142,000,000

Critical reaction

Film	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic
Red	71% (204 reviews)[6]	60% (38 reviews)[7]
Red 2	44% (148 reviews)[8]	47% (38 reviews)[9]

See also

• Outline of James Bond