Johnny English Reborn
Johnny English Reborn is a 2011 spy action comedy film directed by Oliver Parker and written by Hamish McColl from a story by William Davies. A sequel to Johnny English (2003) and the second instalment in the Johnny English series, it is a British-American venture produced by StudioCanal, Relativity Media and Working Title Films, and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film stars Rowan Atkinson (reprising his role as the title character) alongside Gillian Anderson, Dominic West, Rosamund Pike, Daniel Kaluuya and Richard Schiff as new characters.
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| Directed by | Oliver Parker |
| Screenplay by | Hamish McColl |
| Story by | William Davies |
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| Cinematography | Danny Cohen |
| Edited by | Guy Bensley |
| Music by | Ilan Eshkeri |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
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| Budget | $45 million |
| Box office | $160.1 million |
Much like its predecessor, the film parodies the James Bond film series and clichés of the spy genre and marks Atkinson and Tim McInnerny's second collaboration after the series Blackadder. Johnny English Reborn was met with mixed reviews but has grossed a total of $160 million worldwide.
The film was released in the United Kingdom on 7 October 2011, and topped the country's box office. It was later released in North America on 21 October 2011. A sequel to the film, Johnny English Strikes Again was released in October 2018.