14/09/2010

British comic icon Rowan Atkinson is reprising his hit turn as Johnny English in its sequel Johnny English Reborn. The film has commenced a 13-week shoot in the UK and Hong Kong.

In the years since MI7’s top spy vanished off the grid, English 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 track down the highly unorthodox agent. Now that the world needs him once again, Johnny English is back in action.

Oliver Parker (Dorian Gray [+see also:
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Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner are producing alongside Chris Clark (The Guard [+see also:
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The film also stars Gillian Anderson (The Last King of Scotland [+see also:
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Joining Parker’s creative team are cinematographer Danny Cohen (This Is England [+see also:
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